How to Speak WUSD

What would you find in the WUSD Portal?

• Another dimension

• A wormhole to another galaxy

• One-stop shop to access district-supported tools and online resources

• Baby Yoda

Who or what is SAL?

• "Streetracing Against Lamborghinis," required for all new WUSD teachers

• "Standards Aligned Learning," which includes the Units of Study

• "Stop All Learning," a controversial and questionable theory in education

• He's WUSD Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning

What is a CAAG?

• Canadian Agricultural Academy Garden

• Clifford Ate Apples & Grapes

• Curriculum At A Glance, the year-long pacing guide for Math and ELA Units of Study

• Carl A. Anderson-Garcia

UPO stands for...

• Unidentified Phlying Object

• University of Purple Orangoutangs

• Utah Philharmonic Orchestra

• Unit Planning Organizer, the plan for a single Unit of Study

iReady is...

• The first thing a teacher says when they wake up in the morning

• A universal diagnostic tool for ELA and Math

• Apple's newest technology

• iReady, iSet, iGo...

What is CAASPP?

• How a snake would pronounce "Cap"

• You're just making these up now, right?

• California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (aka SBAC)

• Seriously, this one is made up to see if I'm paying attention!

What are IABs?

• I Am Bored

• Interim Assessment Blocks (practice tests for CAASPP/SBAC)

• I Am Bored

• I Am Bored

What does PLT stand for?

• Professional Learning Time (meetings held every Wednesday)

• Prince Loves Tacos

• You down with PLT? Yeah you know me!

What is Kickup?

• A rad skateboarding trick

• The website for all Professional Learning opportunities

• Doing a pushup with your legs