Missile Message
Weekly Updates for September 7 - 11, 2015
Martin's Musings
This week my head continues to be filled with ideas around purposeful planning. Purposeful planning is the vehicle, if you will, that enables us to make sure we are prepared to meet the needs of our students and implement instruction aligned to the standards. Yes, we can talk about standards based grading, PBL, technology integration, deeper learning for students. But if we have not properly deconstructed the standard to understand the depth and rigor needed to master the standard then we will not be able to develop assessment and the strategies necessary to master the standard. So, purposeful planning is key. Key to our data team process, our planning processes, and our students engagement in the learning and the mastering of the standards.
I know the Ms. Gift supports this work in her coaching and planning conversations. I am also designing our PD plan around the support of our growth with in purposeful planning through RCD. Let me know if you would like support in any way.
Arts Integration
Device Deployment
Why Chromebooks?
The link here are to a blog entry by Mr. Watson and a summary of that same on the webpage:
SCPSwebsite (summarized version) / Adam's Blog
Student Device Rollout – The most recent communication, including the announcement of the Usage Fee and how to pay it through e-funds is here.
Deeper Learning: An excerpt from Neihof's notes
Take a minute to read a bit more on deeper learning. Mr. Neihof introduced these ideas at opening day.
"We are becoming a district seeking to create curious, passionate learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers, effective communicators and productive collaborators. Together we are dreaming of students engaged in self-directed learning, building community and business connections to provide social networks to all of our students and offering richly diverse learning environments. These characteristic describe the growing Deeper Learning research.... here are the traits of deeper learning I shared on Opening Day:
• Connecting students with adults as a community of learners
• Empowering students to lead their own learning
• Tying subject to each other to “keep it real”
• Reaching beyond the school walls to build social networks for kids
• Customizing learning to motivate students
• Making technology a servant for learning, not a master – Digital Conversion
• Making the first six traits the “new normal”
Reminder - ALL Fundraisers due Wednesday, Sept. 9. Remind your students!
Calendar
Martin - Wednesday, Admin Meeting at CO - all day
Hale - AP meeting CO 10:00 - 11:30; SCM Training Thursday afterschool
School Events
Sept. 8 - Faculty Meeting; SBDM at 5:15 in library
- Volleyball vs. @ home 5:30
Sept. 10 -
- Girls Basketball AWAY @ Old Ky. Home
- Volleyball AWAY @ West
Sept. 11 -
East Middle School
Location: 600 Rocket Lane, Shelbyville, KY, United States
Phone: 502-633-1478
Twitter: @EastMSMissiles