New testing tools are now available for students to use while completing online assessments. In addition to the read...
Archive for year: 2019
The Cobb ELA Department celebrated early readers during Read for the Record.
Global migration is integral to international studies
From the Assessment and Personalized Learning Department: As we continue our transition to Enhanced CTLS Assess, it is our priority...
Incites Analytics now gives users the option to view the performance distribution in the standards view. This report displays...
Community Based Instruction Teaches Students about Helping Their Communities
South Cobb High School had a vision to serve students six days a week.
You may have created questions in Legacy CTLS Assess that you have not added to an assessment. These unused...
Where would you go if you could study in another country? Harrison High School welcomed exchanged students from France...
Five Time National Champions! Students at Russell Elementary are operating an amateur radio station that has made contacts on...
When racing against the clock, can students perform successfully and escape the classroom? While competing against the clock, Powers...
PreK students keeping it “Real” with their “Down on the Farm” literacy unit Lewis PreK students making Real-World connections.
Parents of English Learners shadows students’ experience using school resources.
Monitoring your students’ progress during an Item Bank assessment just got easier with Enhanced CTLS Assess. While proctoring an...
From the Assessment and Personalized Learning Department: Please ensure all teachers and administrators are aware of the diminished access...
Discover opportunities for students with disabilities at the January resource fair hosted by CCSD’s Special Education Parent Mentors.
Blackwell Elementary School engages in activities throughout the school year to earn No Place for Hate designation from the...
Fair Oaks has found the best ways to meet the needs of their diverse group of learners by providing...
Innovative teachers in Cobb are creating meaningful student-centered learning experiences for their students by using various modes of instruction...
Representing great mathematics instruction!
Sprayberry Marching Band enjoys competitive success and fosters teamwork.
Our Elementary Honor Chorus students came together to share their love of singing with a packed audience!!
Students in Kindergarten ESOL program are having fun while learning word families. English learners had lots of opportunities to...
The Cobb ELA Department is committed to powerful read-alouds for K-12 students to support reading comprehension and fluency.
CCSD is Committed to Quality Early Learning Experiences. Quality early learning experiences are vital to a child’s success in...
Kennesaw Business Association recognizes Allatoona Culinary Arts students.
eCTLS Assess is helping students and teachers with assessments.
Students are passionate about the engineering design process.
From the Assessment and Personalized Learning Department Elementary Teachers ELA & Reading Teachers, Please take note of the update...
The Transition Academy students from Pope High School participate in community service.
A best practice when printing reports is to print with the “Fit” or “Fit to Page” option selected. This...
Users with a School Admin role in Enhanced CTLS Assess have two options when targeting an assessment they have...
Teachers can now print Student Reports by classes using the Bulk Print option in Enhanced CTLS. When you click...
How do traditional stories are told via art in different cultures? Mexican artist Alejandra Espinosa Andreu takes students through...
Dr. Sherry Parrish, author of Number Talks, worked with Title I Math coaches to build confidence in coaching on...
Kindergarten EL students showcase their phonics skills during ESOL instructional walks.
Cobb World Languages teachers highlight the quality of our staff by earning the GaDOE Teacher of Month designation.
Cobb County Safety Village partners with CCSD Special Education Parent Mentors to deliver strategies to keep children with disabilities...
Garrett Middle School Counselors collaborate with their community to host their first Future Week, which focused on preparing students...
Have you ever wondered what Cobb teachers do on those days designated as Professional Learning? Read below for more...
Work-Based Learning Students attend Cobb’s Rising Professional Summit; receive valuable life lessons and professional advice from local professionals.
Amazing how third graders can solve puzzles that adults cannot.
As printed in the Cobb Academic Division Newsletter on October 28, 2019: As a reminder, all schools are expected...
Users can create multiple choice, multiple select questions in E CTLS Assess. Creating multiple select questions is a great...
We love when we have shortcuts that makes things easier for us – just one click! Enhanced CTLS has...
Eastvalley Recorder Ninjas have been selected to be included in a new publication on Student Voice.
The Science Department Welcomes Cobb Teachers to the Problem-Based Learning Space Innovation Academy
The wait to be able to share assessments across schools is over! You can now create an assessment and...
Local School Administrators now have the ability to set Priority Standards for each grade level. How will setting Priority...
