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Upcoming Week in Review
A week: April 16-April 20
PARCC Testing for Grades 4 and 5 this week in the area of ELA
April 16th: Leadership Team Meeting in the Media Center @ 3:45 p.m.
April 18th: Author Visit: Grades 3-5 @ 1:20 p.m. and PK-2 @ 2:20 p.m.
April 20th: Cherrydale Fundraiser Ends
In the Know
- You are invited to attend Historic Sotterley’s, Our American Family, part of the Common Ground, Connected Heritage project funded by Maryland Humanities April 19-21, 2018. In this climate of change, people in their work families that interact with each other and the public need the tools to help them understand perspectives in order to be the best ambassadors for their employers and communities. In Education, its people that make the good happen. Free and open to the public, registration is required for each session. Go to the link for program details and registration. You must register for each session attending.
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3321390 - Towson University would like to offer the Master of Science in Instructional Technology with a School Library Media endorsement to teachers in the Southern Maryland area starting at the end of May.
This program would be a mix of online classes and face to face classes. The reduced rate is $951 per 3 credit course ($741 for tuition + $210 fee). If you are interested, please contact Alyssa Zumpano, azumpano@towson.edu, for more information. - Towson University is beginning a graduate Master of Science in Educational Leadership with Admin 1 Certification. The program will begin in Fall 2018. The reduced rate is $951 per 3 credit course ($741 for tuition + $210 fee). Towson is hosting an information session on Monday, April 23, at 5 p.m. in the SMCPS Central Admin Building, Board of Education Meeting room. For questions about the program. See this FLYER for more information or contact Dr. Maher at jamaher@smcps.org.
Bots PLAYDATES: Join St. Mary’s County teachers and media staff for a hands-on learning experience. Geared for staff wishing to begin a robotics club within their schools, participants will “Play” with BeeBots, ProBots, Dash & Dot robots, Lego EV-3 robots, Ozobots and more. Learn ways to integrate new robotics equipment into existing content standards. Stipend pay will be provided at the hourly rate.
Dates: June 21 OR July 26 OR August 17
Time: 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM.
Location: Dr. James. A Forrest Career and Technology Center; Dohrman Room- There will be a CPI Re-certification class offered on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Green Holly ES from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The registration link is available on the SMCPS website>offices>curriculum and instruction>coursework registration. Or you may click on this link.
Register online: https://smcps.truenorthlogic.com
UserName: beginning of SMCPS log in (without @smcps.org)
Password: smcps1