School Edufreeze Challenge
Let's have a little fun this week with our students. Have any of you seen the Mannequin Challenge? In the education realm, I've heard it called #edufreeze. The video for the week is an example of an "Edufreeze". Okay, here is the challenge. Have your class strike a pose. Then record your class in their freeze using your phone or ipad. Share that with the faculty. We take a vote, and that winning class gets some reward provided by me. If you want to be in the edufreeze video, have someone record for you. This will not go public unless you arrange for it. It will be kept between teachers and students here at school. The real challenge is to freeze in a way that shows the kids doing something they would do in class (reading, math, collaboration, problem solving, group work, etc). The other challenge is to have the kids reflect on what they did so they see it as something more than just a fun thing. Let's do it!
For this week, I would like for all of us to look at Standard 3 which is Learning Environments and one of the four standards we will be evaluated on this month. The indicators are as follows:
3.1: Develops learning experiences that engage and support students as self-directed learners who internalize classroom routines, expectations, and procedures (3a).
- Emerging Effective - Minimally Effective- Creates and implements a daily schedule.
- Establishes classroom routines, expectations, and procedures. - Effective...and- Provides explicit direction so that learners know what to do and when to do it.
- Supports each learner as he/she establishes expectations and develops responsibility for his/her own behavior. - Highly Effective...andCollaborates with learners in establishing, reflecting and promoting learning outcomes, resulting in self-directed learning experiences.
- 3.2: Collaborates with students to establish a positive learning climate of openness, respectful interactions, support, and inquiry (3b).
- Emerging Effective - Minimally Effective- Promotes a positive and respectful learning climate.
- Provides opportunities for student interactions. - Effective...and- Collaborates with students to establish a positive learning climate of openness, respectful interactions, support, and inquiry.
- Organizes student learning teams for the purpose of developing cooperation, collaboration, and student leadership. - Highly Effective...and- Supports learners as they reflect on and modify their personal interactions.
- Supports students to create and manage learning teams to meet learning goals. - 3.3:Utilizes positive classroom management strategies, including the resources of time, space, and attention, effectively (3c, 3d).
Uses differentiated management strategies focusing on individual learner needs.
- Yes
- No
Gains and maintains student attention through active participation.
- Yes
- No
Adjusts instructional pacing and transitions to maintain learner participation and support learning.
- Yes
- No
- Emerging Effective - Minimally Effective
- Here is your evaluation code. Code 1-3 & A are on full evaluations and B & C are on the choose up to 5 to be observed on. Here is a link to the evaluation schedule. Once you have scheduled an evaluation, please schedule with me a pre evaluation meeting no later than the morning of your evaluation. I've done a few so far and I am so excited about what is happening at our school. To Clarify. Everyone needs to schedule an observation time. Even those who are on the B/C schedule. I still need to come in and observe you with the up to 5 you choose. Please sign up. Those on the B/C schedule, if November doesn't work for you, you can choose a time in December and January.
- Here is a link to your duty schedule. Again, Please be seen! Especially those who are on parking lot/car duty. You may need to step in the way to make sure cars take turns. If you have questions, please talk to me about how I do it.
- Continue to think about what you need to keep and what you need to get rid of as we prepare for our move in about 6 months. It is coming up fast. Remember, we won't be taking over any file cabinets. There should be enough drawers for any files you use each year in your new room. Anything else needs to be purged, scanned to your computer, or taken home.
- Since our week is over Tuesday afternoon, please make sure you start the long weekend as soon as possible. I'm sure many of you have plenty to do to get ready for Thanksgiving.
Sept. Office
Oct. 6th Grade
Nov. 5th Grade
Dec. 3rd Grade
Jan. 2nd Grade
Feb. 1st Grade
Mar. 4th Grade
Apr. SPED and Computer Specialist
May Kinder, Life Skills, & P.E. Specialist
Lunch Schedule
Click on the link for the lunch schedule.
Please be on time for lunch and stay with your kids until they have made it past Denise.
You all received Andrea's email from last week. She is focusing on getting her kitchen finished. Please make sure to give her a thanks the next time you see her or by email. She provided some great, healthy meals for us and she needs to know we are grateful.
Save The Date
11/29 Springside Elementary Dedication 6pm
12/2 Zack District coaches mtg
12/5 Principal for the Day with Hunter Grant
12/5 Reading Reveal Assembly
12/6 Five Components of Literacy Training @ Mt. Mahogany Kyle
12/6 Choir Christmas Concert assembly 2:30-3:30
12/7 BYU Basketball Games School Fieldtrip
12/8 K12 Principal Seminar
12/8 Choir Concert @ PGJH 7pm
12/9 Zack District coaches mtg
12/9 Elementary Principal's Christmas Social
12/9 6th Grade Egyptian Funeral Procession 1:35
*Look at the Faculty Calendar on Google for other events.
Happy Birthday
11/29 Sarah Day
12/3 Zack Nelson
12/3 Jalayne Engberg
Celebrations
I've seen many teachers last week and the week before that try to have a student centered learning experience for their students. Hailey, Lisa, Lisa, Tess, Ryan, Mary, Alyssa, Alyssa, Alysha, Casey, Tambee, Angie, and Delayne; you all did so wonderfully in providing the opportunity for students to teach each other. You all were facilitators of learning, not just deliverers. Very exciting to watch. If anyone wants to see good teaching in action, please let me know and we can work out an observation for you. I can't wait to see what the rest of you have to share.
Great Video of the Week
Motivational Thought
Have an Amazing week!
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