*Collaboration/Problem-Solving conversations regarding students with challenging behaviors.
*A "hook them in" video clip from Stranger Things to dig into how the setting can change psychologically, not just physically to affect the characters in a story before they applied it to text.
*I recognize we had some difficult information to digest in this week's faculty meeting, but I appreciate your ability to challenge your thinking from all the factors outside of our control to those that are all within our control. Every moment we have with our students, in each class period and even Aspire/IEB or Study Hall/ARP matters in the impact that we can have on them. Your ability to reframe and target your focus to what's important matters. I challenge you as we move forward to stop yourself or a colleague any time you catch yourself or someone else focusing on factors outside of your control and flip your thinking to what IS within your control. All of the factors/ideas you came up with can be found HERE. WE'VE GOT THIS!!!
Upcoming Events:
Tuesday - HS ELA team Schoology training in IMC 3:20-4:00
Wednesday - MS Faculty Schoology training in IMC 3:20-4:00
Thursday - HS Science/Social Schoology Studies training in IMC 3:20-4:00
And...
Wednesday will be the start of the 12 Days Till Christmas Break for faculty! But, there's a couple of rules:
First rule of 12 Days Till Christmas Break...do NOT do a countdown in your classroom. If you count down the days, your kids will too. If you stray from your regular classroom learning routine, chaos will slowly (or quickly) creap in and it will be harder for you to make it to break. (Also...some of our students will stress as we get closer to the holidays knowing they will not be in school for that long, so let's not add to their stressors). I'm doing this countdown just for YOU.
Second Rue of 12 Days Till Christmas Break...if you want to wear jeans, you have to wear the festive!
Starting on Wednesday there will be something each day. The only days I'm telling you about now are the dress-up days so you can plan ahead. If you look at these days and add in Workout Wednesdays and our normal jeans Fridays...there's no professional attire for all 12 Days Till Christmas Break!!
P.S. The last week's dress-up days will be for all MS/HS Students as well.
"Nuts & Bolts" Notes:
*The HS IEB Document can be found HERE. You can also always find this in the DMS/DHS Shared Drive...2021-2022...21-22 HS IEB.
*Please remember to put garbages/recycle bins outside your doors at the end of the day and have 8th hour students put chairs up. Our custodians greatly appreciate it!
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