Cobb Art Teachers exhibited their artwork in The Art Station’s annual show, “The Art of the Art Teacher”.
IEL student visits former high school to offer inspiration to English Learners. Santos Perez, a 2ndyear student at Georgia...
As of Monday, October 7th, some amazing new updates have rolled into the Enhanced CTLS Assess platform based on...
Students and teachers seeing benefits in understanding, achievement, and motivation.
What do EL Russell students and parents have in common? All have a strong desire to climb mountains to...
On Thursday, October 3, Hollydale Elementary School students were flooded with books from CBS46’s “Books to Kids” initiative.
For the last three years the program ELF has been used in several elementary schools.
Transition Services and Psychological Services Partner to Provide a “Waiver Bee” at Osborne High School.
The Georgia School Counselor Association recently named Palmer Middle School Counselor, Barbara Truluck, the 2019 Georgia School Counselor of...
School counselors that are also trainers in Restorative Practices are sharing their knowledge and experience of Restorative Practices with...
How did Mableton Elementary transition from STEM to STEAM?
CCSD’s Special Education Parent Mentors draw on their personal experience to offer assistance and resources to parents.
Young musicians from across Cobb County will put their collective talents on display at the annual Cobb-Marietta Marching Band...
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) recently announced the winners of the 2019 NSTA Teacher Awards program, which honors K–12 teachers,...
Dr. Russel Quaglia and Dr. Lisa Lande led the Teacher Leader Academy fall professional learning for over 180...
Creative thinking and student ownership are the hallmarks of the new Simpson Middle makerspace.
More than 50 Summer Intensives choose Cobb’s Performing Arts Magnet Students.
The Personalized Learning Department held High School Summer School at Cobb Horizon High School. Over 200 students were in...
District personnel from the Academic Division get a first hand look at eCTLS.
Julie Pinto is one of three finalists for the 2019 PAEMST National Award!
JumpStart partners with the Alliance Theatre and Garrett MS to create a new theatre program for middle schoolers. Garrett...
Multifaceted centers are the new libraries. Gone are the days of just using the public library to check out...
The CCSD ELA Department launched their Fall Balanced Literacy Writing Series on August 22.
Cobb County High Schoolers Go to Work – While Going Back to School
A new feature in Enhanced CTLS is Review Mode. When creating an assessment in Enhanced CTLS, you can activate...
From the Assessment & Personalized Learning Dept.: At this time, the read aloud feature should not be used for...
Cobb’s fourth annual Intermediate Math Team Tournament will be May 2, 2020! Students’ dedication to team work and creative...
Do you have tests from 2018-2019, that you’d like to use in Enhanced CTLS Assess? With a few clicks,...
Rising juniors and rising seniors compete for participation in the Governor’s Honors Program by interviewing for a spot to...
As you begin the 2019-2020 school year, you will also begin preparing for formative assessments using iRespond. This year...
Simpson follows in the footsteps of Wheeler high school and Mableton elementary by becoming the newest STEAM certified school...
Cobb’s third annual Middle School Math Team Tournament will be May 2, 2020! Students’ dedication to team work and...
The GCTM State Mathematics Tournament is an invitation-only math tournament that takes place in Macon on the last Saturday...
Making R.E.A.L. World Connections in the PBIS School Store Students are able to learn various job skills by applying,...
North Cobb High School’s SkillsUSA Chapter brings home big wins at the GA State Leadership Conference
Kennesaw Mountain Sports Marketing Students Raise Money to Support Two Teachers fighting Cancer
Almost 350 young women from cities around the United States and one in Colombia joined together to set the world record...
Brumby Elementary unveiled their new LU DUO Interactive Playground.
Cobb County School District is expected to hire over 800 new teachers for the 2019-2020 school year
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) recently announced the winners of the 2019 NSTA Teacher Awards program, which honors K–12 teachers,...
Walton High School’s SkillsUSA Team has once again produced a State Champion
With March being Music In Our Schools month, a month dedicated to supporting school music, this is a great...
District Professional Learning always brings out the best of the best!
Campbell Magnet Students Earn Prestigious Scholarship
Families of students with disabilities benefit from programs, resources
The Fine Arts Department is pleased to welcome Jessica Espinoza as our new Fine Arts Professional Learning Specialist.
Cobb Student Leadership Academy Summer Institute for Middle School Students
Third grade Target students and their teachers were honored for their service and involvement in Georgia’s Rivers Alive program.
