Great Things I Noticed this Week:
*Incredible flexibility with testing and makeup testing...and construction noise!
*Great teamwork in several situations to provide coverage and to coordinate for student needs.
*I heard from several faculty that our high school students were very focused and seemed to be trying their best on the ACT Aspire. I even heard several students on their way out of school talking about how they thought they did and had a few ask me when they will get their results...out of genuine care for how they did.
*Students were writing their own newspaper articles about historical events they learned about.
*At the end of a class period, the teacher gave time, asking for what questions they had (not, "are there any questions?"). The class was given time to pose a question to a partner and then asked for the best questions from the lesson that they felt all students should know the answers to.
Upcoming Events:
Teacher Appreciation Week - something special is coming, but please know we appreciate you every week!
Wednesday - Workout Wednesday. NO MS/HS faculty meeting, however, please see below to sign up for a meeting
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*Faculty meeting sign-ups - For the next few weeks, I would like everyone to sign up for one meeting (specific to middle or high school). This is a meeting I would like to have in person, woever, we don't have a large enough space for us all to gather with social distancing. We will have small group meetings with the purpose of hearing feedback from all of you. Sign Up HERE
*Between middle and high school, I have about 30 students to complete makeup testing so if you wonder where I am...I'm likely with students testing. :)
*Last week planning...we will not be having an exam schedule the last week of school. The last day of school (half-day) will have a shortened class period schedule.
*Middle School faculty - Just letting you know in advance... NO ONE will have access to the middle school during the summer due to renovations. This means that you will have to plan for whatever you need from your classroom, because you won't get back in after Sunday, June 6th.
*Alternative Compensation Forms: Since we have not been using MyLearningPlan/Frontline for the Effectiveness Project this year, you will be completing your Alternative Compensation forms via a google form (we figured this would be much easier than retraining you on how to get into that side of frontine to complete the form). Please submit your professional development activities on this Google Form. It is all the same information you've submitted before. Since this is a google form, you may want to write up your reflection information in a separate document and then copy/paste to the form. This will need to be completed by June 15. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Blogs, Tweets and Quotes:
*Pile of Words: Drive Deeper Engagement with Vocabulary at the Beginning of a Unit, Text, or Project
*End Your School Year with What Matters Most "Beginnings set the tone, but endings don't just come together on accident. There's something special about a narrative that ends really well."
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