Creating A Positive School Culture
Students Empowered and Engaged: February 2015
Opportunities to See Community Building In Action!
- Wass Elementary in Troy has invited people to observe their Wolf Pack meetings. Wolf Packs essentially braid character education, Cultures of Thinking and the PBIS framework into monthly, multi-grade small group team meetings. For more information and to "sign-up" follow this link
- Talk to the people doing it well
- See what synergy around culture looks like
RESOURCES!!!
Looking for Facilitators! Effective Practice Conference
How is your staff culture?
Everyone participates with UDL!
School Bonding!
Peers Making Peace: Facilitator Training!
UDL Practitioners: Heads Up!
Professional learning Opportunities!
Courageous Conversations About Race
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Restorative Justice
This workshop equips school personnel with the necessary skills to facilitate the Restorative Practices Circle Process in their classrooms. By the end of this workshop participants will be able to: establish a positive community in their classroom by learning how to use the circle process in preventative ways; effectively address classroom behaviors; expand their classroom management tool belt; and improve learning.
For more information and to register, click here
Friday, Mar 13, 2015, 08:00 AM
Oakland Schools, Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township, MI, United States
Anita Archer: Explicit Instruction
Are you interested in an overview on explicit instruction? Would you like to know more about the principles of explicit instruction and impact for students? If so, join Dr. Anita Archer for an overview of active participation, lesson design, critical delivery skills, vocabulary instruction, giving feedback, and praise. Learn more about the benefit for students with IEPs and how to incorporate the principles of explicit instruction to increase student achievement.
To register, click here
For more information about Explicit Instruction, click here
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015, 01:30 PM
Oakland Schools, Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford charter Township, MI, United States
Dr. Mark Brackett: Creating Emotionally Intelligent Schools
For more information and to register, click here
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015, 08:30 AM
Oakland Schools, Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township, MI, United States
Peers Making Peace: Facilitator Training
Peers Making Peace (PMP) is an award winning and widely recognized school based peer mediation program. Oakland Mediation Center is the only entity in Michigan credentialed to train school staff in Peers Making Peace.
Peer mediation programs train identified students as neutral third parties to intervene and assist other students in the resolution and management of interpersonal disputes.
Peer mediation gives students an opportunity to resolve the conflict at hand and strategies to handle similar problems in the future without having an adult solve their problems for them.
Includes three sessions: April 30, May 7th and May 14th, 2015.
For more information, click here.
Thursday, Apr 30, 2015, 08:00 AM
Oakland Schools, Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford charter Township, MI, United States
New Webpage!
Resources!
Continuous Improvement
- Is your school culture team meeting regularly?
- Are you reviewing data around student culture/behavior monthly?
Other Professional Learning
Positive, Supportive School Culture
Email: mary.perfitt.nelson@oakland.k12.mi.us
Website: http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/Departments/SchoolQuality/StudentEngagement/SchoolCulture/tabid/3491/Default.aspx
Phone: (248)209-2309