Cutting Curbs
A UDL term that refers to things that are in the way for students
Barriers
These are the three areas BLMS’ goals for 2025-26 fall under these categories.
What are Family, Staff, and Student?
This famous singing duo was referenced in the 10/13 Shout Outs.
Who are Sonny and Cher?
The name of our newly adopted SEL curriculum.
What is Character Strong?
The name of Joe's technology page in the DPPPP newsletter each week.
What are Tech Tidbits?
Referring to the individuality each student brings to the learning environment
What is Variability?
This is a common sign-off on a Ryan "Big Ticket" Purdy email.
What is Huzzah?
The collective belief of teachers in their ability to positively affect students.
What is collective efficacy?
The maximum amount of time students should be out of class at a Buddy Room.
What is 10 minutes?
The 3 keys used to open your last closed Google Chrome tab.
What is shift + command + T?
This multiple means allows students to show what they know
What is Action and Expression?
These are the four questions created by the Dufours about PLC work.
What do we want all students to know?
How will we know if we learned it?
How will we respond to those who don't understand?How will we extend learning for those proficient?
The bi-weekly 'newsletter' that will be shared with families at the end of the day today.
What is the Classroom Update?
The C in ALICE.
What is Counter?
The location your syllabi should be for students to read.
What is pinned on the class board?
Expert learners have a highly developed sense of this
What is Agency?
These are the four primary instructional practices that can have the most significant impact on literacy development.
What are academic conversations, response writing, vocabulary, and comprehension?
A call to action to keep moving forward, learning and improving together!
What is the BLMS 25-26 theme, Level Up?
This initiative emphasizes prevention and support rather than punishment.
What is NED?
This Otus assessment type can have the text to speech turned on for allowing students to hear the questions.
What is an advanced assessment?
This is the Katie Novak title of the current UDL book study
What is Unlearning?
This Hollis designed an infographic that features the different strands that come together to create skilled reading.
Who is Scarborough?
The letters DPPPP...
What is Dr Patten's Prescription to Pathways of Positivity?
The name of the new BLMS student orientation.
What is Flight School?
The length of time teachers should align scores in Infinite Campus that have passed back from Otus.
What is 24 hours?