Weekly Coaching Communication
Make it a great day -- every day!
26 February -- 02 March 2018
Hats off to you!
Here's this past week's amazement:
- This one is a little late in recognition, but a shout out needs to go to Mr. Havener and Mr. Jaquette for their work with Take Charge. Encouraging students to do random acts of kindness and share notes of appreciation provided a recharge of positivity, and so many teachers still have the notes hanging in their rooms.
- Thank you, Ms. Debbie Smith and the Student Council for a great SPIRIT WEEK! A nice fix for the winter doldrums.
- Teachers -- Spirit Week always brings its challenges with focus and interruptions, but it was great to see the participation in dress-up days and in the assembly.
- Thank you to Mrs. Leandra Sunseri and her CPUCGA Cyber Security Project to help us all learn how to be safe in the cyber world.
- I know I mentioned this in the last newsletter, but as I read through and work with your practice and responses from last Friday's Professional Learning, I celebrate you and appreciate your dedication to moving your practices forward.
#nobetterplacetowork
Pope's Professional Learning -- Sharing to Build Capacity
Actively Learn & Close Reading -- Courtesy of Leandra Sunseri
Ms. Sunseri shared that Grant Wood Area Education agency has partnered with Actively Learn the last couple of years to pilot the application to support students reading deeply online. Grant Wood claims to have seen increased student engagement and the ability to provide support to students reading text online.
The information about Actively Learn comes at a great time for those of you who are working through assignment #2 for Rigorous Reading. You can upload your text, or choose one from the catalog and take your students through the strategies for close reading and use your text-dependent questions.
Watch the short "Solutions Video" to learn how Actively Learn aligns to the work that we are doing with Rigorous Reading, or schedule a time to work with me.
Coaching Schedule -- see Google Calendar for specific "Busy" times **schedule subject to change**
Monday, 26 February -- EARLY OUT -- 1:30 PM Dismissal for State Basketball
- Jim Knight @ GWAEA -- ALL DAY
Tuesday, 27 February -- EARLY OUT -- 12:30 Dismissal for PTCs (last one's for the year!)
- John Almerode @ GWAEA -- ALL DAY
Wednesday, 28 February -- 7:30 Staff MTG -- NORMAL DAY!
- 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM SpEd & IXL MTG w/ Jennifer Burkhart
- 1:00 - 2:00 PM IC/Principal MTG
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Thursday, 01 March -- EARLY OUT -- 12:30 Dismissal for Professional Learning
STATE BASKETBALL 1:30 PM????
- Teacher Clarity @ GWAEA -- ALL DAY
Friday, 02 March -- NO SCHOOL
ARCHIVE LINKS
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Pope's IC Weekly Communication Archive & Index 2016-17
Click on the link to access 2016-17 prior weekly communications.
Pope's IC Weekly Communication Archive & Index 2017-18
Click on the link to access 2016-17 prior weekly communications.
Contact Information
Center Point - Urbana CSD
Email: epopenhagen@cpuschools.org
Phone: 319-849-1102+91015
Twitter: @Epopenhagen