EMIS Good Things
November Edition
M-Powerment Strategy of the Month: M-3: Standards-Aligned Lessons
- Use the NC standards and unpacking documents when planning
- Use the District pacing guide and instructional support materials when planning
- Activate prior knowledge in daily lessons
- Post “I Can” statements on assignments and board
- Study your curriculum objectives to understand how they build on each other and the level of understanding
- Design remediation based on standards that need additional work, based on individual students
- Spiral warm-ups and assessment questions to review weak standards
12 New Instructional Strategies:
PS: There will be more later as I find strategies that are worthy! (o:
Swivl PD
Instructional Highlight
Articles to Grow Yourself!
Differentiating in Google Classroom
Group Roles: Hold Students Accountable
When your students won't stop talking
Taking the Rocket Science out of Close Reading
5 Questions to ask about Unmotivated students
PDF to Word Coverter
Smore Classroom
Boomerang For Gmail
New Macbooks (Students and Teachers)
To prepare for this transition, we need to prepare students and ourselves to back up their files to move to the new machines. Please start backing up your files now to save time for us later.
Also, start communicating this to your students that this process will be happening before Winter Break. Below are some options for finding ways of moving your stuff from one machine to another.
Google Drive / iCloud
Flash Drive
Portable Hard Drive
CEU Credit Information
8 CEU’s in 5 year renewal
Depending on when you expire, your credit requirements may be different than they have been in the past. Teachers now need Digital Learning Competency Credits. You can check your CEU's by logging into TimeKeeper.
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Upcoming Dates
Nov. 2: Escape EMIS
Nov. 9: Report cards
Nov. 10: Holiday No School
Nov. 13: School Tech Visit
Nov. 13-17: Conference Week
Nov. 15: Data Meeting
Nov. 16: Community Outreach
Nov. 21: Early Release
Nov. 22-24: Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 28: Chick Fil A Night