GE October Newsletter
Transforming Lives Through Education
GE Connections
Definition: Working together
Related Quote: "We must all live together as brothers or perish alone as fools." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Related Fable: The Rooster and the Eagle (P:37)*
Literature Connection: Don’t Wake Up Mama! By Eileen Christelow
A Cloak for the Dreamer by Aileen Friedman
Inspire Through Example
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Letter to A.F. Oeser, Nov. 9, 1768)”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
October Dates to Remeber
October 13th--Columbus Day
October 16th--Boss's Day
October 31st--Halloween
Practice of the Month--16 & 17
#16--Educators and learners employ effective interpersonal communication skills.
stand, smile, use eye-contact, introduce self, repeat the visitor's name, offer seating, shaking hands, etc.
# 17 Educators and learners celebrate the successes of others.
Use praise, encouragement, and affirmations to motivate and boost morale. Create a threat-free environment-welcome new or different ideas and opinions.
GE Fall Institute in North Texas
This is a four day event open to all educators. The dates are Dec 5 & 6 and Dec 12 & 13. The training will be similar to a summer institute with top-notch GE instructors at both elementary and secondary levels. Please contact me for information.
Click on the links below to register for this event:
http://www.greatexpectations.org/os_register.php?formid=17
http://www.greatexpectations.org/pdf/FI2014_Dec_Westlake_Enrollment_Faxable.pdf
Friday, Dec 5, 2014, 08:00 AM
Westlake Academy, J T Ottinger Road, Westlake, TX, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Debbie Kerrigan-- N Texas Representative and Instructional Coach
Email: debbie@geok.org
Website: http://www.greatexpectations.org/
Location: 1269 Fox Hunt Trail, Willow Park, TX, United States
Phone: (682) 226-1985
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great.Expectations.Foundation
Twitter: @djkerrigan