Happy New Year Everyone!! In an effort to stop confusing our Elementary Staff with multiple blog posts I am going to attempt to combine District and Elementary communications. So...some of the info will be just for the Elementary group and some will be for all. Hopefully this will help with the process...the links, articles, videos, blog posts, and podcasts are usually applicable to all so feel free to dive into those to help with any of the personal learning you would like to do in 2014.
2 Weeks at a Glance:
- Monday, January 6th-Happy Birthday Brian McCann!
- Monday, January 6th-BLT 3:15
- Wednesday, January 8th-All Staff Meeting 3:15
- Friday, January 10th-Happy Birthday Deb Burfield!
- Friday, January 10th-Joe Out CESA 8:00-1:00
- Friday, January 10th-All School Meeting 2:25
- Wednesday, January 15th-Joe Out UWEC Civic Leaders Meeting 8:00-11:00
- Thursday, January 16th-All Student Meeting-Staff Collaboration 1:30-3:00
- Due to the number of evening events scheduled throughout January and February we are going to try something new with conferences. PT conferences will be scheduled for February 3rd and 10th. These are Mondays...if it is a bust with staff or parents we can go back to the Th/Tues.
- Please start to schedule classroom visits for January. The week of the 20th is out as I will be at the WASDA/WASBO convention for the majority of the week. If we have to spill into February that works for me. Also...if you want to connect with your grade level and schedule all 3 classrooms at the same time so you can have additional collaboration, that works for me.
- I believe everyone has been through their first formal observation. If you did not receive any documentation of the observation, let me know.
- The work done on the floors over break looks good. The K-1 wing was done. The 2nd grade hallway and the upper level will be done later...probably during summer.
Did They Really Say That?
Send me your quotes!!!!
- Student talking to his friend about Mr. LaPoint... "You know how when sharks smell blood, they rush to the blood? That's like Mr. LaPoint...it's like, if someone is getting in trouble...you turn around...and BAM! There he is...no warning at all. It's weird...but good, I guess"
What's Hoppening?
Welcome back, everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful break. A few things to keep in mind as we get back into the swing of things:
- Due to the number of evening events scheduled throughout January and February we are going to try something new with conferences. PT conferences will be scheduled for February 3rd and 10th. These are Mondays...if it is a bust with staff or parents we can go back to the Th/Tues.
- At this point in the year you should have some evidence collected for your growth goal. Our January 17th Staff Development Day is a work day for everyone. Please remember that you need to schedule a mid year meeting with your administrator. At this meeting you can provide some insight into where you have come and where you are going. Your data may indicate that you need to adjust your goal.
- We will still be using student evals at the end of the semester at the MS and HS level, but are looking at the best way to make those productive.
- Our admin team continues to get more comfortable with the evaluation tool that the state will be using next year. I try to keep up with the changes to the model so you will be ahead of the process. At this point, it appears that the state will be looking at 2 goals. We are already there. If that changes, we will let you know.
This week in Tweets...
All of our #gocrickets tagged tweets can be archived...this is a great way to tell the stories happening in your classroom. The idea of telling your story before someone tells it for you is a really key element in getting the word out about the wonderful things happening in your classroom. Use the #gocrickets hashtag after a tweet to add to the wonderful story of the Crickets...
Articles Worth Reading:
- Make PD a Habit via Teachthought
- 5 Ways to Make Classroom Discussions more Engaging via Edutopia
- Formative Assessments Are Easier Than You Think via Steven Anderson
- Creating Great Students via Ben Johnson
- 10 Things Students Should Know About Their Digital Footprint via Don Goble
Videos Worth Watching:
Not always endorsements of the perspective...but all to make you think...
Here is a Top 10 list from 2013 via Jackie Gerstein...
Top 10 Educational Videos of 2013
Not always endorsements of the perspective...but all to make you think...
Here is a Top 10 list from 2013 via Jackie Gerstein...
Top 10 Educational Videos of 2013
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