First Nine Weeks- CJHS
August 16- October 19, 2019
Professional Learning
PLC Meetings Attended: 27
(Includes 7th/8th-grade ELAR PLC's, GT instructional meeting, and librarian PLT's)
Professional Development Sessions Taught: 11
Best 100 Middle-Grade Books of 2018- session during power week and one at C&I day
Free-Choice in the ELAR classroom- two sessions at C&I day
Cooper Chromebook rollout- 1 presentation
Google Classroom for Beginners- after-school session
Library Orientation for teachers during Staff PD day- 5 sessions
PD's Attended: 3
Technology in Action Conference 2018
Wylie ISD EdCamp
Balanced Literacy Review
Other Meetings: 5
Met with library vendor representatives from Follett, Mackin, Permabound, Bound to Stay Bound, and Junior Library Guild
Lessons Taught
237 class periods
Lesson Highlights:
7th-grade Library Orientation
8th-grade Library Orientation
8th-grade math scavenger hunt
7th-grade Reading classes- genre book tasting
8th-grade Reading classes- genre book tasting
Growth Mindset lesson/escape room with GEMS and CCR classes
7th-grade reading book talks- 2018 Lone Star Books
8th-grade reading classes book talks- 2018 Lone Star Books
7th Grade reading- the Amazing library race
8th-grade reading- quick checkout and lesson over popular YA authors
2nd math scavenger hunts with 8th-grade math
8th-grade math gallery walk
Daily Supervision of students
-Average of 5 classes daily
-Lunch Privilege Duty- 3 lunches with approximately 100 students a day, between all the lunches.
-Drop-in students- appx. 50/day
Special Programs and Activities
Cooper Chromebook Rollout
Created powerpoint lessons with expectations for Chromebooks
Created powerpoint for teachers with Chromebook cart management tips/tricks
Labeled 1,000 Chromebooks with student names
Checked out 1,000 Chromebooks in Asset system to students
Sorted all Chromebooks into carts using the 2nd-period roster
Delivered Chromebooks to all classrooms
Disassembled/reassembled all Chromebook carts to reflect the number of students enrolled in the class
Created powerpoint for teachers to set-up passwords for all students
Handled technical support for all Chromebook issues
Created flyers for teachers and students with Chromebook quick fixes
Remodeling
The library was painted- students and staff love the fresh new look!
Club Meetings
Student council meeting every Thursday AM
Privilege Clubs
Anime/Manga club (3 meetings)
Diversity Club (2 meetings)
D.E.A.R. (drop everything and read) club- 2 meetings
Makerspace club- Keva Planks at 1st meeting, LEGO building challenges at the 2nd meeting
Circulation
1st 9 weeks circulation: 3,281
# of holds: 66
Linda Sanchez
Email: linda.sanchez@wylieisd.net
Location: 101 Hensley Lane, Wylie, TX, USA
Phone: 972-429-3261
Facebook: facebook.com/cjhslib