Friday, March 20, 2015

3/20/15

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

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!


 REAL LIFE MATHEMATICS!!


THE 4 C'S!!


MR. JONES AND MR. JOHNSON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING??

*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...
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!

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

SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND

Blogs/Articles/Videos for Teachers

BE PROACTIVE

Terrific Twitter Tweets
"If you can google the answer, why is it on the tests? @jcorippo
"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?"
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