Robinson Weekly Memo
May 6 - 10, 2019
Student Computer Collection:
This year all student devices will be collected and new devices will be distributed at the beginning of the year. In order to facilitate this process, collection will occur on the following dates:
- 8th Grade computers will be collected on Friday, May 10th
- 7th Grade computers will be collected on Wednesday, May 15th
- 6th Grade computers will be collected on Thursday, May 16th
Additionally, all rising 7th and 8th graders (current 6th and 7th graders) will have the opportunity to register for classes on Monday, May 13th and Tuesday, May 14th. This will be a time to enter related arts preferences for the coming year. Also, if you have not completed the co-teaching survey sent this weekend, please do so as soon as possible.
Important dates and reminders:
- Leadership Team Meeting - May 6th (all are welcome to attend)
- RNR Band Spring Reward Trip (Grades 7 & 8) - May 7th
- PTSA Board Meeting - May 7th @ 8:30 AM
- Golf District Tournament on May 8th
- 8th Grade ACT Aspire Testing - May 8th & 9th
- 6th Grade Camp Explore: May 8th - 10th
- Part-time Instructional Assistant Meeting - May 9th @ 9:30 in Office Conference Room
- 8th Grade D-B Excel Open House (see flyer below) - May 9th
- 8th Grade Computer Collection - May 10th
- 8th Grade DC & Local Trips - May 13th - 17th
- Golf Regional Tournament on May 14th & 15th
- 7th Grade Computer Collection - May 15th
- 8th Grade Computer Collection - May 16th
- 5th Grade visit to RNR - May 16th
- Track State Meet @ Austin Peay University on May 18th
- 7th Grade Awards & Honors Day - Monday, May, 20th @ 8:30 AM
- 6th & 7th Grade Free Athletic Physicals (Click on Information link below to download forms) May 21st
- 7th Grade End of the Year Field Day Activity - Monday, May 20th (following Awards Day)
- 6th Grade Awards & Honors Day - Tuesday, May 21st @ 8:30 AM
- 8th Grade Awards & Promotion Day - Thursday, May 23rd @ 8:30 AM followed by the 8th grade reception.
NEW: Beginning February 15 and running through the end of 2019, IRIS Professional Development Certificates will be FREE. That’s right, free, and it’s all thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs.
Flexible, user-friendly, and built around reliable and trustworthy resources, IRIS PD Certificates for Teachers allow individual users to pursue certificates for professional development hours. Through this feature, practitioners can work through a wide variety of our modules and—after completing a pre-test and post-test—receive verification of completion and an indication of the number of hours it typically takes users to complete that resource.
Getting started couldn’t be simpler: Create an account with a username and password. Next, browse available IRIS STAR LegacyModules and select the ones that best suit your PD needs. Thirty-three modules are now available, and more are added all the time.
Once you have created an account and selected a module, you will:
Your IRIS PD Certificate (email or PDF) includes your name, the module you completed, the date, the hours you earned, and your pre- and post-test scores, if you choose.
Summer PD Opportunities
The Instructional Technology Academy (ITA), sponsored by ETETA, is held every year to inform teachers of new and innovative ways to implement technology with the goal of improving student learning. The one-day conference includes four breakout sessions, breakfast, and lunch. PDP points are available.
Please follow this link to register for the event: ITA Registration 2019
Please consider being a presenter at ITA. Click on the link below to submit a proposal to present: Submit Presentation
Event Date and Time:
Friday, June 14, 2019
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST (Door Prizes and PD Certificates distributed at 3:30 PM)
Breakfast and Lunch Provided
Location:
Cleveland Middle School
3635 Georgetown Rd. NW
Cleveland, TN 37312
2019 School Success Symposium
Sponsored by: NISWONGER FOUNDATION
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 from 7:30 to 3:30
Greeneville High School and Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tennessee
The focus this year will be helping K-12 students achieve their career goals/choices
We hope you will join us for the 2019 School Success Symposium
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Penny Schwinn
Read Bio
We welcome the new Tennessee Commissioner of Education to our 2019 School Success Symposium.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Perry Wilson, Founder: If I Had A Hammer
COUNSELOR CONVENING
Again this year, we will be offering a Counselor Convening for K-12 Counselors and higher education professionals, in the 1st Congressional District. This will take place during the break-out sessions, and will be held across the street at the Walters State Community College campus. Lunch will be provided at Walters State for the Counselor Convening attendees.
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER
Dr. Amanda Propst Cuevas
Director of the Office of Appreciative Education in the Department of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida
Registration will begin at 7:30 AM in the Greeneville High School Cafe
Lunch is provided (Please let us know via email if you have a special dietary need)
barbara.bates@niswongerfoundation.org or
vivian.franklin@niswongerfoundation.org
There will be no cost to attend this event
A program will be distributed via email closer to the event and will also be posted to our website. You may register for the event by clicking on this link.