International Welcome Center (IWC) Interpreters act as a vital conduit to provide precise and effective communication among conference participants....
It’s May and time for celebrations! The 2019-20 school year has been chock-full in Cobb ELA, and we want...
Early Learners Share Their Journey with Sounds Foundational reading skills build confidence for early readers. K-2 students at Pitner...
Osborne SOARS to empower students and staff! Osborne High School finds new and creative ways to connect with students,...
Swimming into Positive Behavior! Daniell Middle School continues to improve school-wide student behavior, build student-staff relationships, and highlight student...
Smyrna Elementary School 5th grader Yoselin Hernandez became a published illustrator this month.
Word game! How many smaller words can you find in the word exact? Precision? Dedicated? Write a story using...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. As you read, ask questions such as: “Have...
Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your child’s brain stay active and engaged this summer. Not sure what...
Click on http://academics.cobbk12.org/index.php/ad/tl/iandi/math/ and access the unit parent letter for 2nd-5thgrades on the lower right. Find Units 1-2 and...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
A humble merchant visited three fairs. At the first fair, early in the morning, he doubled his money selling...
Your Choice, Your Voice. After reading, answer the following questions. Talk about the answers and what you are reading...
A bicycle travels at a speed of 10 miles per hour. Write a direct variation equation for the distance...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.comand select an article to read with your child. Generate discussion based on the topic. Assignment: Parent and...
Encourage your child to read their favorite book in their best reading voice to a stuffed animal, friend, or...
Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your child’s brain stay active and engaged this summer. Not sure what...
Kaci wants to take the train to visit her friends over the holidays. Amtrak’s Train 29, the Capitol Limited,...
When you are grocery shopping, have your child practice adding and subtracting produce, water bottles etc. Kindergarten practice is...
When you are grocery shopping, have your child find the value of a purchase by multiplying items, adding items,...
Find a favorite book. Ask your child to think about the main character. How does he/she feel at the...
Read something other than a book with your child today – a magazine, an article online, a historical marker,...
Read the quote below and paraphrase it in your own words. Now, be creative. Draw a picture or write...
Have your child find the volume of a rectangular prism like a cereal box for 6th grade. 7th grade students can...
Read a funny or silly book with your child. Laugh together and talk about how the author was able...
Help your child review the understanding of fractions by going to this link. Have your child draw models of...
Encourage your child to act out their favorite scene from their favorite book. Have them use props and encourage...
Carl was at a picnic. He saw some ants crawling on a hot dog bun. A minute later, 4...
Put math on the menu. At a restaurant? After you order, hang onto the take-home menus. Then, try these games:...
Design your own stationery and write a letter to a friend, teacher, or family member. Summer 2020
Diane and Vic are playing a dice game. Diane gets a 3 and a 5. Vic gets a 2...
Visit the library and check out a book about summer. Before reading, provide your child with an opportunity to...
Click on http://academics.cobbk12.org/index.php/ad/tl/iandi/math/ and access the unit parent letter for 5th-8thgrades on the lower right. Find Units 1-2 and have...
Write about your dream summer vacation. Use descriptive language. Share your writing with a family member or friend. Summer...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. As you read, ask questions such as: “Have...
What time is it? https://www.education.com/activity/article/clock_first/ It’s time for your child to make a clock to help them learn to...
With cell phones being so common these days, the phone companies are all competing to earn business by offering...
Help your child develop their rhyming skills by creating rhyming nonsense words. For example, when you see an apple...
Help your child enhance their addition and/or multiplication mental math skills. Create a 10 by 10 grid or chart numbered...
Put math on the menu. At a restaurant? After you order, hang onto the take-home menus. Then, try these games:...
Your Choice, Your Voice. After reading, answer the following questions. Talk about the answers and what you are reading...
Measurement – Very Big & Very Small Hunt. Create a set of action cards and have kids (ages 2-5)...
The first U.S. postage stamps were designed in 1847. Be a philatelist. Design your own stamp. Summer 2020
Log more summer reading hours for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. Generate discussion based on the topic. Assignment: Parent...
Make a homemade alphabet book with your child. Find pictures in magazines that start with each letter. Allow your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Visit the library and check out a book about summer. Before reading, provide your child with an opportunity to...
