Since you guys are reading Teach like a Pirate, it should be no surprise that our school theme is also related to the book. Last school year our school theme was Passion and we talked about the #YouMatter movement by Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) which included several statements about value that each of YOU add to the success of Scott Elementary...
The book Teach like a Pirate by Dave Burgess (@burgessdave) starts were Angela left off. The "P" in "P.I.R.A.T.E." is Passion and Dave has several interesting, unique ways to engage students in the classroom. Here's a TED talk Dave gave a year ago about this topic:
Our first day back on Monday, we'll be talking about this idea of teaching like pirates and what it means for Scott Elementary... And if your summer was anything like mine, you probably haven't had a chance a open the book :) So do two things for me before next week:
1. Watch Dave's TED talk on Teach like a Pirate (see the video above)
2. Read the section about "The First Three Days of School" (pp. 22-32) from the book. As you read this section, please keep in mind the guy is a high school teacher and he's crazy. (As crazy as you think I am --- dressing like a turkey --- this guy is even crazier!)
Our campus theme this year is "TECH Like a Pirate". Not only are we going to engage our students in unique ways this year, but we are moving forward with our technology integration plans.
Christiana Finch (@christianafinch) will be serving as our local Technology Integration Coach. This means she will encourage, train, and support your efforts to use technology with students. I will let her talk more about what that will look like for us next week... I'm also excited to announce we have another set of iPads coming to Scott Elementary! That will give us about 3 sets of iPads on the campus that Julie Jones (@Julie_Jones27) will help you check out of the library.
Schedule for Staff Development
Here's our CURRENT schedule for our district staff development week. Please note this schedule is subject to change, but there's the highlights...
Positive Behavior Interventions & Support (PBIS)
I'm very excited this program is coming to Scott Elementary! Our PBIS team members have been very busy planning, organizing, and developing this program to make it the Scott Elementary way to do things. PBIS helps our campus promote a positive campus culture with our students. It also reinforces the idea that school is the best place to be.... that we want students to run to school AND drag themselves home.
PLCs
During the summer, we had several key individuals from our campus trained in leading PLCs. This will help move our campus forward with the challenges that we face this school year. So Monday afternoon, our PLC team leads will be working with Julia Robinson (@CurriculumDiva) and planning the beginning of the school year.
District Curriculum Day
Julia Robinson has planned some great activities for us on Wednesday. We'll all be in different places for this day (Fort Elementary, Royse City High School, or Administration Building). Be sure to look at the schedule for your specific location.
New Google Drive
During the summer months, Google updated the look and feel of their Google Drive product. You may have noticed a difference if you logged into the system recently. I have embedded a short video by Amy Mayer (@friedtechnology) who can help you understand some of the major differences to this program.
We have some exciting things plan for this school year and I can't wait to see you guys next week! Pick something fun to do with your family this weekend and we'll see you soon.
The book Teach like a Pirate by Dave Burgess (@burgessdave) starts were Angela left off. The "P" in "P.I.R.A.T.E." is Passion and Dave has several interesting, unique ways to engage students in the classroom. Here's a TED talk Dave gave a year ago about this topic:
Our first day back on Monday, we'll be talking about this idea of teaching like pirates and what it means for Scott Elementary... And if your summer was anything like mine, you probably haven't had a chance a open the book :) So do two things for me before next week:
1. Watch Dave's TED talk on Teach like a Pirate (see the video above)
2. Read the section about "The First Three Days of School" (pp. 22-32) from the book. As you read this section, please keep in mind the guy is a high school teacher and he's crazy. (As crazy as you think I am --- dressing like a turkey --- this guy is even crazier!)
Our campus theme this year is "TECH Like a Pirate". Not only are we going to engage our students in unique ways this year, but we are moving forward with our technology integration plans.
Christiana Finch (@christianafinch) will be serving as our local Technology Integration Coach. This means she will encourage, train, and support your efforts to use technology with students. I will let her talk more about what that will look like for us next week... I'm also excited to announce we have another set of iPads coming to Scott Elementary! That will give us about 3 sets of iPads on the campus that Julie Jones (@Julie_Jones27) will help you check out of the library.
Schedule for Staff Development
Here's our CURRENT schedule for our district staff development week. Please note this schedule is subject to change, but there's the highlights...
Positive Behavior Interventions & Support (PBIS)
I'm very excited this program is coming to Scott Elementary! Our PBIS team members have been very busy planning, organizing, and developing this program to make it the Scott Elementary way to do things. PBIS helps our campus promote a positive campus culture with our students. It also reinforces the idea that school is the best place to be.... that we want students to run to school AND drag themselves home.
PLCs
During the summer, we had several key individuals from our campus trained in leading PLCs. This will help move our campus forward with the challenges that we face this school year. So Monday afternoon, our PLC team leads will be working with Julia Robinson (@CurriculumDiva) and planning the beginning of the school year.
District Curriculum Day
Julia Robinson has planned some great activities for us on Wednesday. We'll all be in different places for this day (Fort Elementary, Royse City High School, or Administration Building). Be sure to look at the schedule for your specific location.
New Google Drive
During the summer months, Google updated the look and feel of their Google Drive product. You may have noticed a difference if you logged into the system recently. I have embedded a short video by Amy Mayer (@friedtechnology) who can help you understand some of the major differences to this program.
We have some exciting things plan for this school year and I can't wait to see you guys next week! Pick something fun to do with your family this weekend and we'll see you soon.
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