4.30.16 Weekend Update
SUMMER PD OPPORTUNITIES
Please consider the following opportunities this summer. Click on the highlighted link to go to the web page. The first three are not at SPS; the last two are here.
Off campus, far way...
Design Thinking and Innovation at Gould Academy
Frost Place Conference on poetry and Teaching:
EE Ford Summer Teacher’s Colloquium
And our own home-grown events:
See Lawrence if you have questions or would like to attend
Symposium on Intimacy, Empathy, and Technology
See Chad if you have questions or would like to attend
USING THE C.I.T.
STUDENT FEEDBACK
Scott Morin will close this survey at the end of next week. Let Lawrence know if you have any questions.
CALENDAR REMINDERS AND UPDATES
Saturday, April 30: PRs corrected by noon
Monday, May 2: PRs available to students and parents
- Mid-term grades due by 3:15
Tuesday, May 3: Parents/students can view mis-term grades online
- Advisee dinners
Thursday, May 5: Advisee dinners
AND FINALLY - ACTIVE LEARNING
Here is more on Active Learning from the Study Guides and Strategies webpage. While written for students, it defines Active Learning in a way we can certainly apply to our teaching : "Through it you can explore a set of learning experiences that can be more effective and interesting, and you can take more responsibility for your education. This is especially critical in an online environment where you may not even meet your teacher or fellow students. Begin by defining content (what to study) and establishing your objectives (what to learn). Next read! Do your research. Then build a foundation of activities that can help you learn, and communicate what you have learned. Some may not be interesting to you; some a nice fit with your preferred learning style(s)."
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