Work with your child on understanding how many quarts are in a gallon, how many pints are in a...
Check out a book or do online research about your child’s favorite animal. Talk about the life cycle, eating...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. Generate discussion based on the topic. Assignment: Parent...
Log more summer reading hours for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your...
Word game! How many smaller words can you find in the word watermelon? Restaurant? Appalachian? Significance? Write a story...
Write a letter or draw a picture to give to your upcoming teacher describing your talents, your likes/dislikes, and...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and ask your child to select an article to read with you. Generate discussion based on the...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Play cards together with your child. An easy game to reinforce basic skills is WAR. Divide the deck equally...
Have your child record what they ate for the day. Have them research the calorie intake for each item...
Jaynie made up a new dice game. Two players each roll an ordinary six-sided die. Of the two numbers...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. Generate discussion based on the topic. Assignment: Parent...
Help your child to enhance his math skills with this ongoing graphing project. The growing garden pictograph is a...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Math Resources. Click the blue NRICH box. Click button for grades 1-2...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Math Resources. Click the blue NRICH box. Click button for grades 1-2...
Find a favorite book. Ask your child to think about the main character. How does he/she feel at the...
Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your child’s brain stay active and engaged this summer. Not sure what...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Having your child help you in the kitchen not only offers the benefit of an extra pair of hands...
Read something other than a book with your child today – a magazine, an article online, a historical marker,...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. Generate discussion based on the topic. Assignment: Parent...
Play cards together with your child. An easy game to reinforce basic skills is WAR. Divide the deck equally...
Write a story about one of your favorite memories. Draw a creative illustration to accompany your story. Share this...
Using play dough, help your child roll out numbers up to 20. To provide support, you may provide large...
Help your child enhance their addition mental math skills. Create a 10 by 10 grid or chart numbered from...
Encourage your child to act out their favorite scene from their favorite book. Have them use props and encourage...
Check out a book or do online research about your child’s favorite animal. Talk about the life cycle, eating...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.com and select an article to read with your child. As you read, ask questions such as: “Have...
Your Choice, Your Voice. After reading, answer the following questions. Talk about the answers and what you are reading...
Check out a book or do online research about your child’s favorite animal. Talk about the life cycle, eating...
Find a favorite book. Ask your child to think about the main character. How does he/she feel at the...
Read a funny or silly book with your child. Laugh together and talk about how the author was able...
Click on http://academics.cobbk12.org/index.php/ad/tl/iandi/math/ and access the unit parent letter for 5th-8thgrades on the lower right. Find Units 3-4 and...
Visit the library and check out a book about summer. Before reading, provide your child with an opportunity to...
Visit www.teachingkidsnews.comand ask your child to select an article to read with you. Generate discussion based on the topic....
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
A 120-pound student burns 2.7 calories per minute when playing basketball. How many calories will they burn in 30...
From the Cobb Link Home page, Click Literacy Resources. Click the burgundy Cobb Digital Library box and have your...
Log more summer reading hours for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. Reading just 20 minutes a day helps your...
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) held their 2019 annual conference in Atlanta. Eight of our 44...
Click on http://academics.cobbk12.org/index.php/ad/tl/iandi/math/ and access the unit parent letter for K-2 grades on the lower right. Find Units 1-2...
The 71st Georgia Science & Engineering Fair, also known as GSEF, was held in Athens, Georgia on March 28-30th.
Jennifer Lawson addressed the audience of over 400 teacher leaders, principals and guests at the 2019 Teacher Leader Academy...
Harrison High School Art Students Create Design to Represent Georgia at the 2019 National Easter Egg Roll
DECA at Sprayberry High Sprayberry’s DECA chapter places 1st in the School Based Enterprise competition.
Library Media Specialists design legacy projects.
Welcome to the Teacher Leader Candidates for 2019-2020!!
Something new, exciting, and fresh is happening at Wheeler High School!
South Cobb High School Outdoor Education Classes has been working with the Trout In the Classroom (TIC) program since...
IWC Language Facilitators recently participated in a training “Interpreting in Special Education Conferences” conducted by Dr. Holly Silvestri...
Georgia Milestones Assessment System It’s that time of year again; time for the students of the Cobb County...
CTLS Teach Resource Library has rolled out to all teachers in the Cobb County School District. Teachers throughout the...
The ELA department is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Writing Fair. A celebration will be held...
