Friday Forward
Building Capacity & Improving Climate/Culture - 9/1
SHARE WITH YOUR STAFF
The Friday Forward is JCPSForward's way to highlight engagement & learning opportunities. PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR STAFF AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
Top Five Open Counts for last week came from shares by:
- Caia Cross, Carrithers Middle (Teacher)
- Carla Kent, Iroquois High (Resource Teacher)
- Mary Landenwich, Brown School (GCC)
- Dena Dossett, Data Management & Research (Department Chief, JCPS Cabinet)
- Karen Owen (GCC)
Twitter in JCPS
- To join Twitter or learn the basics, Click here
- To learn how to join in a Twitter chat, Click here
- To join the database, click here. We're compiling a list of JCPS "Tweeters" that will soon be searchable in JCPS. Only name, school, @handle and edu interests are collected.
Hashtags - maximize your reach!
- #WeAreJCPS - Positive stories to share
- #JCPSChat - Ongoing conversations
- #JCPSDL - Professional learning resources
#JCPSChat - 9/18 - Student Agency
October chat moderator - JCPS BOE Chair Chris Brady
In the next ten days!
- MUSIC - Choral Professional Learning: Gheens Flex Room - 9/7 - 3:30-6:30 - Topics: choral pedagogy/strategies for middle-high school chorus, assessment software; unconference tool on sharepoint. PD Central - 17-1887370
- MATH - Mathematical Discussions Cohort - application deadline 9/7 - Focus: Increase student engagement and discourse in the math classroom. To learn more, click here
MATH - 4th/5th Advance Program/MST Math Cohort - application deadline 9/8 - Focus: Extend/enrich student understanding through effective/higher level questioning. To learn more, click here.
- CES - Student Technology Ambassador (Middle/High) - submit by 9/8. To learn more, email Danielle Washburn or click here.
CES - Google Certification Cohorts (PD Credit)
1. Teachers - Level 1 and Level 2 Certification
2. Principals - Level 1 Certification
To learn more, email Kathleen Receveur
***To learn more about why so many educators are becoming Certified, click here
Curriculum Management
- Elementary Math - ongoing - Click here
- Middle/High Math - ongoing - Click here
- High School ELA - September/October - Click here
Deeper & Professional Learning
Diversity, Equity & Poverty
- BIG DEP News - They are now on Instagram! Follow @jcpsdep & tag them in your posts!
- AMPED Open House - 9/20 - 4425 Greenwood Ave. from 5-7pm. Learn about Academy of Music Production Education and Development (AMPED) resources/opps. PDCentral #17-1887242 or call 485-7075.
- To see the religious observances calendar, click here
- September DEP Battery of Opportunities, click here
- For a list of all DEP opportunities, click here
Human Resources
Principal Training - Achieve the Core
Organic JCPS Teacher Led Initiatives
- ColorBraveJCPS has a vision to elevate social justice through education. Follow them on Twitter and use #ColorBraveJCPS to get more involved. They are accepting applications for the Social Justice League - a year long cohort focused on developing Social Justice and Deeper Learning skills and dispositions. To learn more, click here.
- Latinos of JCPS was formed to unite, celebrate and support the Latino educators & students in JCPS. Follow them on Twitter and use the #LOJCPS and #LatinosofJCPS to get more involved. Email Rosa Arnold or Natalia Alejandro Rodriguez to learn more.
Get More Involved
- FlashForward - Take over the JCPSForward Instagram account for a week
- Pedagogical Passions - Share the "why" of your professional story in a short blog
- JCPSForward Blogger - Write a series of blogs on an edutopic that matters to you
- JCPSForward Blog Bank - Share your edublog on our site and on social media
- Latinos of JCPS Interest Form - Become a part of the Latinos of JCPS community
- Elemetary ECE PLC - join a district wide cohort
- Primary PLC - join a district wide cohort
JCPSForward
Email: jcpsforward1@gmail.com
Website: jcpsforward.org
Location: Louisville, KY, United States
Phone: 502-400-3380
Facebook: facebook.com/jcpsforward
Twitter: @jcpsforward
Our "WHY"
When a small group of educators came together in the summer of 2015, we had one goal that still remains at the heart of our work. We wanted to create a connective tissue of positive, solutions-oriented educators in JCPS. To date, we've engaged with OVER 2,000 educators in the district through virtual and face to face engagement opportunities and teacher led professional learning. "Joining" the movement is simple - take part in any of our initiatives or just share on social media or in person with peers.