VanWeekly
May 25, 2017
NEED 2 KNOW
FULTON COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR!
The Vanguard team is so incredibly proud of Barnwell ES Vanguard member, Allison Kerley, who was selected as Fulton County's Teacher of the Year. If you've seen her teach, it doesn't come as a surprise. She's become a leader in co-planning and it's clear that her students love being in her room. Way to go, Allison!!
Follow her on Twitter at @TeachKerley or her class at @KerleyClass!
VanCon 2017
Remember: Free food and parking. You get PAID to attend. It counts as a Vanguard off-contract event!
Vanguard Summer
While there will not be weekly emails, an occasional piece of communication will be sent. Many schools require that teachers check school email at least once a week. It is not required that you check your email each week, but I would recommend that you do.
Updates regarding iPads, fall Vanguard dates, etc. will be sent. Also, central office and KSU iTeach works throughout the summer. Feel free to reach out should you have questions or concerns.
If your status will Fulton County changes during the summer and you will no longer be employed, you must let us know! We will need to collect your Vanguard items!
Grad Students: Need Unstructured Field Experience Hours?
- Summer Summit - Attendance or presentation
- VanCon attendance
Also, if you are looking for hours with a specific group of students/teachers, please be sure to contact me during the summer. I can (hopefully) connect you with folks that can support your school work!
REMINDERS
Vanguard Exits & Stepping Down from Vanguard
- Make sure your information is on this form: http://bit.ly/vanguardnext
- Communicate with your school STS or school bookkeeper about collecting your iPad.
- Any items purchased with Vanguard funds must be left at your current school for remaining Vanguard members.
Coaching Log Submissions
We requested an updated due date of May 9th for the coaching logs. The original logs contained a date of May 25th. If you are struggling to complete them, please know that the date of May 25th is absolutely ok.
Cohorts 1, 2, 3: Two complete coaching plans are required.
Cohorts 4a, 4b: One complete coaching plan is required.
Cohort 5, 6: One coaching plan with at least 1 TIM-O and at least two quarters complete OR diffusion assignment emailed to you.
The forms below can be used to submit your plans. Select 4th quarter on the form for all completed plans.
- Northeast LC (Submit to your NELC OneDrive folder.)
- Northwest LC Coaching Form
- CLC Coaching Form
- SLC/AZ Coaching Form
Need the coaching log form? Scroll down to the bottom for the link to ALL Vanguard files.
HELP WANTED
Safari Montage Playlists
UPDATE: If you're still in need of them, helping create these playlists can count as off-contract hours for Vanguard.
The Humanities, STEM, and Instructional Technology Departments are looking for your help! We are currently trying to build a library of SAFARI Montage playlists for the new prioritized GSE Social Studies and Science standards for K-8. Do you have any playlists that you have created for individual standards? Or, would you be interested in creating a playlist or two to be published in the District Playlists folder on SAFARI Montage for other teachers/students to access? For every playlist that you submit, your name will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card to Amazon gift card. We are giving away (4) gift cards!
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Mindy Ramon ASAP, and she will provide more information.
Sample Playlists:
Sci G4 Phases of the Moon
https://safari.fultonschools.org/?p=a44a48e1-0da9-11e7-a359-246e96145ea0
SS G5 The Impact of Alexander Graham Bell
https://safari.fultonschools.org/?p=6d4c3921-2e78-11e6-a5a0-246e9614a068
G6 Sci Earth's Surface
https://safari.fultonschools.org/?p=cfc20b4e-20b1-11e7-861b-246e9614a068
SS G6 Latin America Conflict and Change
https://safari.fultonschools.org/?p=8b63fd3a-2085-11e7-816d-246e96145ea0
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Summer Instructional Technology Courses Now Open for Registration in Edivate!
Don't wait until August get ready for your students and devices! Take a peek at the catalog!
The Instructional Technology Department has put together an exciting collection of course offerings for this summer. With the influx of devices and transition to personalized learning, this summer is an optimum time to take advantage of FREE professional development facilitated by some of Fulton’s finest Vanguard teachers and KSU coaches.
Please help spread the word and encourage others in your building to register soon. We anticipate a lot of interest this summer in instructional technology courses and are expecting the classes to fill quickly.
To view the catalog and register:
- Log into the Employee Portal
- Locate the Edivate icon in My Apps
- Click on View All Catalogs (or Click here) in the Catalog card
- Select the Instructional Technology catalog
- Choose the course title (click on the word TITLE in the grey bar to sort alphabetically)
- Click the + icon
- The course will no longer show under Catalog. Instead, it will be under the Transcript tab
ONLINE TRAINING OPTIONS
PERSONAL PD: #fcsvanguard Chat
Need to Fulfill Your #fcsvanguard Chat Requirement?
About Us
Our mission as a Vanguard team is to build the capacity of FCS educators and leaders to provide innovative instruction which meets the needs, skills and interests of all students.
Email: heather@ksuiteach.org
Website: fcsvanguard.org
Phone: 678-902-5782
Twitter: @FCSVanguard