East Valley Excellence
Important Information for Employees - December 2019
IN THIS ISSUE:
- DARING CLASSROOMS - A CULTURE OF COURAGE
- WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENTS - ARE YOU GETTING OUR TEXTS?
- TALKING TO YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT LOCKDOWNS
- DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY TO SHARE?
- STUDENT SMART GOALS
DARING CLASSROOMS - A CULTURE OF COURAGE
"We need to understand how scarcity affects the way we lead and teach, we have to engage with vulnerability and we need to learn how to recognize and combat shame. What would it mean for our schools and classrooms if we showed up for tough, honest conversations about what it takes to bring our best, most authentic selves to work? These conversations may sound risky and vulnerable, but risk and vulnerability are essential to courageous schools. A daring classroom is a place where both teachers and students commit to choosing courage over comfort, choosing what is right over what is fun, fast or easy and practicing values rather than professing them." - Dr. Brene Brown
Brené Brown | Daring Classrooms | SXSWedu 2017
TALKING TO STUDENTS ABOUT LOCKDOWNS
Over the course of the last month, we have had a few incidents arise in our district that have made us realize that we may need to be more intentional about teaching our students about the differences between lockdowns and secure & teach incidents, especially our youngest learners. While we know that we have drills to prepare our students to act during crisis, it is equally important that they know the different reasons our buildings may be asked to prepare.
Click here to view a larger version of this Lockdown vs. Secure & Teach table.
STUDENT SMART GOALS
STUDENT SMART GOALS
Setting goals is an essential element of ensuring student success. In a report produced by the American Psychological Association in 2015, of the Top 20 Principles From the Psychology For PreK-12 Teaching & Learning, four principles relate directly to student motivation. One way to increase engagement and motivation is to encourage students to set their own mastery goals and then help them monitor their progress in achieving these goals.
Below are a few resources for implementing student SMART goals:
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