Highlights
WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2019
Scroll through the GCPS TV Schedule above for a complete listing of programs and air times this week.
DISTRICT NEWS
in5ive – Week of December 9, 2019
This week’s episode includes a segment on Digital Learning Days - our new alternative to Snow Makeup Days . . . We congratulate Sweetwater Middle and Trickum Middle for their GASSP recognition as “Breakout Middle Schools” . . . More congratulations for Angela Legg of Lovin Elementary who was named the 2020 GCPS Media Clerk of the Year . . . And distribution of Performance-Based Awards takes place this month. Enjoy these stories and more in this latest edition of in5ive.
Produced by GCPS TV
Click here to view the program. (5 minutes)
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Inviting Participation with Thumbs-Up Responses
A quick assessment strategy replaces raised hands, encouraging more students to contribute by accommodating their different processing needs.
Produced by Edutopia
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SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
National MagLab: The Largest, Highest-Powered Magnet Lab in the World
Nearly 2,000 scientists from around the world use MagLab's facilities each year, leveraging the power of high magnetic fields to explore new physical phenomena, develop materials for future generation technology, overcome energy challenges, and increase understanding of the human brain and life in general.
National Science Foundation
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READING AND WRITING
Raina Telgemeier at 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival
"Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story."
Guest speaker Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, Sisters, and Ghosts, all #1 New York Times bestsellers. She also adapted and illustrated four graphic novel versions of Ann M. Martin’s Baby-sitters Club series, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. Her accolades include three Eisner Awards, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and many Best-of and Notables lists.
Library of Congress
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Scroll through the schedule above for a complete listing and daily air times.
GCPS TV is on Charter Channel 180, Comcast Channel 24/26, AT&T U-verse (under Local Government)