Friday, February 27, 2015

2/27/15

THINK WIN-WIN


PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 

3/2  Negotiations!  Good Luck Team!
3/2  Leadership-Time to talk about STREAM-bring your clever ideas and STREAM dreams
3/5  STEAM Connect Conference at Qualcomm
3/5  Temporary Teachers Meeting with Sal
3/6  Ed Coalition  

SYNERGIZE 

*Wahoo!!! Our Common Core TOSA's ROCKED the Primary Math PD days this week! Simply Amazing!
*Congratulations to Stephanie for setting up and coordinating a TERRIFIC Professional Development on STEMScope Digital Curriculum!  Loved that the focus was on Pedagogical shifts and not just the resources!
*Thank you to our Kinder teachers for serving on the Kinder Task Force sub committee!  They are working very hard to get a protocol in place for our district!
*Thank you to Erik Johnson and Tabor Samuelson for working so hard to get the Summer Intervention program organized-working with the sites, interviewing candidates and assigning teachers to classrooms!
*Loved spending time with so many at the USD Spotlight on Education and hearing Kevin Honeycutt!  

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders
Interesting ideas about 21st-Century Libraries:  The Learning Commons
10 Things That All Educators Should Commit To!
8 Things We Can't Accept in Education

Love This!!!  
"People listen to your words; they observe your actions.  It's your actions that determine if they listen a second time..."

What's your school motto?  (See article below about What's your motto in the classroom?) I challenge all of us to develop a motto for your school or department!

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers

BE PROACTIVE

Terrific Twitter Tweets
•"Dance with your own greatness today!  Don't be a wallflower in your own life. The rhythm is your heartbeat and it only plays so long.  This is your song...dance!" @Kevinhoneycutt
•"Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion." @ASCD 
•"Take responsibility for the energy that you bring into a space!" @ipdx15
•"If teachers can get in each other's classrooms then all teachers can become like the best teachers!" @ToddWhitaker
•"It's good for people to think differently about education, but what really matter is for them to act differently!" @ToddWhitaker
•"Educators going to resist most new stuff cause they don't feel like they have gotten good at what was new last year." @cybraryman1
•"The #oscars would be really boring without twitter!  (just sayin!)
•"We are shifting from giving a 'report card' to parents where we simply 'report' results back to parents.  Instead, we are shifting to a 'Progress Report' which communicates the 'progression of their child's learning toward their year end goals/standards." Becky Gauthier (ok...it wasn't a Tweet, but it was in her Monday Memo!)



Hmmm....What are we doing about this??

SHARPEN THE SAW


Friday, February 13, 2015

2/13/15

THINK WIN-WIN


PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 

Week of February 16-Holiday!!  Yeah!
2/23- March Board Updates and Topics due!
2/23- Leadership (Bring $25.00 check for ACSA dues)
2/24- TK/Kinder Math PD & Kinder Task Force Follow Up meeting
2/25- 1st Grade Math PD
2/25- ACSA Social @ WineSteals
2/26- 2nd Grade Math PD
2/26- USD Spotlight on Education Speaker Symposium-Kevin Honeycutt -I have one ticket left if anyone is interested in attending.  4:00-7:00 pm
2/27- STEM Scope Staff Development @ DO

SYNERGIZE 

*Thank you to everyone for taking the time to attend the STREAM Envision Team meeting!  I think the day was exciting, productive and inspiring!  I can't wait to see the plans that our schools design!
*Speaking of the fun day at the Thinkabit Lab-Kudos to Stephanie for helping to facilitate the day and the meeting place!
*Good Luck to our Summer Program Principals as they begin selecting teachers, interviewing for Secretaries, Computer Instructors and Instructional aides!  Fun times!
*Congratulations to Becky and Matt!  They both did an exceptional job Spotlighting their school at the Board Meeting!  Such incredible programs that we are able to offer students!
*Fun times for Lisa Ryder as she works with her staff to integrate STREAM into the Preschool and her after school programs!  Love the connections with a District Focus Area and district principals and teachers! 
*Kudos to Angie for working so closely with the Apple Trainer to develop the two days of PD for our teachers.  Both days were unique and tailored to the needs of the group!

