Week 12: Milestones and Mindsets

 Celebrate Success! 
Staplin Performing Arts Center Dedication
Below are images from the outstanding performances.  
Click here to view the entire Dedication. 

 Pursue High Standards! 

Growth Mindset: Embracing Challenge, Overcoming Obstacles 

 Find a Way-- Exhaust Your Resources! 

Collaborate with Colleagues:

Use THIS LINK to submit  your 1/2-day with an Instructional Coach or PD/CF (goes to Bill Bird for approval):  Make sure when you put it into Subfinder to use the "REASON" (not code)--DEMO TCHR VISIT

Visualize Fresh Ideas:

1. The Flipped Learning Toolkit (video series): What is a flipped classroom? Learn the basics here.
2. STEM Everywhere (video series): "Explore STEM education in settings beyond the classroom walls, and see how opportunities to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are all around us."
3. Game-Based Learning (video series): "Intrigued by game-based learning, but not sure where to begin?... tips and tools for bringing them into your own practice."

Week 11: Interaction & Productive Struggles

 Celebrate Success! 
Mixing it up

 Pursue High Standards! 

"The most successful math programs encourage student interaction." 

(Slavin, Lake, and Groff, "Educator's Guide- What Works in Teaching Math?")

See how Mary Whitaker and Tami Loge use this to students' advantage!

 Find a Way-- Exhaust Your Resources! 

Take advantage of your 8 hours (2 half days) to work with an 
Instructional Coach, PDCF, or go visit a Demonstration Teacher:

• Use THIS LINK to submit to Bill Bird for approval: Make sure when you put it into Subfinder to use the "REASON" (not code)--DEMO TCHR VISIT 

Classroom Management ideas:

1. DO YOU HAVE A CLASS CLOWN? Consider this approach.
2. CELL PHONE ISSUES? Here's how a Colorado professor handles it.

Week #10: Movement, Moles, and Materials

 Celebrate Success! 

 Pursue High Standards! 

KATHY BECKMAN-  AP Chemistry celebrates Mole Day.  May the Mole be with you!

     

 Find a Way-  Exhaust Your Resources! 

from Wednesday's PD:

1. Minimizing the Grading Load: instructional practices to get feedback but reduce the paper load
2. Moving Activities: ideas to use student movement to educational advantage
3. How Do You Know They Get It?: methods for gathering immediate feedback of student understanding
4. "Exhaust Your Resources": teaching videos, activities, management strategies, content specific ideas, etc.
• ADDED: OpenEd resources including videos and materials aligned to Core, NGSS, and Elective courses