Can you believe the start of the school year is already here!?! It's been a crazy summer vacation and I know many of you and ready to start the school year! I'm so ready to get this school year started too - besides I miss seeing you guys and having kids in the hallways.
So here's a couple of things for you to think about before we start off the next school year. Please don't hesitate to ask questions, call, text, email, tweet, or vox me (Yes, some staff members using Voxer now - very exciting).
Revolutionizing Learning (#RLRC14)
This week is our RCISD Conference held at the High School. It's call Revolutionizing Learning featuring several amazing educators. Below are link's all the sessions for this event:
Compliance Training via Region 10
Just a reminder about the compliance training videos...here's the link to the original blog post and list of videos that must be completed before school starts.
Edcamp Scott Elementary
Edcamps are my favorite way of learning and I want to bring that experience to Scott Elementary during the week of staff development. The way our Edcamp will operate is by having you guys lead conversations around the topics that interest the teachers on this campus. It's an opportunity for us to learn together and share some knowledge.
But first, I would like to know TWO things from you... what you would like to learn & what you would like to facilitate a session about? Give me your feedback on this Google Form and I will create a schedule based on your feedback. Remember the #YouMatter talks from last year ... "you are a genius and the world needs your contribution" ... therefore you have something to share that we can all learn and benefit from your genius. So please be brave and share with us!
Summer LS Update
Here's an update on the Summer Learning Series by Todd Nesloney. Some teachers are catching up - and it's not too late the start! And here's a list of all the #SummerLS Challenges for you to start.
That's all for now... Later I will post some additional information regarding the Schedule for Staff Development Week, Meet the Teacher Information, and other Beginning of the School Year stuff.
So here's a couple of things for you to think about before we start off the next school year. Please don't hesitate to ask questions, call, text, email, tweet, or vox me (Yes, some staff members using Voxer now - very exciting).
This week is our RCISD Conference held at the High School. It's call Revolutionizing Learning featuring several amazing educators. Below are link's all the sessions for this event:
- Day 1 Schedule - Revolutionizing Learning
- Day 2 Schedule - Revolutionizing Learning
- Session Descriptions
Our very own Christiana Finch (@christianafinch) and Bethany Bennell (@BethanyBunnell1) will be speaking at this event on Wednesday @ 10:00am (I will be in that session to learn more about tech tools in early childhood). ALSO, Lisa Pogue (@poguel) will presenting on flipped instruction on Thursday @ 12:45pm & 2:15pm. AND Julie Jones (@Julie_Jones27) is also presenting with some Digital Divas in the first session on Wednesday @ 8:30am on using digital resources with students.
I'm so proud that we have so many teachers sharing during the Revolutionizing Learning Conference this week. We have some amazing teachers at Scott Elementary!!
Below are some sessions I would highly recommend for you guys:
I'm so proud that we have so many teachers sharing during the Revolutionizing Learning Conference this week. We have some amazing teachers at Scott Elementary!!
Below are some sessions I would highly recommend for you guys:
- Formative Assessment Using Technology - Janet Corder/Joan Gore - Wednesday @ 12:45pm - these ladies are some of the smartest people in the edtech business - Formative Assessments will help our campus move forward. Check them out!
- Discovery Ed - Kristy Vincent - another smarty in the edtech world! There's so much more to Discovery Education than simply videos. Discovery Ed has lessons that go along with our TEKS and are easy for classroom teachers to use. It's a great resource! Go learn more about this resource.
- iPads in Education & Google A-Z - Monica Martinez - iPads and Google Apps for Education are being supported by Royse City ISD as we teach digital literacy to our students. These sessions will help you get familiar with these tools... besides Monica is also amazing!!
- Tammy Worcester - I met this lady a few years ago couldn't get enough. I learned so much during her sessions at TCEA - and I attended them all!
These are my personal picks from the Revolutionizing Learning schedule, but you can't go wrong with attending any of the sessions. You will learn a lot during this next week. Julia and the iAct team did a wonderful job bringing these speakers together and creating this event for Royse City. Be sure to thank her and the team for all their hard work during the event!
Compliance Training via Region 10
Just a reminder about the compliance training videos...here's the link to the original blog post and list of videos that must be completed before school starts.
Edcamp Scott Elementary
Edcamps are my favorite way of learning and I want to bring that experience to Scott Elementary during the week of staff development. The way our Edcamp will operate is by having you guys lead conversations around the topics that interest the teachers on this campus. It's an opportunity for us to learn together and share some knowledge.
But first, I would like to know TWO things from you... what you would like to learn & what you would like to facilitate a session about? Give me your feedback on this Google Form and I will create a schedule based on your feedback. Remember the #YouMatter talks from last year ... "you are a genius and the world needs your contribution" ... therefore you have something to share that we can all learn and benefit from your genius. So please be brave and share with us!
Summer LS Update
Here's an update on the Summer Learning Series by Todd Nesloney. Some teachers are catching up - and it's not too late the start! And here's a list of all the #SummerLS Challenges for you to start.
That's all for now... Later I will post some additional information regarding the Schedule for Staff Development Week, Meet the Teacher Information, and other Beginning of the School Year stuff.
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