Celina Curriculum Newsletter
Volume 1 Issue 10 - Summer 2021
About
This Newsletter includes the following: June DLT Meeting Notes, Literacy Coaches' Corner, Bulldog Talk updates, Key Professional Development Dates for August, and 21-22 Celina Professional Development (PD) Plan.
DLT Holds June Meeting
On June 9, our DLT held their eighth meeting of the 2020-21 school year. Below are key highlights from the meeting:
-Reviewed goals being designed by each building.
-Analyzed results of our DLT Effectiveness Survey and offered the following:
- Our work next school year will allow us to practice the improvement of these areas presented in the survey.
Our transition from 3 buildings into 1 will allow us to have more collaborative opportunities for promoting change and growth.
-Added key learnings to 2.5 (Goals) on our ACL Practice Profile. We will revisit the Profile at our next meeting.
Our next DLT meeting will be held September 15.
DLT Members include: Dr. Ken Schmiesing, Vaughn Ray, Tracey Dammeyer, Michelle Duncan, Casey Hinton, Cory Ahrens, Erin Weigel, Lisa Bye, Jen Birney, Toby Siefring, Brittany Green, Andy Mikesell, Ann Holdheide, Phil Metz, Jason Andrew, and Bret Baucher.
Literacy Coaches' Corner
Greetings from the Literacy Coaches! We have been busy working with Sherry Kinzel, Margo Shipp, and Amplify reps to prepare our literacy team for the 21-22 school year. For those of you looking to get a head start this summer, we are including a few valuable resources for you to check out:
Webinar -”The Knowledge Gap: What it is and How to Narrow it”
Facebook Group - Science of Reading: What I Should Have Learned in College
Facebook Group-Science of Reading-3rd Grade and Beyond
We are excited to work with all of you next school year!
Laura Brandt
Sarah VanTilburg
Karen Sudhoff
Christine Schlater
Celina Curriculum is on Facebook
Celina Curriculum (@CelinaCurriculum) now has a FaceBook page. The purpose of the page is to provide Celina teachers and the school community with information and resources to implement our district strategy and provide high-quality instructional practices that challenge, prepare, and empower our students.
Bulldog Talk Podcasts Released in June/July
Podcast released in June/July:
Episode 8 (Laura Brandt, Karen Sudhoff, Sarah Vantilburg, and Christine Schlater)
Episode 9 (Jonathan Williams with Vaughn Ray)
Email Vaughn Ray (vaughn.ray@celinaschools.org) with show ideas.
Key Professional Development Dates for August
- 10th - Big Ideas Math: Grades 2-6
- 11th - Amplify: K-8 and Freckle Math: Grades 5 & 6
- 12th - Work Day (Curriculum Camp) for teachers who attended the Big Ideas, Amplify, or Freckle Math PD
- 24th - Work Day for 3-12 LETRS and K-12 Non-LETRS and LETRS Training for K-2 LETRS
- 25th - Work Day for K-2 LETRS, LETRS Training for 3-12 LETRS, and ACL Work for K-12 Non-LETRS
Additional details will be made available in the near future to participating groups.