Oral Traditions & Storytelling of English First Peoples
Cultures passed down through generations with spoken words encompassing various forms like poems, songs, stories, and histories. Oral traditions include practical skills such as housebuilding, hunting, and medicinal plant collection. These stories, a vital part of cultural transmission, bind families and shape identities through repetition and storytelling. Different types of stories exist within each cultural group, from regular to sacred and extraordinary tales. Trickster figures like Coyote and Raven play significant roles in First Nations' stories, showcasing paradoxical characteristics. Creation stories explain the origins of the world, emphasizing spirituality and the ongoing renewal of life.
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Deer Lakes School District PSSA Results 2012 (Deer Lakes School District made AYP for 2012)
PSSA Results 2012 2012 2013 Mathematics Target 78% 91% Reading Target 81% 89% 2012 District State Mathematics 73% 75.7% Reading 76% 71.9% 2
Mathematics Grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 District 83% 88% 84% 62% 86% 75% 47% State 80% 82% 73% 77% 80% 76% 59% 3
Reading Grade 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 District 79% 85% 78% 70% 81% 86% 71% State 74% 72% 65% 68% 76% 79% 67% 4
Science Grade District State 4 87% 82% 8 69% 59% 11 42% 42% 5
Curtisville Primary Center 1. Grade 2 Goals 2. RtII 3. Progress Monitoring 4. Remediation 8:30 A.M. to 8:55 A.M. daily
East Union Intermediate Center 1. Flex groups based on Study Island Benchmarks 2. Progress Monitor strategic/intensive students based on DIBELS results 3. After-school tutoring program 4. Professional Learning Communities 5. Students who scored basic or below basic on PSSA will be given additional instruction in small groups. 6. RtII meetings 7. Title I reading teacher available from 3:00 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. for small group instruction 8. SuccessMaker is used for remediation in reading and mathematics
Deer Lakes Middle School 1. Using Study Island to monitor student progress 2. Added sections of PSSA Math and PSSA Reading 3. Professional Learning Communities 4. Dr. Lesniewski to monitor grades to assist teachers to address instructional and assessment needs
Deer Lakes High School 1. Analyzing instructional strategies since the Keystones are asking more complex questions. 2. Four areas of focus Nonfiction, Affixes, Geometry Concepts, and Bias and Propaganda 3. Development of common assessments 4. Address PA Common Core to prepare students for Keystones
