ALP January 2015 Newsletter
Advanced Learner Program @ Insight School of Oregon Charter
What's Coming Up
Greetings, I hope you’re having a great year so far! I wanted to share some K12 Advanced Learner Program links and upcoming sessions for January, 2015.
The link to use for all Learning Circle and Book Club sessions is:
(You may join 30 minutes before) http://tinyurl.com/LearningCircles
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar! –Helen Keller
January 15, 2015 Learning Circle: Adventures Your Way
Thursday, January 15 @ 12 pm – Learning Circle (3rd-8th grade): Marsha Segard from Arizona Virtual Academy will present Adventures Your Way - Writing a Computer Game/Multiple Ending Story. Students will learn to create a story of their own.
The link to use for all Learning Circle and Book Club sessions is:
(You may join 30 minutes before) http://tinyurl.com/LearningCircles
January 22, 2015: Ghost Towns - a journey through time and trouble
Mrs. Tracewell will share a journey through Ghost Towns of the American West and beyond. She actually spent her K-8 education going to school in a Ghost Town and has some stories to share! We'll take a photo tour and explore the reasons for the cycle of the boom and bust of a town.
The link to use for all Learning Circle and Book Club sessions is:
(You may join 30 minutes before) http://tinyurl.com/LearningCircles
Presentations
January Presentations will take place on Thursday, January 29 at Noon Pacific Time. At the end of each LC and BC, the presenter will give you the project ideas and you may share your project if you’d like!
Would you like to see what a student presentation looks like? Here is the recorded link to a presentation session: October Learning Circle
ALP Parent Trainings
Live Training on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 @ 12:45 Pacific Time. With Karli Thompson and Heather McKenna (Idaho Virtual Academy)
Topic: Winning Strategies for State Test Preparation
You need to know how to best prepare your advanced learners for the performance portion of the test. More importantly, these strategies will help them become better writers and researchers.
Here are a few recordings you may find helpful:
Learning Coach Overview of ALP:
http://tinyurl.com/o3y4mv5
Parent Training with Heather McKenna, IDVA: from Nov. 19, 2014.
Recorded Session Link:
Tip of the Month: Let Go of "Normal"
About Us
Email: jtracewell@k12insightor.org
Website: http://or-co.insightschools.net/
Location: 603 NW 3rd St, Prineville, OR, United States
Phone: 541-823-5010
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insightjennifer.tracewell