November 3, 2017

Ahhhh grades.  This can be a FUN subject to discuss and we WILL be looking at it during our IPR on November 28 (along with three other goals) and looking at the data. While we know that some students do not try at all...ANNNNDDDDD what does our grading TRULY say about us as educators?  Have we examined the ways we provide support to prevent a student from failing? Have we connected with the parents, AHEAD of time? 

What do the amount of Ds and Fs in your classes say about you, as an educator?  Did you know there are teachers on our campus who have a 30% failure rate for their students? THIRTY PERCENT!!!  That is unacceptable.  What are we going to do about it?  Are we reaching out to students and parents and working WITH them?  Have we documented all that we are doing to support the student?  Cause we document EVERYTHING!!  Are we grading for growth or are we just "checking a box"?  Check out THIS ARTICLE to look at some information regarding grading for growth...

ENGAGEMENT is a topic that we will ALWAYS be addressing.  

We started thinking of even easier ways to engage our students so that those that struggle with this, could start TODAY!  Take a look at THIS ARTICLE that shows some EASY PEASY ways to incorporate engagement ideas and techniques, including one word splash, response cards, and secret answers, to make being in your class waaayyyyy more fun!

LIGHT A FIRE UNDER IT!  

  

WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A STUDENT IN YOUR CLASS???

IF YOUR STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE TO BE IN YOUR CLASS, WOULD THEY SHOW UP ANYWAY??

Check out some of the NEW Tweets that are ALWAYS going on around campus!  Stop by and see what's happening in your colleague's classrooms!  These pics below are updated WEEKLY! Aren't following everyone yet?  Follow US @GVMSVIKINGS and we have everyone's Twitter handle! =) 

SUPER HERO SHOUT OUTS!  KEEP THEM COMING!  We love the "I Noticed..." and will add as many as we can!

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• SUPER awesome shout out to Allison, Dave M., Lorraine, and Barb for helping me with an emergency IS and SARB issue! ~Kristen
• SUPER awesome shout out to Julie for helping me with Springboard pacing! ~Anonymous
• SUPER awesome shout out to Lynn for sharing the Stikbot supplies last minute! ~Kristy
• SUPER awesome shout out to Tamia for checking in to see how she can support students when they are in Directed Studies! ~Kristy
• SUPER awesome shout out to Dustin for opening his classroom for morning coffee and team building! ~Lorraine and Carol and Aubry and K&C
• SUPER awesome shout out to Annette for having a flipgrid lesson ready when I needed to oversee garden stuff! ~Katherine
• SUPER awesome shout out to Mimi for helping with the delivery of the garden supplies! ~Katherine
• SUPER awesome shout out to Christen for running a make up meeting for 6th grade! ~Julie
• SUPER awesome shout out to Kristy for working to get ELA Boot Camp up and running for our students! ~Anonymous
• SUPER awesome shout out to Sue for always being there for me (and EVERYONE on campus!) ~Kimberly
• SUPER awesome shout out to Rosa, Don, Katherine, Lorraine, Heather P., Aubry and Admin for already writing Good News Referrals for NOVEMBER!
• SUPER awesome shout out to ALL for the 218 GOOD NEWS REFERRALS for OCTOBER !! 

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