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Digital Teaching and Learning @PCHS │ December 11, 2017

Yes, You Do Need A Break
We all feel the need for this break! As it turns out, this break is essential for teachers to recharge and be fully prepared for the next semester. Need some ideas on what to do? Want to read about the research? Check out these resources and find your best recharge practice.
- 6 Strategies for Teachers to Teachers to Recharge Over Winter Break
- 7 Tips to Recharge Over Winter Break
- Christmas Break Vital to Teachers' Psychological Well-Being, Study Says
- It's Official, Teachers Must Relax Over Christmas to Avoid Burnout
- Tips for Teachers: How to Recharge During Winter Break
During this break, take time to rest, relax, and recharge. Spend time with family and friends. Reflect. Practice self-care.
I hope that your winter break is all that you need it to be!

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Your TAs are a Valuable Asset!
Image this, you have a great lesson planned that incorporates a couple of different apps. It turns out that a few of your students don't know how to use the apps that your lesson requires. How do you bring them along while keeping your lesson on track? What if, instead of stopping the flow of the activity and teaching those few students how to use those apps, you had built in classroom tech support?
When choosing your TAs for each semester, keep in mind what their comfort level with the iPad is and their willingness to learn. Then, let's plan how we can maximize your TAs in the classroom.
Which Digital Tools are You Using?
Partner with us and help us ensure your tools are approved and ready for to use when you need them. PLAN AHEAD. Visit Pine Creek's Resource List; it includes the resources submitted by you. Don't see the one you'd like to use? Visit the District database. Still don't see your resource? Fill out the Digital Tool Application and we'll get it submitted to District IT for approval. Once the tool is approved, we'll update our list and inform you. This process takes time, especially if a purchase needs to be made.
Please be patient with us and the District as we embark on this new process. The District database is continually being updated as is our own resource list. Our goal is to ensure you have the resources you need while protecting our students' privacy.
Have questions? Contact anyone of your Digital Resource Team members, Susan, Sasha or Steve.
PCHS Digital Resource Application Need a resource vetted? Click here to start the application process. | ASD20 Digital Resource Inventory ASD20 staff members can search here through the a dynamic list of our District's digital resources vetted through our PII process. | PCHS Digital Teaching & Learning Resources A link to the PCHS SharePoint site of digital teaching & learning resources. Here is where you'll find the application to have new resources vetted as well as other resources. |
PCHS Digital Resource Application
ASD20 Digital Resource Inventory
PCHS Digital Teaching & Learning Resources
What can your Digital Learning Coach do for you?
- Share with you what tools we have available to you and your students
- Show you how to use the tools we have
- Push out course-specific apps to you and your students
- Co-teach with you so that you can focus on the content and I can focus on the tool and any digital issues
- Trouble-shoot issues, iPad and Desktop
- Share our Vision and what it means as we travel down the road towards making that it real
- Help you plan and reflect on lessons using digital tools
- Provide Digital Citizenship tips and resources
I'm here to serve you!