John Adams Middle School
Monday Morning Quarterback, Volume 11
Monday, November 18, 2019
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"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."
--Helen Keller
COACHING CORNER
With 2nd quarter upon us, this is a reminder that all teaching staff participate in 1 ENVoY coaching cycle per semester. If you haven’t reached out to Melanie or Kate to schedule your coaching cycle, please contact either of them at your soonest convenience.
In case you didn’t know, there are ENVoY resources on JANET including:
· How CLASS Tool, CLR, and ENVoY all tie together
· ENVoY “cheat sheets” for quick reminders
· Example videos
· EXIT Directions pictures to use & download
If you have any other resources you’d like to see on JANET (ENVoY or otherwise) please let a coach know!
~Melanie, Corey, and Kate
EXIT Directions- ANY TIME we are moving students to independent work.
Nothing should be implied all should be written somewhere or represented with a picture.
ALWAYS ask for questions and then make refinements.
Small group exit directions for each station. Put in sleeve and binder. Review as you go over the stations. Can be done silently.
Advanced Exit Directions is the process of numbering the directions on the board. This allows the teacher to put a student on task during seatwork by silently referring to particular parts of the Exit Directions.
Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court, by Coach John Wooden
Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
“Too often we get distracted by what is outside our control. You can’t do anything about yesterday. You can do nothing about tomorrow. It is yet to come. However, tomorrow is in large part determined by what you do today. So make today a masterpiece. You have control over that.
You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day. Don’t think you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren’t you doing it now? If you sincerely try to do your best to make each day a masterpiece, angels can do no better.”
Make Each Day Your Masterpiece
“Too often we get distracted by what is outside our control. You can’t do anything about yesterday. You can do nothing about tomorrow. It is yet to come. However, tomorrow is in large part determined by what you do today. So make today a masterpiece. You have control over that.
You have to apply yourself each day to become a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be. It begins by trying to make each day count and knowing you can never make up for a lost day. Don’t think you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren’t you doing it now? If you sincerely try to do your best to make each day a masterpiece, angels can do no better.”
TALKING WITH BOYS: Real Boys Voices, by William Pollack
Action Talk
· Honor a boy’s need for "Timed Silence"—to choose when to talk.
· Find a safe place, a "shame-free zone."
· Connect through activity or play (an activity the boy likes).
· Avoid shaming – boys are shame-phobic.
· Make brief statements and wait – do not lecture.
· Share your own experiences (if relevant). It lets your boys know they are not alone.
· Be quiet and listen.
· Convey how much you admire and care about and love the boy.
Encouraging Boys’ Voices
· Encourage the expression of a full and wide range of emotions.
· Let boys know that "real boys," and "real men" do cry and speak.
· Let him know he doesn’t always have to be tough and strong.
Jaguar Spawtlight: Deb Las
This is part of my family from our yearly gathering in Whalen, MN at Cedar Valley Resort.
My immediate family consists of my daughter, Khiara and my son, Brennigan. We are all managed by our cat, Cappuccino, a chocolate lynx birman.
Khiara is at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities where she will graduate in the spring with degrees in cinema and Korean. Brennigan is at RCTC working on AA degrees in both science and engineering. (Yes. He is the Brennigan that holds athletic records both at John Adams and John Marshall.)
Prior to teaching, I managed both a photography store and a cookie store. I was a student at John Adams and returned in 1991 as a science teacher. In 2006 I had the privilege of meeting the President and many of our nation’s science leaders in Washington. I became a Science Ambassador for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based out of Atlanta, Georgia. I have serviced as a science consultant for an IMAX movie and worked as a reviewer for Corwin Press for which I have received acknowledgements in a number of books in education.