MC Staff Update October 7th-11th.
Engage- Inspire-Empower
Evaluation Cycle Getting close to last call......
There are still a few evals left to schedule... You know who you are...:)
Staff Recognition Follow up
Staff Shout Outs
- Shout out to Bill Winterfield for setting up the gym for our morning practice! He lowered all the hoops after the gym was set up for volleyball. Thanks Bil!!
- Shoutout to Laura and Shannon for helping me transition to my new role over this past month. I am so lucky to have partners like you, and am so grateful for your support and guidance! - Emily
Parking Rotation - October 7th- October 18th
McClure Scare Challenge- will you be next?
- Plot to scare someone and film their reaction
- AirDrop the video to JB- set up a time in the office
- JB will put together a montage video for the staff with the various video's taken
- From October 1- October 11th is the "Scare Window"
- Video available on October 20th AP Update
- Extra Bonus for scaring JB or DC
- Be safe
Substitute Coverage this Week- We have a busy Friday this Week
Sub Call-in Procedures Remember to follow procedures if absent.
Tuesday, 10/8-Clare Marsh- Linda Brooks, Theresa Kelly- Patricia Duffy, Anna Federman- Mandy Connley, Jill Tweedie(PM)- John Stibich, Erin Mesch (PM)- Mary Ann Quinlan,
Wednesday, 10/9 LATE ARRIVAL-Clare Marsh-Linda Brooks, Dan Leddy-John Stibich, Jodi Hansen- Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff
Thursday,10/10- Clare Marsh-Linda Brooks,
Friday, 10/11 Clare Marsh- Linda Brooks, John Stibich is absent, Monica Fumarolo is out, Eilen Tomaso-Julie Dickett, Vanessa Noman- Carol Foster, Dave Robare (PM)-Winterfield, Scott VonBank- Patrica Duffy, Dan Chick- No Replacement Possible.
Discipline Corner -w JB Growth Mindset
- Discipline Google Form or it is located in Google Sites Staff Handbook under McClure Forms
- Processing Sheet
- Flow Chart Referral Process
- Teacher v Office Managed Behaviors
Discipline and Growth Mindset: What's the Connection? Thomas Fuller said, "All things are difficult before they are easy." When things are always easy and then they become more difficult, individuals are more likely to quit or give up. The struggle is important and helps us internalize the learning and persevere when learning does not come easy. An effort is never pointless and failing forward as long as the effort is applied, will always achieve positive results. Many students who struggle with academic, social, emotional and behavioral difficulties exhibit a fixed mindset. They practice negative self-talk. If a student has a fixed mindset, they often believe there is no opportunity for improvement. This is true if it is academic, social or behavioral.
Students with fixed mindsets in academic classes often become behavioral challenges. He or she avoids the work and acts out in class as a way to shield themselves from feeling inferior.
When negative behaviors are exhibited, someone with a fixed mindset has difficulty accepting personal responsibility(Sound Familiar). Blaming others becomes common practice. You may hear, "This is how I have always been, and this is how I'll always be." (Hacking Discipline p. 88).
What can we do to help? Help them naturally understand a Growth Mindset.
1. Boost a Ss confidence academically and it may help with the behavior
2. Ask Ss to recall the first time they did something that they are now pretty good at. Have Ss map out the steps they to advance from beginner to their current level. Explain to the class after these exercises that the Ss just demonstrated a growth mindset.
3. Take the opportunity to talk to the Ss about growth mindset and share with them something that you may struggle learning or performing. (Think how easy it is for Ss to use technology) share a technology struggle that you have that you need to improve and track your progress with the Ss. (We ask Ss to learn something new every day and to perform tasks they may have never been asked to do before, it is important to show Ss that we can learn too and we remember what it is like to be a student.
Use this Strategy when teaching an important concept:
Share with the students the zones of growth:
Comfort Zone-Ss feels relaxed and in control,
Challenge Zone- Ss feels uncomfortable but bearable (Optimal Growth)
Crisis Zone- Ss overcome by anxiety and fear and retreats back to the comfort zone
Ask Ss where they are at and make them move to a certain part of the room before continuing with instruction. This helps the Ss know that you are always concerned about the growth mindset and helping Ss get better no matter where their current level of understanding is on the topic.
Next step:
Include the class to help. Ask, what can a student in the crisis zone do to get back to the challenge zone? How can we maintain the challenge zone without pushing ourselves into the crisis zone and reverting back to the comfort zone?
- Next week Discipline: Hack 5: Growth Mindset 2- Challenging our Long Standing Beliefs