CPU Middle School
Dilyn McNeill-Instructional Coach Week of October 5
Quotes of the Week
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas A. Edison
Standards Based Grading
"The continuous challenge for educators is to know whether our students are really learning. Are they gaining competency in the necessary knowledge and skills that we are attempting to convey or is it all just disseminated information looking for a home? Just as important, how can our students know if they’re really learning? The commonplace default systems of assessment are to administer another test, assign additional homework, or to simply assume that since it’s been taught, it’s been caught. But what do these methods really show us about student learning—very little. Unless we are able to provide ourselves and our students with accurate and essential feedback, then it becomes incumbent upon us explore new assessment methods. "
VanHook, Michael S. "Standards-Based Grading." N.p., 18 Dec. 2014. Web. Complete article.
Humor
"In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of humor."--Michael Keaton
PS No one earned the prize last week.
Weekly Calendar
Tuesday, 10/6/15 Working with teachers and students. Help with Girls on the Run (Heart and Sole)
Wednesday, 10/7/15 Late start-Data Teams. Also, working with Melody Cassidy, Secondary Literacy Consultant.
Webinar from New Teacher Center on Collaborative Assessment Log.
Thursday, 10/8/15 Out of the building. North Liberty for New Teacher Center training.
Friday, 10/9/15 Out of the building. North Liberty for New Teacher Center training.
If you would like to see my Google calendar search my name while in Google Calendar.