Perkins Beat
March 11-15
Check it Out
Importance of Effective Questioning
Check out the attached article in the link below by Geoff Petty to brush up on your questioning techniques, because as he says, “the most commonly used questioning methods are the least effective.” According to Petty, in his book Evidenced Based Teaching, the precise questioning strategy you adopt can make a big difference to the proportion of students who participate in your class both mentally and verbally. Petty says it also affects the quality of feedback you and your students get on the depth of understanding, and the time students have to reason out their answer; their “thinking time.”
DUTIES
Walker Entrance
Syron
Back Bus Loop
Moak
Foyer
Davanzo
PM
Walker Dismissal
Herring,Puckett, Syron
Bus Duty
Chappell, Herendeen
The April faculty meeting has been moved from Monday April 1st to Wednesday April 3rd. Please mark this in your calendars. Thank you.
Classroom Connections
Math anxiety blocks the brain’s working memory and starts a self-perpetuating cycle of math avoidance, low achievement, and fear. Check out these strategies to support healthy #math identities: https://t.co/whx1dwtEEs #mathchat https://t.co/F7h85T5qcE
(https://twitter.com/Math_Solutions/status/1055821355759951872?s=09)
Things Happening
- Faculty MTG 8:10
- Book Fair LGI
- Book Fair LGI
- District Safety MTG 10:00
- 1st Grade PLC 2:30
- Book Fair LGI
- Tier 3 MTG 2:00
- Curriculum Council 3:15
- Book Fair 5:30-7:00
- Lighthouse Team Mtg 8:10
- Half Day of School
- Principals and Coaches 11:30
- Monthly Assembly 1:00 PM
Math and Movement Night Wednesday March 20th. More Volunteers Needed. Please sign up by letting Sarah or Mandy know.
Technology Tuesday
In preparation for our laptops for teachers and students, OneNote is a great way to distribute material, collaborate as a whole class, and share work!
Check out this great Sway about becoming a OneNote Ninja from Mike Tholfsen - Product Manager at Microsoft EDU and OneNote guru.
I'm offering an Elective PD on OneNote this Thursday so you can learn more (attached are directions to sign up). If you want to meet with me at another time about OneNote or anything else, let me know!
ABSENCE REMINDER
Perkins School
Email: susan.achille@newarkcsd.org
Website: newarkcsd.org
Location: 439 West Maple Avenue, Newark, NY, United States
Phone: 315-332-3315
Twitter: @Newark_PS