Friday Focus-Admin Style
10-11-13
Quote for the Week
"That you use technology in your teaching is not what's important. What's important is that you use technology POWERFULLY in your teaching." Marc Prensky
Looking Forward-Things You Need to Know
10-14 Skyline to 6th Grade Camp
10-14 Leadership-Who has snacks??
10-15 JN to visit SV (I have Wednesday AM open, if anyone would like me to visit and walk classrooms with them...)
10-17&10-18 TK-2 Common Core Math Professional Development (pick one day to attend)
10-17 Terry Decker to talk to Carmel Creek's PTA re: Common Core
EduAwesome Drops in Our Bucket...
- Congratulations to Elisa, Stephan and Jerry for successfully completing their Site Strategic Planning Days! The days were so well organized and no doubt will provide a great road map for the future. No doubt Debi Dunn, Karen Staton and Kathy Schmedding had something to do with the organization part...!
- The Teacher presenters were AMAZING! We have such talented teachers in our schools! Angie Tremble, Brittani Gurwitt, Ellen Leventhal, Katy Anderson, Kristie Mortazavi, Cara Spitzmiller and Christy Campbell are truly on the cutting edge of Common Core Implementation and 21st Century Learning Strategies! So many parents noted that last year we were looking at what other schools were doing with Common Core and 21st Century Learning AND this year OUR teachers were sharing what is happening in OUR classrooms right now!! We have come so far, so fast!
- Thank you to Monica and Melani for always making sure that the Board Room was cleaned up and set up for each new Site Strategic Planning Day! You two make lives so much easier!
Video of the Week
5 Great under 6 minutes TED Talks for Teachers-Excellent one on GRIT!
I Choose "C" -The video that Vicki King referenced this evening.
Blogs, Tweets and Pins-Our Very Own PLN
- Building Social and Emotional Skills in Elementary Students (From The Happiness Project) @edutopia
- What Parents Want Teachers to Know...12 Conversation Starters
- Complete Visual Guide to Technology for Children (Tobie, this one is especially for you!)
- Build your PLN: Connect- A "Must Follow" Pinterest Board-that links to over 50 other Conected Educator Boards!
- Another great person to follow on twitter is Marc Prensky @marcprensky
- (btw...the Twitter Birdie tells me that our very own Jerry Jones and Lauren Beebe posted a tweet last week!)
- Timely Articles/links to send out to teachers:
- A Practical Guide For Teachers Who Just Got iPads This is a great resource and reminder about what to do and what not to do when you get iPads! (Thank You Angie for finding this resource and tweeting it #sbsdedu)
- An Infographic of 50+ Effective Instructional Strategies @edutopia
- QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide
- What Engages Students? 10 Things Students Say-Bet you could guess most of them? Maybe we should ask our teachers and see if their classrooms mirror their predictions?
Final Thoughts to Ponder...
What's the vision for your school...Could your staff and community articulate what you value and where your school is heading? Just pondering??