Core Documents

SMSD Strategic Plan 2024 Full Doc

SMSD Strategic Plan 2024 Graphic

SMSD Profile of a Graduate

South ELA Program Guide

South ELA Scope and Sequence

South ELA Freshmen Welcome Letter

SMSD Curriculum Maps ELA 1 / ELA 2 / ELA 3 / ELA 4

KSDE ELA Parent Guides ELA 7 / ELA 8 / ELA 9-10 / ELA 11-12

KSDE School Redesign Principles

Department Awards

ELA Students of the Year

AP Program

Introduction to an AP Program

Resources for an AP Program

Resources for the AP Capstone Program 

AP Exam Resources

AP Teacher Tips

PLC Tool Kit

Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration Presentation

Building a PLC Program Logic Model

Culture of Learning Graphic

RTI Pyramid of Interventions

Professional Development Differentiation Graphic

56 Formative Assessment Examples

Instructional Strategies Chart

Jim Burke’s Academic Vocabulary

Broad Instructional Practices

Blended Learning (here)

Civic Engagement (here) (here) (here)

Classroom Design (here)

Culturally Responsive Teaching (here) (here)

Digital Resources (here) (here)

Feedback (here) (here) (here)

Graphic Organizers (reading) (studying) (summarizing) (various)

Handling the Paper Load (here)

Hattie Visible Learning and Effect Size (here) (here)

Motivation and Engagement (here) (here) (here)

Priority Standards (here)

The Third Teacher (here)

Specific Instructional Practices

Fishbowl (here)

Four Corners (here)

Jigsaw (here)

Literature Circles / Note Taking (here)

Reteaching Tools (here)

Socratic Seminar (here) (here) (here) (rubric)

Station Rotation (here)

Tabletop Twitter (here)

Think Pair Share (here)