Weekly News
December 9, 2019
December Advisory- We Love a Challenge!
Upcoming Dates and Activities
Early Out Schedule for Week of December 16
Interesting Reads
How to Use Culturally Responsive Lessons to Boost Engagement
https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-culturally-responsive-lessons-boost-engagement
3-Ways To Ask Questions that Engage the Whole Class:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-ask-questions-engage-whole-class
Communication Games
https://positivepsychology.com/communication-exercises-for-work/
https://positivepsychology.com/communication-activities-adults-students/
Teaching Strategies
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies
As Teen Stress Increases Teachers Look for Answers
https://www.edutopia.org/article/teen-stress-increases-teachers-look-answers
Empowering Teachers Raising Expectations
CHAMPS Tip of the Week
STOIC
Structure Your Classroom for Success
Teach Expectations
Observe Student Behavior
Interact Positively
Correct Fluently
Interact Positively-
- Understand the importance of building personal relationships with students.
- Use every possible opportunity to provide each student with noncontingent attention.
- Give students positive feedback on their successes in a variety of ways.
- Plan to interact at least 3 times more often with students when they are behaving appropriately than when they are misbehaving.
- Effectively employ a classwide system or systems if needed to increase motivation and responsible behavior.
SPORTS
Boy's Basketball
12/10 - 12/12- Boy's Basketball Tournament
8th Grade @ Ryan
7th Grade @ Randy
Wrestling Begins
11/25