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers
100 Books that Every Teacher Should Read-Check on the first book in Section 9!

BE PROACTIVE

Terrific Twitter Tweets

"Clicking on "Recent" in Google Drive is so helpful!" @AliceKeeler

"We need administrators who are digital leaders; we need them to model and be an example for others to follow!" @jcasap 

"Should homework cause a student to fail?  Are we grading compliance or understanding/mastery of a concept?" @justintarte


"This is why it is wrong to average grades!" @jenhegna

"Remember, Future Ready is NOT about technology.  It's about teaching and learning.  We must always lead with learning, NOT with devices! @thomascmurray


Thank You Angie for the great graphic!


SHARPEN THE SAW

Post-it elves leave notes on kids lockers-Hmmmmm...What would your staff do if you were the Post-it Elf and left Stickies on their desk, or in their box??  
"Love watching you interact with students!" The Post-It Elf

Friday, February 6, 2015

2/6/15

THINK WIN-WIN


LOVE THIS!!!


PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST 

2/7  Foundation Strategic Planning Meeting
2/9   Envision Committee Meeting @ Qualcomm
2/10  ELD Job-A-Like
2/10  Summer Principal Meeting (Erik & Tabor) Thank you Lisa R for coming too!
2/11  Apple PD
2/11  School Board Meeting (Note day/date)
2/12  Apple PD
2/12  "New" Principal Meeting (Lisa R, Matt, Becky)

SYNERGIZE 

*Thank you to the entire Negotiating Team for working hard this week on behalf of ALL Solana Beach Employees!
*Thank you Melani and Monica for all of their set up for Task Forces, Committee meetings and PD days!! Wow!  You two make it look so easy!
*Kudos to Terry Decker and Nancy for facilitating a great meeting with our Kinder teachers to talk about Early and Late Kinder Registration Protocol!
*Whew!! Our Common Core TOSA's, Katy and Cara have been busy getting all of the Eureka materials for the next module ordered, copied, put together and shipped to the sites!  Thank You!
*Gotta Love Carlos-Thank you for agreeing to help me put together a wonderful spread sheet breaking down the cost of our Discovery Lab Instructors.  
*A great big THANK YOU to Cesar and his staff for making a special delivery of the 5th grade Eureka Materials this week!

Spread a little love today...Someone needs it!

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders
10 Phrases That Will Make You a Better Leader ("I don't know." is my favorite!)
School Culture-Rewired. How to Define, Assess and Transform it! Great review of the the ASCD book that we all received

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers

It's Time to Stop Averaging Grades-Why it is no longer pedagogically sound practice. (Very Timely article as we approach the end of the grading period and progress report writing.)
6 Ways We Kill the Joy of Reading-Bet we are all guilty of at least one...
6 Characteristics at the "Heart" of a Great Teacher 
5 Practices for Tomorrow Every Teacher Should Adopt Today!  Want to know what a "More Beautiful Question is?"  Are you asking More Beautiful Questions to your staff?  Are they asking More Beautiful Questions to their students?

BE PROACTIVE

Terrific Twitter Tweets
"Everyone makes mistakes, and don't be too hard on yourself!" @edutopia

"You will never achieve what you are capable of if you're too attached to things you're supposed to let go of." @MalachiPancoast

"What's the one non-negotiable, the one daily event, the one thing everyone in your school know and does without hesitation?" @justintarte

"Kids run in the hall.  We don't say-we're not using the hall any more!"  Address the behavior-move on.  Don't blame the tech! @averyteach

"Dont talk to me about risk-taking, creativity and engagement if your meetings and PD model none of this!" #walkthetalk @burgessdave



How do you model Risk Taking?


SHARPEN THE SAW


OH YEAH!!