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Welcome Fellow 8th Grade CMP Teachers  Thank you for stopping by and I hope this will be helpful for you as you teach

The intention of this site is to allow teachers to collaborate across the district on strategies they use to improve student achievement. You are encouraged to provide anything from lesson plans to worksheets to instructional teaching ideas that might help other teachers reach as many students as possible. When posting something it would be helpful if you provide a brief description of your student demographics, i.e. percent ELL and FRL, so teachers can gain a better understanding of what the strategy worked with. You are also encouraged to leave feedback on the feedback page for improvements or ideas you would find helpful. Please do not be afraid to be the first to post an idea. All ideas are valuable and they will most likely be helpful to somebody. I created this Wiki because I am the only 8th grade math teacher in my building and I wanted to be able to share my ideas and have others share their ideas with me. Please do not feel like you should only share amazing pieces of work, anything that might be helpful to somebody else is welcome. I am a strong believer in work smart, not hard and hopefully this Wiki can help us all to do this. Thanks and enjoy. ..

***Please follow all copyright laws and only post lesson plans, worksheets, ideas and anything else which you own the rights, have been given rights to distribute or have created personally*** [|Click here] for more details

=Please Comment: Would you all find it helpful to have a Google Docs area for sharing files that you use in your classroom?=

**Instructions for Posting** Feel free to click on the file to open a word document with the same instructions if you would like it in a separate window for your reference:

In order to post to the Wiki you must first join this page. If you are already a member of wikispaces then just click the link to join (and I will approve anybody who would like to join please just indicate which school you are from when you join) this page or if you are new to wikispaces then click here to sign up. Once you are a member follow these directions to post your ideas:
 * 1) Log in to your account
 * 2) Go to the wiki and click on the page for the book you would like to add to
 * 3) Once on the page for the book you want to add to click "Edit"
 * 4) Scroll to the bottom of the page and click either the "File" button if you would like to attach a file you have or click on the "Link" button if you have a link to a website that could be helpful. If you would prefer to just type in your ideas or suggestions that is alright too.
 * 5) Click "Save" before you close anything and when the page comes back up check to make sure everything worked correctly.
 * 6) Please do not edit, erase, or change anything you have not posted

If you have any questions or if you are unable to figure it out and would like to email it to me you can send it to me as an attachment and I will be sure to get it uploaded. Be sure to include where you would like it included and I will get it up as soon as possible. My email address is anthony_pachelli@dpsk12.org.

**Instructions for Attaching a File** In order to include a file in your posting follow these directions:
 * 1) Click on "manage wiki"
 * 2) Click "Files"
 * 3) Click "Upload Files"
 * 4) Click "Add Files"
 * 5) Select the file/files (hold "Ctrl" to select multiple files)
 * 6) Once you have done this you will be able to click the "file" button in the editing tool bar and add your file to the page.