WHS Staff News - Week of 2/15/16

Learning Environment
Creating a positive learning environment is something I strongly believe in and have talked about in the past.  This video does a great job highlighting what a "Flexible Learning Environment"can look like.  We have started to make changes in our learning rooms with new furniture and the way traditional desks are arranged.  We can have the coolest furniture, but like most things in education, it comes down to one thing, The Teacher.  You DRIVE the ...........

• Learning 
• Thinking 
• Atmosphere
• Relationships
• Mood 
• Spirit 
• Behavior 
• Connections   

#Ownit each day for your students and make the learning happen in a way that they can't wait to come back for more!!  




School News 
Big Thank You to Dr. Ling for being a great sport on Friday and getting the "Pie in the Face" as part of the LGBT fundraiser, which raised money for Garden State Equality.   

Congratulations to Dayna Orlak on being asked to present at the National SXSW Edu Conference in Austin TX in March.  

Last week we had administrators for Becton Regional HS here collecting information on 1-1 learning environments.  Coming out of the meeting, I could not be more proud of what we have done over the past five months.  Telling our story and getting positive feedback from educators outside of Waldwick reinforces what we are doing and the professionalism of the staff at WHS.   

Once again we will show the movie Sticks and Stones to the 9th graders and have discussion groups after the movie.  The students will watch the movie on Thursday, 2/25, during Period 8, followed by breakout sessions during Period 9.  Students should report to their Period 8 class for attendance and then classes should be walked to the Little Theater.  

STEM Team Success

STEM competition results from today- Best prototype and best stem lab. Congratulations!! @jimmydrexel1 #ownitWHS pic.twitter.com/UGJGWmlBKA

— Kevin Carroll (@WHS_Principal) February 10, 2016

Sectional Champ - Caitlin Vellios

Congrats to Caitlin for not only breaking the school record in the 55H, but for placing first! #sectionalchamp 💪🏻💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/8MWCNxB89A

— WaldwickHSTrack (@WaldwickHSTrack) February 14, 2016

Watch her race here - Section 1 North 1 Hurdles  

Google PD Reads 
New Google Forms now default option 
Improve Feedback & Student work in Google Classroom with the Blank Doc via @Mr Schoenbart


Just a cool picture

Central Park via @PhotosAroundYou via @meistrategies #newyork #nyc pic.twitter.com/TsvLrVIyQf

— NYC Daily Pics (@NYCDailyPics) February 17, 2016