The Raider Professional
What's Going On In Raider Nation Vol. 2 Issue 3
Transtructional Leadership
This year, we must lead in our classroom with transtructional leadership. It's the first time you may have heard of such a word, but this is how we will move our students.
It's important that we are transformational by inspiring and intentionally bonding with our students. We have to mix our teaching with things that matter to them and their culture. If that means infusing music, dance, and social media, we must do it.
Next, we have to focus on great instruction. Develop engaging lessons, keep our students engaged, and have them doing the work. Students should be explaining, creating, designing, and presenting in our classrooms.
When you combine those two things together with fidelity, you have transtructional leadership and students will surely benefit.
Let's have a championship week!
Featured Points To Focus On
- Develop rapport, build strong relationships, and set expectations for students.
- Stand at your door to encourage students to move swiftly to class.
- Take attendance every block and communicate to students the importance of being on time (Please check your email regarding attendance and allow time to teach our students expectations.)
- Submit your lesson plans to your Department Leader and Subject Administrator weekly.
- Make sure you communicate your standards, objectives, and agenda when teaching.
- Constantly check for understanding using different methods.
- Contact parents regarding attendance/ behavior/academic issues. Maintain a contact log, which will be turned in each Wednesday to your subject administrator.
Raider Dates To Remember
Monday, August 29, 2022
Faculty meeting in the lecture hall @ 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Parent Pep Rally @ W.J. Keenan (5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
Thursday, September 1, 2022
USC Trio Program @ 11:00 a.m.
Friday, September 2, 2022
Home Varsity Football Game Vs. Richland Northeast @ 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
PTSO and SIC meeting virtually. Check your email for details.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
PACT/PSAT 9-11th Grade. Check your email for details.
Club Day At The Cove Was A Huge Success!
Cheryl Lawson-Wilson, Assistant Principal for Instruction
I hope you had a great week in Raider Nation!
- All 9th graders will be participating in STAR testing this week in the Lecture Hall.
- Remember to allow students opportunities for Raider Time weekly.
- Interim Reports will be September 14. Please be sure to have at least 7 grades reported in your gradebook by this time. Please update your grades often so that students may know their academic standing in your class. Parents receive Power School updates daily & weekly and would like to also know how well their students are performing prior to report cards.
- Please do not allow students into the hallway without a blue pass. If you need one, please send me an email.
- Save the date: October 12- End of the First Nine Weeks
Ideas About Student Feedback!
In order to know which teaching strategies will be the most effective, ask your students to provide you with some feedback: What do they like? How do they think they learn best? What do they want to learn more about? Students are more likely to be engaged in the learning process when they have a voice.
There are a couple of ways to gather feedback:
- Start-stop-continue: Hand out blank sheets of paper, and ask students to respond with 1) something they would like you to start doing in the classroom, 2) something they would like to not see in the classroom anymore, and 3) a suggestion for an activity or process that they think would make the classroom better.
- Google Forms: Send a form to your students via email, and have them fill it out (you can choose if you want the responses to be anonymous). Give them specific questions to help guide their feedback and make your teaching strategies more effective.
- Mid-lesson feedback: Cut out circles of red, green and yellow paper, and hand one of each out to students. During the lesson, ask how well the class understands -- green means good, yellow means they might need help soon, and red means they need help right away.
Quick Reads For Motivation and Growth
W.J. Keenan High School
Our Mission
The mission of W. J. Keenan High School is to provide engaging educational opportunities through a rigorous curriculum, cutting edge technology, and partnerships to extend to our diverse community and produce first class citizens who will contribute to the present and excel in the future. WE ARE KEENAN!
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a nationally known high school that is highly regarded for its academic excellence, leadership in cutting edge technology, science, environmental, and career based programs. A high school that builds strong relationships with all stakeholders and continues a culture where the expectation is to lead, set the example, and raise standards for all to follow.
Email: vondre.whaley@richlandone.org
Website: http://keenan.richlandone.org/
Location: 361 Pisgah Church Road, Columbia, SC, USA
Phone: 803-714-2500
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Twitter: @wjkeenan