Friday Forward
Building Capacity & Improving Climate/Culture - 9/15
SHARE WITH YOUR STAFF
The Friday Forward is how JCPSForward highlights engagement & learning opportunities. PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR STAFF & ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Top Five Open Counts for last week from shares by:
- Marcella Frankin-Williams, principal, Carrithers Middle School
- Michelle Lewis, JCPS Music Specialist
- Kimberly Salyer, PRP High School
- Kim Harbolt, principal, Seneca High School
- Noah Klein, Master ELA Teacher, Stuart Academy
Kagan Professional Learning - All elementary schools are invited to send a teacher and GCC to participate in a two-day Kagan PD opportunity to see the Kagan approach (research-based instructional strategies that boost engagement and learning for all students) & come away with practical/proven strategies that can be used immediately.
*Oct 3-4, Areas 1& 2 - 8:30-3:30 Gheens Academy, Flex B - pdCentral:17-1888116
*Oct 25-26, Areas 3 & 4 - 8:30-3:30 Gheens Academy, Flex A - pdCentral: 17-1888117
*Oct 31-Nov1, Area 6 & Academic Support - 8:30-3:30 VanHoose - pdCentral:17-1888118
E3: Education - Excellence - Equity founder JuanCarlos Arauz will present the Art of Master Teacher Institute to help participants elevate their capacity and skill set to engage 100% of students and utilize an asset-based approach to assess the brilliance of each scholar.
*Cohort is open to those who will NOT need to request a subsitute*
pdCentral - 17-1888009 - Sept. 27 (4:30-7:30 pm) - 29 (8:30am-3:30pm), Location TBA.
- To learn more, click here or email Krista Drescher Burke
- To read what JCPS teachers are saying about E3, clicking here
JCPS Communications is looking for educators to share quick, authentic videos of actual instruction. No special equipment required. Videos can be made from your handheld device on any subject matter. Selected videos will be highlighted on the district website and on social media. For more information, email Aaron Henry.
JCPS IDEAFEST® (IFJCPS) is an annual event planned by JCPS students mirroring the annual IDEAFESTIVAL. The JCPS Ideafest team is looking for adult leaders in each high school to help facilitate the student led planning process for the event (late February/early March). The following schools need sponsors: Atherton, Ballard, Butler, Doss, Iroquois, Jtown, Male, PRP, Seneca, Shawnee, Southern, Valley, Waggener & Western.
- To read what sponsors and students said about IFJCPS, click here.
- To learn more, email Kristin Wingfeld
- Rob Fulk, principal, Marion C. Moore School
- Caia Cross, teacher, Carrithers Middle
- Hannah Banks, Director, Zion Christian Preschool
The Forward Blogger series gives educators an opportunity to write a series of blogs on an edutopic that matters to them.
- Bryan Morrison, Watson Lane - Building a Positive Collaborative Culture First
- Randi Skaggs, Farnsley Middle - Stamping out the Culture of Despair
- Aven Cook, Butler Traditional - The Hate you Give
To read ALL Blogger posts, click here --- To become a Forward Blogger - click here
Follow Friday - Grow Your PLN
- Felicia Smith - Assistant Supt. of Academic Services
- Trudi Dudeck - Teacher, Wilkerson Elementary
- Tonya Artman - Teacher, JCTMS
- Kelli Dattilo - 12th grade English, Doss High School
- Jacque Van Houten - JCPS World Language Specialist
- Alicia Merton - Literacy Coach, Byck Elementary
- JCPS Early Childhood Department
TIP OF THE WEEK - have a bio!
It's important to give users your basic professional info. Edit/create a profile bio:
- What you teach/where you work ( ______ teacher at _________ school in @JCPSKY).
- Professional organizations you interact with (@kahperd, @ascd, @jcpsforward, etc)
- Hashtags you use - you will be searchable by those hashtags
- Add your city, not just your state
USE JCPS HASHTAGS!!!
- #WeAreJCPS - Positive stories to share
- #JCPSChat - Ongoing conversations
- #JCPSDL - Professional learning resources
To join the JCPS Twitter database, click here. We're compiling a list of JCPS "Tweeters" that will soon be searchable in JCPS. Only name, school, @handle and eduinterests are collected.
ACT FAST!
