The Black Bear Corner
September 30 - October 4
#AIM HIGH
Hello Black Bear Family!
OPEN HOUSE - 9/30/19
Please be prepared to teach "Mini-lesson." Each of you should have a sign-in sheet for parents in your first period class. Each class period will be 7 minutes and transitions will be approximately three minutes.
We will have dinner set up in the library by 4:30pm. Please enjoy lunch provided by Indorama Ventures and Nash Barbeque. I truly appreciate each of you!
As always, have a blast making an IMPACT as you EMPOWER our students to be their best! I am THANKFUL for each of you.
Mrs. Clarke
Strategic Teaching Implementation
Those of you that allowed us to enter your classes... "THANK YOU!" I am proud of each of you.
I want to share a condensed and paraphrased version of the valuable feedback we received from your peers and our Powerschool representatives.
- Great small group learning taking place in math and ELA classes
- Lots of writing
- Good use of technology...students will be comfortable with using technology on the ACAP
- Many opportunities for turn and talk... engagement necessary for quality learning to take place. There were a few missed opportunities to enhance student engagement noticed.
- Great management of classes!
- Great learning taking place in many classes! Everyone is thinking along the right lines...
- SFO's should be measurable, meaningful and manageable
- SFO's should not be broad
- Be mindful of the difference between a strategy and an activity.
- Remember to perform informal and formal assessments daily. Assessments are necessary to determine whether your students were able to comprehend what was taught.
Blue Ribbon Update...
Surveys
The window to complete surveys opened September 25. Mrs. Higgins will assign codes for completing the surveys.
We will take the Survey as a faculty on Monday, October 7. All faculty are asked to be present!
Student Surveys will be completed in all Advanced Classes. Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Praytor will be assisting the students with the completion of surveys.
Please continue supporting one another through this process.
Thank you all so much!
Upcoming Events...
September 30 - Open House @ 6pm (All staff should be present!)
September 30 - GIMKITS Tech Training ---- CANCELED.
October 1 - Leadership Team Meeting @ 7:30am
October 1 - Individual Instructional Plans are due
October 2 - i-Ready Intervention Training (select teachers, during planning) - Data Room
October 2 - Chew & Chat (New Teachers only) @ 4pm in the Media Center
October 3 - Student Council Speeches (6th - 9am; 7th - 10am)
October 3 - Powerful Conversations (Select Teacher)
October 4 - Departmental Instructional Plans Due
October 5 - Math Tournament @ 8am
AHS HOMECOMING WEEK!!!!
October 7 - Faculty Meeting @ 3:45pm (Blue Ribbon surveys, Data Review, & Testing)
October 7 & 8 - ACAP Training (select teachers)
October 9 - Strategic Teaching - Before Strategy (Leadership Team) @ AHS