Elementary Curriculum Updates Please share this important information with your teachers 12/5/14 LANGUAGE ARTS ELA Formative Assessments- ELFAS (provided by FLDOE) Formative Assessment System - K-8 ELA Formative Assessments – Currently available for Kindergarten and 3rd grade only. The Florida English Language Arts Formative Assessment System (ELFAS) is an online resource created to support the statewide implementation of the Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS). Designed for teachers in Florida, this resource is a database of K-8 formative assessment tasks and professional development information. The K-8 ELA Formative Assessments can be accessed through Single-Sign On (SSO) www.fldoe.org/sso ELA Formative Assessments tasks will be available to teachers in Phases. Phased-in content for grade levels throughout November and December - Kindergarten and 3rd grade content is available now. For questions regarding the K-8 ELA Formative Assessments email ebru.bilgili@fldoe.org or call 850-245-5037 or IENHELP@fldoe.org. MATHEMATICS Follow the link below to a video created to assist lead teachers, coaches, and administrators in facilitating elementary mathematics pacing. Pacing Elementary Mathematics PD Opportunities Deliberate Math Instruction Learning Outcome: Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the individual learning targets, content limits and testing specifications, as well as what the learning target will look like in deliberate classroom instruction. Date Grade Level Time Location Section Thursday, January 8th 3rd 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 2 71561 Thursday, January 8th 5th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 4 71562 Thursday, January 15th 2nd 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 2 71568 Thursday, January 15th 4th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 4 71563 Tuesday, January 20th 3rd 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 2 71564 Tuesday, January 20th 5th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 4 71565 Tuesday, January 29th 2nd 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 2 71569 Tuesday, January 29th 4th 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hurst, Training Room 4 71566 Thursday, February 12th Kindergarten 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Olson, Training Room B 71570 Thursday, February 12th 1st 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Olson, Training Room A 71571 Page 1