FLEX DAY LINEUP - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH - All sessions on pdCentral
- Roger Cleveland - From Profiling to Proficiency
- Linda Gray - 3D Graphic Organizers
- Colleen Mizuki - Mindfulness
- CES - Smart Notebook (new Smart Suite)
- MeMe Ratliff - Social Media for Pedagogy
HS ELA - Using High Quality, Relevant Text to Build Text Sets - 9/21 from 3 to 6 @ Liberty HS (library)
This demonstration-type session will show teachers how to create engaging text sets. Participants will gain an understanding of how to implement text sets to establish rituals and routines in building a community of readers and writers.
pdCentral # 17-1887758 (encore session from the summer)
JCTA - The Minority Teacher Recruitment Movement is offering FREE 6 week PRAXIS TRAINING study sessions for English & Math (JCTA Office). Email Kumar Rashad with questions.
- Math - starts W, 9/20 - 5:00-7:00 p. To register, click here
- ELA - starts M, 9/18 - 5:00-7:00 p. To register, click here
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COMPUTER EDUCATION SUPPORT
Google Certification Cohorts (PD Credit)
- Teachers - Level 1 and Level 2 Certification
- Admins - Level 1 Certification
To learn more, email Kathleen Receveur
CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT
- Elementary Math - ongoing - Click here
- Middle/High Math - ongoing - Click here
- High School ELA - September/October - Click here
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & POVERTY
Follow @jcpsdep on Instagram & tag them in posts!
- Equity Institute - Ramsey Middle - 10/9 - 8:30-3:30 The Equity Institute is designed to create collaborative spaces to learn strategies aimed at reducing the achievement gap & improving learning. pdCentral #17-1887671 or call 485-7075
- To see the religious observances calendar, click here
- September DEP Battery of Opportunities, click here
- For a list of all DEP opportunities, click here
HUMAN RESOURCES
Getting Started with National Board Certification - 9/28 from 4:30 pm-7:00 pm - Vanhoose - pdCentral #17-1887924
- U of L is offering EDAP 604-96 (#9247) Bridging Theory into Practice: NTI Support to the Beginning Teacher. Earn your graduate degree while helping the district's New Teacher Induction process. To learn more about this opportunity, click here.
PROFESSIONAL & DEEPER LEARNING
The PDL Department now has a webpage & is on Twitter @JCPSDL
Do you know about WE Day? Are you interested in service learning or project based learning? If so, join us for an info meeting about WE Day KY - 9/28, 4pm at Gheens. To learn more, click here.
To have our team provide services to your school, email coordinator Tara Isaacs.
#KCTE18 PROPOSALS
The Kentucky Council for Teachers of English is now accepting proposals for their 2018 Conference (Feb. 23-24). To submit a proposal (deadline 10/31), click here.
ACHIEVEMENT PARTNERS - FOR ADMINS
The 3rd annual "Leading the Core" administrators training will be in Chicago October 24-25. To learn more, click here.
Get More Involved
- FlashForward - Take over the JCPSForward Instagram account for a week
- Pedagogical Passions - Share the "why" of your professional story in a short blog
- JCPSForward Blogger - Write a series of blogs on an edutopic that matters to you
- JCPSForward Blog Bank - Share your edublog on our site and on social media
- Elemetary ECE PLC - join a district wide cohort
- Primary PLC - join a district wide cohort
Organic JCPS Teacher Led Initiatives
- ColorBraveJCPS has a vision to elevate social justice through education. Follow them on Twitter and use #ColorBraveJCPS to get more involved. They are accepting applications for the Social Justice League - a year long cohort focused on developing Social Justice and Deeper Learning skills and dispositions. To learn more, click here.
- Latinos of JCPS was formed to unite, celebrate and support the Latino educators & students in JCPS. Follow them on Twitter and use the #LOJCPS and #LatinosofJCPS to get more involved. Email Rosa or Natalia to learn more.
JCPSForward
Email: jcpsforward1@gmail.com
Website: jcpsforward.org
Location: Louisville, KY, United States
Phone: 502-400-3380
Facebook: facebook.com/jcpsforward
Twitter: @jcpsforward
Our "WHY"
When a small group of educators came together in the summer of 2015, we had one goal that still remains at the heart of our work. We wanted to create a connective tissue of positive, solutions-oriented educators in JCPS. To date, we've engaged with OVER 2,000 educators in the district through virtual and face to face engagement opportunities and teacher led professional learning. "Joining" the movement is simple - take part in any of our initiatives or just share on social media or in person with peers.