Staff Memo
Dec. 18, 2015
Thoughts from the Lucy Calkins Conference
This means that teachers are no longer the people who deliver knowledge. We simply can't. Now a teacher's job is utterly different. It used to be to deliver knowledge. Now a teacher has to teach kids to access, analyze, question, be skeptical of, infer, compare, and synthesize knowledge. This is a huge job and one that is incredibly different.
No too long ago, it was our job to teach kids to learn knowledge. We are faced with an enormous challenge now. By using "what is best for kids" and our Principles of Learning, we can dig in and move our teaching further down the continuum of teaching for deeper learning.
I applaud you as you meet in your grade level teams to build stronger units of study. I applaud you as you grapple with common assessments. I applaud you as you determine acceptable evidence and look at student work. This is what will move us forward. This is what will guarantee our students continue to learn and grow.
Let's keep rolling up our sleeves and have the kind of professional discourse where we learn and grow, look for the best way to support our students, and find ourselves doing the very kind of thinking we want our students to do.
Growth Mindset Thoughts
Upcoming PD Reminders and Revisions
- Jan. 15 1:00-4:00 PM Our next early release PD will focus on Socratic Seminar/Questioing with Meg Strnat. We will also be talking about The Myth of Average and HSE21.
- Jan. 22 7:35 Staff PD - Visit to CCA at FHS.
For Your Calendar
· Feb 3 Global Play Day
· Feb 8-12 Kindness Week
Looking Ahead
Dec. 19-Jan. 3 Winter Break - Have a marvelous one!
Monday, Jan. 4 - Staff only
- Work day
- 9:00 Share the Load - JW - Greiwe
Tuesday, Jan. 5 Day 2
- Pledge/MOS - Knutson/Carrell
- 3:10 Collab Team 1
- 7:00 PTO Open Forum with focus on HSE21 - Dr. Combs
Wednesday, Jan. 6 Day 3
- 8:30-10:30 Principals' meeting
- 12:30-1:30 WIDA training - Lisa and Melissa gone
- 2:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 Collab Team 2
- 3:15-5:30 Computer Expo - Admin bldg
Thursday, Jan. 7 Day 4
- 3:10 Collab Team 3
- 3:15-5:30 Computer Expo - Admin bldg
Friday, Jan. 8 Day 1
- 7:35 Diversity21
- 3:10 Collab Team 4
Monday, Jan. 11Day 2
- Pledge/MOS - REnt
- 3:10 Collab Team K
Tuesday, Jan. 12 Day 3
- 7:15-8:15 Computer Expo - Admin bldg
- 8:00 Tech Tuesday wiith Don, Georgi, and Kristin - Interest group PD
- 9:30-10:30 Admin Team mtg - FJH
- 3:10 Collab Team 1
Wednesday, Jan. 13 Day 4
- 2:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 Collab Team 2
Thursday, Jan. 14 Day 1
- 7:35 CIT
- 3:10 Collab Team 3
- 4:10 Collab Team EC
- 4:15-5:30 Computer Expo - Admin bldg
Friday, jan. 15 Day 2
- $1 Hat Day
- 7:15-8:15 Computer Expo - Admin bldg
- 8:15 Share the Load - CJ - Koewers
- 1:00-4:00 PD in the Art Room
Lisa Lederach, principal
Email: llederach@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/CRE/home.aspx
Location: 13535 Cumberland Road, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: 317-594-4170
Twitter: @CREhseIN