It’s not just basketball grabbing all of the attention! March is also National Literacy Month, and Cobb County students...
Week of the Young Child Involves Everyone! The Week of the Young Child (April 8-12, 2019) is an annual...
Widgets Have you ever wished you could get an “at a glance” look at certain types of data without...
Lassiter Students Win the Bundesliga Total Contest and travel to Germany
Cobb County School District hosts the Metro Transition Consortium three times a year.
School Psychologists are longstanding advocates of early intervention for children at-risk for reading problems.
Cobb’s First Annual Project Soapbox Student Voice Showcase held at Campbell High School.
School counselors help teachers to help students who might be feeling anxious.
Several CCSD school counselors receive local and national recognition for services delivered to students.
Dodgen Art Teacher Named 2019 Outstanding National Junior Art Honor Society Sponsor
Many young kids grow up playing firefighters. They are mesmerized by the men and women in the red firetrucks who rush...
In case you did not know, there is a warehouse in Kennesaw, near the McCollum Airport, where the district...
NASA and the SETI Institute recently announced that the Cobb County School District is one of only 14 school...
The Health and Physical Education Department of Dowell Elementary hosted a spectacular family night of cosmic bowling. What a...
The number of Library Learning Commons Certified schools continues to grow!
Murdock Elementary held its first READ 180/System 44 Parent Night on February 12th
Personalized Learning takes on many shapes and forms throughout all of Cobb’s schools, but at the very center of...
Kennesaw Mountain High School Magnet Students are headed to Georgia Tech
Elementary, middle, and high school teams representing Cobb schools placed in the top three at the regional tournament and...
Assessments Can Be Amazing! Implementing Progress Monitoring with the Early Literacy Framework CCSD District Personnel joins 18 school administrators...
Have you ever found yourself trying to explain something to someone, but it just is not clicking?
For the past several years, you’ve been learning to “drive” your instruction using CTLS Assess and iRespond. We’ve been...
The Cobb County Water System and the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA) congratulate the 12 Cobb County elementary school...
ESOL/IEL students from Harmony Leland ES visited the Atlanta High Museum of Arts in March 2018.
Sixth graders at East Cobb Middle School kicked off their new year in a way that was out of...
On February 12th, Transition Services presented their second Transition Talk of the year.
CCSD’s school psychologists had a powerful day of engaged learning at The Center for Civil and Human Rights.
The Hightower Trail Middle School 8thGrade Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Tompkins and Paul O’Keefe, performed as a...
The Pope High School Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Corie Benton, was selected as a featured performance ensemble...
The Hightower Trail Middle School music programs were recently recognized as the Georgia Music Educators Association Program of the...
The FACS class vegetable and herb gardens at Lovinggood Middle School are under renovation with a lot of partners...
GA Organics State-Wide Competition- “Make Room for Legumes” Georgia Organics coordinates a statewide campaign to teach students about the...
Griffin MS Learns the Stock Market! Mrs. Yost’s Introduction to Business and Technology participated this year in The Stock...
Hillgrove student’s participated in Lockheed Martin’s Code Quest. Computer Science students got to work on problems provided by...
Future Business Leaders of America! Since re-activating our Chapter in SY 2017-2018, HHS’s FBLA has been busy.
National Technical Honor Society – Harrison High School!
The theme for this year’s Special Education dance was “Under the Big Top .”
Over 8,500 teachers spread across the district in 19 schools experienced high-quality Professional Learning on January 4th before students...
Pitner Elementary School to Partner with South Korean School
Elementary Choral Festival was held on February 14 and 15, 2019 at Piedmont Church.
Positive school culture is on the rise at Smitha!
Building positive relationships in afterschool activities
Members of Sope Creek’s Student Council work to build a positive learning climate.
CCSD school counselor writes about helping students deal with stress.
Beth Finnegan, library media specialist at Kennesaw Elementary, is the 2019 Cobb Library Media Specialist of the Year.
Congratulations to Tritt Elementary School for earning Library Learning Commons Certification!
The Health and Physical Education Department participated in a Healthy Heart Challenge to support the efforts of the American...
The Learning Resources Department would like to introduce you to classroom innovator, Ann Saour.
Study.com recently released a list of the top 30 high school science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs in the United...
When CTLS began its expansion four years ago to include more content resources through CTLS Teach, the vision was...
