Week of October 16

Bus/Parking lot duty:  Smith and Gaynor

Monday 10/16:  Non work day
Tuesday 10/17:  
Wednesday 10/18: 
Thursday 10/19:   Kaiser, Doering, Smith, Gaynor: IMEN conference
Friday 10/20:  Kaiser, Doering, Smith, Gaynor: IMEN conference

Bus/Parking lot duty:  Beck and Clark

Monday 10/23:  9:00 Staff Meeting followed by department meetings
Tuesday 10/24: 
Wednesday 10/25:  Kaiser: Conference
Thursday 10/26:  Kaiser: Conference
Friday 10/27: Boo BQ and Picture retakes

Classroom Discussions:  Hearing every voice
Next to lecture, classroom conversations is the most frequently used learning strategy.  However, this powerful learning tool is rarely used to its full potential.  This article discusses strategies for effectively using academic conversations as a learning tool in your classroom.

IMEN Strategic Planning:

Here is a link to the PPT from our collaboration last Monday  As we discussed, we have made quite a bit of progress in our efforts to transition to mastery-based learning.  While there is still more work to do (there is ALWAYS more work to do) let's not lose sight of the progress we've made or the benefits we already see from those efforts.

Video Inspiration....
This video could give you some ideas for your 21st Century Skills class.  Not a video to show kids, but has ideas for teachers.