3-10-2017

The 5th Grade Team did an awesome skype with Evergreen teacher Julie M who is in El Salvador right now.  They were able to ask a ton of questions and learn a lot about the country and culture.


Good luck to our Basketball Teams as the girls play in the SWAC Tournament this weekend.

Also, good luck to Alex Oda and 5th Grader Lam Truong as they enter the State Chess tournament in Normal IL this weekend.

UC Berkeley will erase more than 20,000 online lectures due to Justice Department Accessibility Order.  Interesting article on a tough problem.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/06/u-california-berkeley-delete-publicly-available-educational-content?utm_content=buffer77e52&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer


Please remember to turn in your extra duty sign-up form for next year.  In my mailbox or email is ok.

Also, please review the end of year purchasing deadlines that were outlined in an email I sent out this week.


Please make sure that you get any important dates to Ellen T so she can get them on the "school calendar".  Thanks


How 5 post-it notes can make you Happy Confident and Successful
http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/04/post-it-notes/?utm_source=sumome&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=sumome_share


Please remember that PI Day is Tuesday.  Sign up now.

This one will take some extra time, but carve some out to check it out:  Highlights the most important research on teaching from the past year:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/research-highlights-2016-youki-terada?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

Good luck to the 8th grade team at their reward trip today.  It is a good reminder that most of our students are doing what they are supposed to do academically and behaviorally.

A good reminder that the struggle is necessary.



Thanks to everyone for participating in our Learning Meeting Discussion on the Master Schedule. I really do think it was a valuable conversation that helped us understand questions and misunderstandings.   I'm sure we will find a solution that helps kids and relies on our teaching strengths.