I hope everyone is now settled in as we are in full swing. It's great to see kids and teachers working together in and out of classrooms. State Report Cards are out! The district overall jumped into the Exceeds Expectations category. Here is a link to quick video I sent to the board this week with school and district scores. School Board Video. Change only happens when we step out of our comfort zone and take on something new...don't get too wrapped up in the scores. As we break it down you will see that there are 22 scores between the 3 buildings...we improved on 17 of those categories. The overall achievement may have been stagnant but the breakdown does show growth, and that is important. I truly believe that the future of our district has to include more personalized learning at every level...you have been so open to change over the last 3 years. The trust you have shown has been incredible through the unknowns. This will be the next step in the process. Meeting students at their level is important...if we do that scores will take care of themselves. The PDFs can be found here... District Report Cards
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Disclaimer...I don't always agree with the articles, but they are thought provoking...good to see both sides. You can also go to the Paper.li site to see more or create your own feed based on your interests My Paperli Site- Thanks to our Custodial crew in getting the clocks up in the High School. They look sharp!
- Growth Goals should have been turned into the district office by now. We need an electronic copy and a signed copy (not singed copy as previously communicated...however, if you would like to come to the office and sing your goal I would be more than willing to tweet it out!)
- EdCamp Cluster A is October 11th in Osseo. Last year we facilitated the meetings. This year we will facilitate the first meeting and then hand the baton to Altoona for the remainder of the year. Most groups have distribution lists set up...I will be in touch soon to give some more specific parameters regarding our role that day.
- We are targeting Homecoming weekend (October 11-12) as an open house day for the new elementary building. We will also be hosting a silent auction for some of the items that were removed due to the construction. If you are interested in any of those things for your classroom/office/area we can make that happen. Logistically we will look to get the items into an open space later in that week. More to come.
- WKCE Windows have been set. Jon, Laura, and Brian will have more information coming as it gets closer.
- Bloom's Questioning Pyramid
- Boredom in Class
- How to Trust Your Students
- Google Drive in Education
- Gamification in Schools (Video Included)
Video Clips
One For The Road...With the Cluster A Workshop coming up I hope you will consider sharing the great things going on in your classroom. You don't have to be an expert...just willing to facilitate a great discussion.
