Every time I visit your classrooms your courage inspires me. Stepping away from traditional teaching and focusing on authentic learning truly makes you the man (woman) in the arena. But, here is the wonderful thing I discovered... None of us at Venture is in the arena alone. In EVERY classroom I've seen evidence of reaching beyond traditional "sit and get" into the realm of meaningful and authentic learning. Let me know when you want to walk around classrooms with me so you can get an overview of what's happening. We will ask Gayle or Marita to watch your class while we take a learning walk.
Speaking of Gayle and Marita... Gayle Mangis is our new Title I math paraprofessional and Marita Durk is our Title I English Paraprofessional. Marita's time will be in the support room and Gayle will be roaming the math hall helping out as needed.
Lutherhaven: I heard very positive things from everyone about this experience. To expand the learning, look for ways to talk to students about their experience. Here are some questions to prompt conversation:
Did you feel supported by your peers during challenging activities? If so, how did they support you?
What did you learn about yourself during these activities? Were there things you tried to do even though it felt uncomfortable or scary?
Do you feel that this activity helped you get to know your peers and advisor in a helpful way?
Do you think Venture should continue to do this activity every year? How could we improve this activity for you?
Safety Updates:
Accidental Lock down: If an accidental lock down were ever to occur, the person that triggered it could be the only person knowing that it was an accident--the rest of the staff should treat it as real. The person that accidentally set it off should immediately go to a Safety Hold by dialing 46097 (for Venture), and email all staff and the principal, letting us know what happened. Then the Safety Hold can be lifted, and the day can continue as normal.
Safety Hold vs. Lockdown: A Safety Hold is meant to be used primarily when a threat or event is outside the building, and could be used to bring all students inside the building. A Lockdown is meant to be an immediate response when there is an immediate threat inside the building. In this case, students who are outside would stay outside, evacuate to a secondary location and notify the District office. There may be some cases where we would initially go into a Safety Hold (to bring everyone into the building), and then a Lockdown, depending on the situation. We are currently working on a Safety Hold training video, and will follow it up with some FAQs.
Bus/Parking lot duty: Gonzalez and Fehling
Monday 9/16: PD day Collaboration Agenda
Tuesday 9/17: Kaiser and Smotherman out all day
Wednesday 9/18:
Thursday 9/19:
Wednesday 9/18:
Thursday 9/19:
Friday 9/20: Picture day Kaiser & Smotherman out in the am
Bus/Parking lot duty: Hamill and Higgs
Monday 9/23: PD Day TBRI training
Tuesday 9/24:
Wednesday 9/25:
Thursday 9/26:
Wednesday 9/25:
Thursday 9/26:
Friday 9/27:
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