McClatchey Mail
Know your PURPOSE ~ Find your PASSION ~ Deliver with PRIDE
Week of April 18, 2016
My thought for today...
Announcements for this week
New DME Members
This week...
PE Teachers (splitting the day):
- Coach Lindsay Fallen - she will teach at DME 7:30-12:00 and then report to Heritage High School for afternoon teaching and coaching assignments.
- Coach David Gaskamp - he will teach at DME 12:00-2:00. He has morning teaching assignments and afternoon coaching assignments at Heritage High School.
- Angela Hayes - Angela joins us from Longbranch Elementary and she will be an special education inclusion para at DME
In near future - we will be working on finalizing some other positions: sped teacher, sped para, PE para, and ISS/Tech para.
LAUNCH - A.J. Juliani - Coming in May
I will be purchasing some for our professional library - but, this looks like a GREAT professional book to read.
A message from AJ himself!
Global Day of Design is coming soon.
Here's a free, design thinking design challenge that your students can complete in a single day. Need a creative alternative to watching a movie on the last day of a quarter? Looking for something innovative to do when you're finished testing? This free design challenge might just be perfect for you.
Design Thinking Challenge: Create A Sport Using Only These Items (zip file)
Let us know how you use it using the hashtag #GDD16
Also, we'd love for you to sign up your class on this Google Form so we know how many students and educators are taking part in the Global Day of Design (should only take one minute): SIGN UP YOUR CLASS HERE
Finally, if you are looking to use Snapchat during the Global Day of Design, I've put the PNG file of our Snapchat Geo-filter that you can use as a template to create your own geo-filter for your school during #GDD16 (it's way below)!
Thanks!
A.J. Juliani and John Spencer
The Pirate Dave Burgess - How Will You End Your Year?
A Resource from Angela Maiers
Maker Education and Social-Emotional Development
A thought-provoking article on the makerspace movement, which is related to the vision of DME.
https://medium.com/synapse/maker-education-and-social-emotional-development-3aa4e7b6badc#.dv80iwh3u
The Passion Gap -
Kinder RoundUp Info
Kinder Camp night is next Tuesday, April 26th at 6:30 - Admin Boardroom - Kinder teachers will be on hand to lead this informational night. Looking forward to it!
Reminder...
Let's get together!
Interested in Being a LID? (Lead Instructional Designer...AKA Lead Teacher)
Find Application Here
Want a cute shirt?
http://clairelynn.com/Store/store.html#!/McClatchey/c/18293420/offset=0&sort=normal
~ Jon Gordon
5th grade classroom - lots of natural light
As we embark on a digital journey...
The Details
Email: courtney_carpenter@misd.gs
Website: http://www.midlothian-isd.net/dmcclatchey/index.html
Location: 6631 Shiloh Road, Ovilla, TX, United States
Phone: (972)775-8296
Twitter: @DMcClatcheyElem