El Dorado Monday Memo
Week 19 Jan 13th, 2020
#ToroFamily
I hope you all had a great weekend! We are looking forward to a great week this as we head into a 3 day weekend. Thank you to everyone for getting your grades in on time. We have a week full of community events (ELAC, PFC, basketball, etc) as well as a Minimum Day on Thursday. We will be looking at our common assessment data, iReady, and progress charts on Thursday afternoon. We will be meeting all together on Wednesday and start digging into some of these items. Check below for updates and have a great week!
Updates for the week...
Wednesday 1/15 Staff Meeting
We will be meeting in the Library for our all-staff meeting starting at 2:00 on Wed. Please bring a device and something to write with.
Upcoming FREE PD for staff
Take a look at the upcoming Tech conference at Valley View middle school in February.
Marathon Symposium --- February 22, 2020 --- Registration now open!
The 2020 Marathon Symposium registration is now open. This one-day, "Bring Your Own Device" event will be held on February 22 at Valley View Middle School in Pleasant Hill. A $25 deposit, collected at registration, will be refunded when you check in to the event on that day. The link for registration and information can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/77653693287 This one day event was designed with several purposes:
· To build collaboration and communication between staff members in MDUSD and its neighboring schools/school districts in the areas of innovative, student-centered learning, including a focus on integrating STEAM into all curricular areas.
· To introduce and share resources from and between educators and other professionals who are using them now.
· To provide professional development that is fun and engaging, with hands-on and integrated activities that apply to various grade levels and areas of curriculum.
Learning Together...
The impact of #trauma can be tempered with interventions, including ones that focus on building and repairing relationships with adults. Listen to how #parents and #teachers do that in one community. @lauraklivans
Counselor's Corner
Our character word for January is "Responsible". Now is a good time to help students think about what it means to be a responsible student.
Work with them to develop at least one goal for the upcoming semester. Attached is a SMART goal worksheet that students can use for guidance.
This Week in AVID...
Jeanne Johnson - Instructional Coach for AVID, Social Studies and Secondary Literacy
Events, Updates, Links, Etc
Mon 1/13: Basketball Boys @ Pine Hollow 3:30 Girls @ Sequoia 3:30
Tues 1/14: ELAC Mtg 5:00
Wed 1/15: PFC 6:30
Wed 1/16: Minimum Day [Data Analysis Day]
Mon 1/20: NO SCHOOL MLK Day
Wed 1/22: LCAP Speaker Series @ El Dorado Social Media
What we are working on...
Learning Walks (Instruction)
Progress Charts (Instruction)
Priority Standards (Instruction)
What I'm Reading/Listening to
In Search of Deeper Learning
Rigorous PBL
Links to Resources
El Dorado Middle School
Chris Clausen
@chrisclausen
@edmsinfo
Email: clausenc@mdusd.org
Website: edms.mdusd.org
Location: 1750 West Street, Concord, CA, United States
Phone: 925.682.5700
Twitter: @edmstoros