The STEAM Update
Week of January 8, 2018
Happy NEW YEAR!!!! 2018
What's happening around STEAM?
Monday 1/8
Staff Work Day -Wear Jeans!
8:15 Start
10:30-11:30 Staff Meeting in Cafe
11:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-4:15 PLC, Collective commitment check at beginning of meeting.
4:00 Grades Due
Twitter: #EDpiper Chat (9pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Tuesday 1/9- Students Return
Mrs. Cook & Mr. Chappotin off campus late afternoon
Twitter: #PBLchat (7-8pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Wednesday 1/10
Twitter: #kidsdeserveit (8-8:30pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Thursday 1/11
Twitter: #DitchBook Chat (8-9pm) add #STEAMpln to the chat answers
Friday 1/12
Happy Friday!
Upcoming Dates
Monday, January 15th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Holiday
Tuesday, January 9th: Welcome back, Spring semester!
Wednesday, January 17th: Reading MAP, alternate schedule coming soon
PLN Scheduled 4:15-5:30
Tuesday, January 19th: Last day to add/drop class for the year, no exceptions!
Monday, January 22nd: Math MAP, alternate schedule coming soon
Monday, February 5th: HUGHES/KERR Pep Rally
Friday, February 9th: STEAM Valentine's Dance 5:30pm-7:00pm
Thursday, February 15th: BISD Choice Night @ CHS 6:00pm-8:00pm
Spring Duty List
CLT Notes
Collective Commitment Scoreboard Finalized
Science:
-10% to 20% of instruction focused on reading
- Implement campus wide reading strategies
Math:
-Motivational math problems 2x weekly
-Academic vocabulary throughout units
College and Career:
-Multiple choice questions on weekly reader
-Daily vocabulary practice
Tech:
-Multiple choice comprehension questions on weekly reader
Art:
-Daily vocabulary review/application
-Weekly critique to demonstrate proper use of vocabulary
-Weekly/bi-weekly focus on visual literacy (observation and inferencing)
Humanities:
-30 minutes weekly for TEKS that students struggle with
-Semi-formal assessments 2-3 weekly (MAP and STAAR rigor focus)
-Co-teach focusing on reading sessions with SpEd students
-Host a PLN session with simple strategies for campus
During PLC, all departments will spend beginning of meeting focusing on last week's commitments' success or needs of growth. Team Leads to update scoreboard in breakroom. Type all specifics of scoreboard information on PLC google doc.
STEAM Middle School is the campus newsletter for parents
House Pts Competition
As of Friday, MZUSHI won the house points competition.
Teachers & Students in the MZUSHI house may have free dress on Tuesday, January 9th.
MZUSHI Students must pick up high school dress sticker in the cafeteria upon arrival. Students without stickers will have to change into standardized dress.
*Within high school dress guidelines.
STEAM U
Collaboration Areas
Our 1 Instructional Focus: Standards Alignment
Our walkthrough focus will be to see that students use of the standards-aligned rubric. If you need support, feel free to come see Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Tashman, Mrs. Irons or Mrs. Cook.
Deep Curriculum Alignment-RIGOR
Learning Targets Feedback
#STEAMpln: Where Educators Learn
Blog Posts
New: Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in Students
New: Celebrating Dr. King's Legacy
New: Mic Drop: Strategies for Effective Conclusion Writing
Twitter Tweats
New: 12 Metacognition Talking Tasks
New: Top 10 Things Kids Deserve Everyday
Ted Talk Radio
New: Unstoppable Learning
Focus on Standards
2017 STAAR lead4ward Projected Scoring Estimates
STEAM LEARNER PROFILE
Campus Visits & Classroom Ambassadors
- Opening the door for classroom visitors and greeting them
- Ensure that visitors have a place to sit or stand
- Explaining the Learning Target and where they are in the learning
- Answer any questions that visitors have about the class
Gentle Reminders
- Monitor the hallways during transitions
- Greet your students at the door
- Take accurate attendance
Chromebooks & Charging
Weekly Parent Communication
Please be sure to connect with the parents of your students weekly. The newsletter is a great start but be sure to send out at least one piece of correspondence per week in addition to the grade level newsletter.
***Please be sure to add homework and any upcoming major assignments to your newsletters for parents***
Please email Mrs. Cook with how you contact your parents.
Mrs. Tashman Tweets
Mrs. Sanchez Tweets
STEAM Middle School
Email: ccook@bisdmail.net
Website: http://steam.burlesonisd.net/
Location: 900 Hillside Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-1500
Facebook: facebook.com/SteamMiddleSchool/
Twitter: @steam_ms