THINK WIN-WIN
What's Your Spark?
PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST
3/23 Field Trip to Skyline STREAM Lab @ 12:00
3/24 Grade 5 Math PD
3/24 Walkthrough @ Carmel Creek
3/25 Grade 6 Math PD
3/25 Walkthrough @ Solana Vista
3/25 BTSA
3/26 Walkthrough @ Solana Santa Fe
3/26 Special Board Meeting
3/27 Walkthrough @ Solana Pacific
3/24 Grade 5 Math PD
3/24 Walkthrough @ Carmel Creek
3/25 Grade 6 Math PD
3/25 Walkthrough @ Solana Vista
3/25 BTSA
3/26 Walkthrough @ Solana Santa Fe
3/26 Special Board Meeting
3/27 Walkthrough @ Solana Pacific
SYNERGIZE
*Thank you to Lisa D, Matt and Jerry! Round 3 Walkthroughs went GREAT! Such amazing examples of collaboration among grade level teams, use of technology in meaningful ways, teachers "shifting" their instruction and highly engaged students working on higher level curriculum and activities! WOW!
*A big Hurray for Cara for surviving the 3rd and 4th grade Math PD days-sans her partner in crime-Katy! The teachers are LOVING these days and the support that our TOSA's are giving them!
*Speaking of Katy...
REAL LIFE MATHEMATICS!!
THE 4 C'S!!
MR. JONES AND MR. JOHNSON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING??
*Speaking of Katy...
Have you seen this beautiful baby? OMG!!
*Kudos to our Summer School Principals! Teachers and Instructional Aides are all placed and ready to go! Registration begins April 1!!
*Thank you to Stephanie, Lisa Owen and Gina Thackery for working with the Discovery Lab Instructors and Media Center Teachers to ensure that all 7 schools are represented at the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering EXPO Day this Saturday at Petco Park! Yahoo!!
*Congratulations to Elisa and SP for a successful (and fun) Amazing Quest!
*Congratulations to Elisa and SP for a successful (and fun) Amazing Quest!
Board Members Julie Union and Vicki King joined Elisa and Nancy for the fun!
BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
Blogs/Articles/Videos for Instructional Leaders
•A Great Teaser to our USD Speaker Series with George Couros-8 Characteristics of the Innovators Mindset.
•Why Every Principal Should Tweet!
•Awesome images to inspire you this week!
•Why Every Principal Should Tweet!
•Awesome images to inspire you this week!
SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND
Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers
10 Easy Things to Try in Your Classroom in 2015!
Creating Conditions for Student Motivation
10 Reflective Questions to Ask at the End of the Day
Do You Know about These 7 Learning Zones in Your Class?
Creating Conditions for Student Motivation
10 Reflective Questions to Ask at the End of the Day
Do You Know about These 7 Learning Zones in Your Class?
BE PROACTIVE
Terrific Twitter Tweets
"Why are some teachers wary of not knowing something...how can we possibly know everything?" @aliceKeeler
"It's not about MAKING learning happen. It's about LETTING it happen" Sugata Mitra @sugatam
"Dematerialisation-old technologies that have disappeared-into the phone: The pen, slide rule, camera, maps..." @debboliver
"A minimum goal for PD is that everyone needs to be more excited about teaching tomorrow than they were today! @toddwhitaker
"Great principals never forget that it is about people, not programs that determine the quality of a school." @Toddwhitaker
"It's Ok to let students struggle. We don't need to make meaning for the!" @LS_Karl
9th grade son said, "Teachers go to lots of trainings & meetings. How come things never seem to change when they come back?" OUCH! @mwniehoff
SHARPEN THE SAW
What if instead of discipline plans, we had Care Plans...just sayin'
What are your students "researching?" What are you "researching?"
