Week of November 12th
Hi All,
I hope everyone had a nice three-day weekend.
Schedule of Events for the Week
Nov. 12 (M)
Veterans Day – No School
8:00-5:00, 4J Planned Network Outage
Nov. 13 (T)
7:30-8:00, Amy Tidwell visit to Awbrey Park
8:30-9:15, Joel teaching in Mrs. Grace’s Kindergarten
8:00-11:30, Grade 3 Understanding Rigorous Mathematical Content PD (Ed Center)
3:00-4:00, Licensed Staff Meeting
4:00- 8:00, Joel at Equity Committee Retreat
Nov. 14 (W)
9:30-10:00, Joel visits a Title 1 group to see Score 4 in action.
11:00-11:50, Joel teaching in 3rd grade for Mrs. Brittenham
2:30-3:00, Pre-observation meeting
3:00-4:00, School-wide Data Meeting
Nov. 15 (H)
8:00-11:30, Grade 4 Understanding Rigorous Mathematical Content PD (Ed Center)
9:15-9:45, Joel teaches in Mrs. Grace’s kindergarten
2:45-4:00, Optional iPad Training with Misty Forsman
Nov. 15 (F)
8:00-11:30, Grade 5 Understanding Rigorous Mathematical Content PD (Ed Center)
3:00-4:00, PBIS Meeting in Room 13
3:45-5:00 Joel meets administrator PLC downtown.
PLC Opportunity:
Building Reps for Formative Assessment PLC – Schools will be sending teams of one K-2 teacher, one 3-5 teacher, and one intervention specialist (preferably a Learning Center teacher) to attend three sessions in a professional learning community on formative assessment. Guest teachers will be provided and teachers will receive the book, Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right-Using It Well. A description and dates are below and in the attached flyer. If you are interested in being the K-2, 3-5 or intervention specialist rep, please let me know by the end of the week.
K-5 Classroom Assessment for Student Learning PLC
Using Formative Assessments:
• Teachers will acquire a deeper understanding of the standards
• Teachers will collaboratively create formative assessments that provide feedback on the identified learning target
• Teachers will use formative assessments to develop clear learning targets in order to develop/adjust an instructional plan that ensures all students are successful in meeting rigorous state standards.
Book:
Classroom Assessment for Student Learning: Doing It Right-Using It Well
Building Teams:
K-2 rep, 3-5 rep, and a Learning Center teacher (or other intervention specialist)
Dates:
Session 1: 12/11- 8:00-11:30 (Auditorium)
Session 2: 2/27- 8:00-11:30 (Auditorium)
Session 3: 4/23- 8:00-11:30 (Auditorium)
Title 1 Collaborative Practice Opportunity:
Melissa and I heard from Suzy Price this week about a new opportunity for collaborative practice in the district. We can apply for a collaborative practice project as a school. Two or three teachers can do work on a topic related to math or reading instruction in Title schools. The group will be compensated for the collaborative time put into the work. The application needs to be submitted in mid-December. Collaborative work will begin in January. The collaborative team will be doing a presentation of their findings to other collaborative teams in the Spring. Contact Joel or Melissa if you would like to be involved in this.
Licensed Staff Meeting Agenda:
3:00- Thankful Connections- 5 minutes
3:05- Dr. Reynolds on Daily 5 and Cafe Formative Assessment Strategies- 10 minutes
3:15- 504 Regulations Review- Joel reviews rules of 504 and where to find the slideshow for more details.- 5 minutes
3:20- Joel on TAG Coordination and the Zip Train Modules on differentiation. 10 minutes
3:30- Two discussion topics: Reflecting on the conferences, Give feedback the Site Council’s work on Vision and Mission- 25 minutes
3:55- Recap the discussion and meeting adjourned.
Planned 4J Network Outage – If you are reading this before Monday morning, remember that the 4J network will be down from 8:00AM-5:00PM on 11/12 for upgrades.
OSPIRG Energy Service Corp Classroom Presentations – OSPIRG is a student-directed nonprofit at the University of Oregon and are offering free educational presentations for students K-5 that focus on the value of conserving energy and promoting active environmental stewardship. If you are interested in a classroom presentation, see the email I was sent last week and contact Thuy Ann Nguyen (thuyann.nguyen@gmail.com). You can also find out more at energyservicecorps.org and ospirgstudents.org.
Joel’s Tech Tips:
4J Minecraft: I’m not sure if you are familiar with Minecraft or not, but it’s a first person sandbox indie video game that is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world. 4J has their own educational Minecraft server that is now operational. It can only be reached from computers within 4J net. The address of the server is mc-1.4j.lane.edu. If you are interested in starting a project with Minecraft or a club, contact Peter Tromba (tromba@4j.lane.edu).
iPad Tips: Here is a beginners blog post on using iPads in the classroom which considers several management issues. There is a slide show at the end of the post which includes over 100 ideas on using iPads for education. There are tips that range from increasing reading fluency to using your iPad as a smart board to an IEP writing checklist. Check it out. Below is an infographic that shares several apps you may already be familiar with and some more advanced apps. I like the way the author organizes the apps into three categories: consume, collaborate and produce.
