TLC Newsletter
April 2016
This month's activities. . . .
February and March Updates
- Many co-teaching opportunities (Elementaries and MS)
MS/HS/Corindy/Michelle AIW training
- More teacher observations at the HS.
- Coaching Learning Labs with Diane Sweeny
- Corindy and Dale finished IPI Training
- Visiting schools and learning more about 1:1 Elementary technology.
Teacher's have been working hard and we have many celebrations.
Teacher Leaders
Each month we will highlighting some of our teacher leaders who will be helping our staff throughout the year.
Craig Hemsath
Craig teaches HS science. He is a mentor in our TLC program. His responsibilities include helping and guiding new teachers at UHS.
Kathy Willems
Kathy works with Title 1 and 2nd Chance reading students at DG Elementary. She is our K-2 Elementary coach at DG Elementary
Val Warren
Val is the business teacher and yearbook advisor at UHS. Val is also a mentor. Her job is important, because new teachers ask her for guidance and advice.
"A Leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
--John Maxwell
Student-Centered coaching Lab
Dale, Michelle, and Corindy all had the opportunity to host a Student-Centered coaching Lab where area teachers, administrators and AEA consultants came to observe us coaching. Dale co-taught with Louis Beck at the HS on creating digital portfolios. Corindy and Michelle co-taught with Jane Aswegan (Kindergarten) at LPC on using Dash and Dot coding robots during math instructions. This was a great learning experience for the three of us and a way for us to showcase the wonderful teachers and work that is being done in our district!
Michelle helping code Dash and Dot using math (making 1 more, 1 less and 10 more, 10 less on the number line).
Area teachers observing a coaching lab demonstration.
Corindy facilitating a coding exercise with Kindergarteners.
AEA personnel and elementary teachers watching a coaching lab in session.
Helping Students
Dale helping elementary students with coding a robot.
Michelle helping Mrs. Ternus's 2nd graders write a paragraph about one topic.
Michelle helped Heidi Spore work on making inferences in her third grade small-group literacy time.
Dale is co-teaching with Louis Beck during his Ag-Management class on using digital portfolios to showcase their work and extracurricular activities.
Corindy is working with a Kindergarten student on coding Dash to move 1 more, 1 less, 10 more, and 10 less on the hundreds chart.
Helping Teachers
Corindy is helping Aren Intelkofer, Industrial Tech at UMS, on flipping his classroom to be all online, preparing for next year when UMS is 1-to-1. We also looked at the standards to ensure it was all aligned.
Corindy co-taught with Renee' Jesse (1st Grade LPC) during her small guided reading group centers.
Michelle did a coaching cycle with Lynne Ternus related to second grade Writer's Workshop and how to incorporate conferencing in the classroom.
Michelle worked with Cheryl Larison on her 2nd grade assessments during small-group literacy time.
Dale is using his questioning skills to help Louis make future instructional decisions when using higher-order thinking skills.
Corindy co-taught with Angela Petersen (Kindergarten, DG) during her small guided reading group centers.