Weekly Coaching Communication
Make it a great day -- every day!
15-19 April 2019
Thank you for your readership!!!
HATS OFF TO YOU!
- SUPER-DUPER SHOUT OUT to Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs. Dierks (and Post-Prom Parents) for all the planning, the fundraising, the day of decorating, the food tasting, etc. to make prom and post-prom a special event for our students
- Teachers -- thank you for your flexibility with the junior decorating/senior trip day and willingness to roll up your sleeves and help as needed
- CLASS ACT!! Thank you, Mr. Havener for hosting a fantastic WAMAC Art Show -- lots of great planning and preparation paid off for a great show
- Thank you PBIS team for asking for teacher input to improve our school
- Shout out to Mr. Jaquette and his "boxed" classroom -- your flexibility to move classrooms to accommodate ISASP testing and the Art Show Workshops is beyond gracious
#nobetterplacetowork #CPUnation
*As always . . . my intent here is not to leave out anyone, so if you know of some great things happening in this building, please send me a text or email so I can include them -- share the greatness that people are choosing to do for our learners and for each other.
Professional Learning Make-up Ideas
Please note that these PL Make-up options are pre-approved from the list of ideas on the power point. You do not have to be a part of a specific learning team to watch a video or read an article (i.e. you do not have to be a math teacher or in the math learning team to use the upcoming webinar on the 22nd of April). However, if it is in your content area or learning team, +please make connections in your notes and your summary work to what you have already learned.
VISIBLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Corwin Webinar: John Hattie's Video: Building and Developing Assessment-Capable Learners -- Submit your notes/summary+ of the video and how you can use the information in your classroom
- Corwin Webinar: John Hattie on the Educator Mindframe and Why It Matters -- Submit your notes/summary+ of the video and how you can use the information in your classroom
- Corwin Webinar: John Hattie: 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning Webinar -- Submit your notes/summary+ of the video and how you can use the information in your classroom
- Upcoming Corwin Webinar (April 22nd @ 5PM) *Registration Link: JOHN ALMARODE & KATERI THUNDER on Teaching Mathematics in the Visible Learning Classroom -- Submit your notes/summary of the video and how you can use the information in your classroom
*Register for the Webinar even if you are unable to watch it live; Corwin will send you the link to the video recording when it becomes available
STRATEGIES & TOOLS (TECHNOLOGY)
- From Ditch That Textbook (I encourage you to sign-up for the blog -- full of great ideas!): The Google Drawings Manifesto for Teachers and the Webinar: Fantastic Learning Activities with Google Drawings with Tony Vincent (Ditch Summit) AND The PDF notes from Tony's presentation.
- Also from Ditch That Textbook: 10 tools for effective peer feedback in the classroom
GRANT WOOD AREA EDUCATION AGENCY OFFERING:
If you would like to attend the 4 Cs Summer Camp (see flyer below), you must register before April 30th. Although this training takes place after the June 7th deadline, you can count these 2.5 days (15.5 hours) for PL make-up. You will need to submit your Google form with a link to a confirmation email that shows not only your registration, but also your payment confirmation (you are responsible for all costs to attend this training).
HABITS of MIND CHALLENGE . . .
Here is my progress on my two goals:
MY GOAL: To share wonderment and awe with at least one teacher for each day that I am able to be in the building. The observable data will be consistently based on teacher practice and highly effective strategies.
Measurement: Tally record by date for teachers with whom I have noted the observable data. Carbon copy or photocopy notes for record.
For the MONTH of . . .
January Goal NOT Met 0/3 weeks
February Goal Met 3/4 weeks
March Goal Met 4/4 weeks
April Goal . . .
4/1 Goal NOT Met (2 notes/3 days)
4/8 Goal NOT Met (0 notes/3.5 days)
MY GOAL: To better prepare questions and think of potential roadblocks ahead of conversations and to actually ask the questions that generate from the discussion.
Measurement: Prepare (in writing) questions and potential roadblocks ahead of conversations. When a question arises in conversation, write the stem and ASK IT. Reflect on the usefulness of preparation questions and problems after each conversation with a + or - for usefulness. During conversation questions will be recorded and tallied.
For the MONTH of . . .
January Goal NOT Met 0/3 weeks
February Goal Met 3/4 weeks
March Goal Met 3/4 weeks
April Goal . . .
4/1 GOAL MET (7/7 Conversations)
4/8 GOAL MET (2/2 Conversations)
Coaching Schedule -- see Google Calendar for specific "Busy" times **schedule subject to change**
Monday, 15 April
- OUT of DISTRICT -- but available via text or email
Tuesday, 16 April
- 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM IC/Principal Meeting w/ Libolt
- Serve Teachers & Students
- Research & Resources
Wednesday, 17 April -- 7:30 AM Morning MTG -- Data Team Meetings
- OUT of DISTRICT -- but available via text or email
Thursday, 18 April
- OUT of DISTRICT -- but available via text or email
Friday, 19 April -- NO SCHOOL
ARCHIVE LINKS
Click on the link to access 2015-16 prior weekly communications.
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