Tuesday, September 29, 2020

WHS Staff News - Week of 9/28/20


Last week I asked you to check-in on your students, this week I am checking in on you.  This year is going to be a marathon not a sprit so please keep that in mind. This year is like no other and 17 days in, this is hard and not what any of us signed up for when we choose this profession. But we did signup to teach, impact students, change lives and build relationships.  So, let's embrace that and do what we love to do. 

I created a form called Mindset Check-In that I will be using to touch base with the staff to make sure everyone is doing ok, find-out if anyone needs help with anything and mainly just to let you all know I am thinking about you and your well-being. 

Starting this week the Math teachers will be piloting concurrent teaching in all of their classes. Next Wednesday, 10/7, we will have a Q&A regarding concurrent teaching for the entire staff.  The Math teachers will be available to talk and share how the pilot is going. The goal right now is to roll this out starting October 12 as an additional tool for you to utilize.  We will also use the afternoon of Wednesday 10/14 for PD, questions and time to play related to concurrent teaching.  Dr. Elias is also available to help/talk through this model with you. She is an email/call away. 

For me, one size does not fit all when it comes to this model; but, I do believe this can be a great tool for keeping your entire class roster connected, align your pacing with your different cohorts, as well as help you make this way of teaching more manageable. 

Back to School Night - Thursday, 10/1
From last weeks blog post: (All links are due today)
Here are some guidelines for Back to School Night. Please review and if you have any questions, please see me. The due date for the video and your website updated is Tuesday, 9/29, at 3pm.

Reminder Testing Meeting (SAT/PSAT Testing) on Wednesday, 9/30, for all certificated staff. Some of you have never proctored the PSAT or SAT, so we all need to know what's going on and what to do. Everyone will be involved on Wednesday 10/14. Link to Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/dbg-aeim-eku
*I will email the proctoring schedule later today.

Last call for The Blended & Online Learning Course with Catlin Tucker
If you are on Twitter, I'm sure you have seen/read some of her blog posts in the past. The district is prepared to pay for this online course that is self-paced and offer PD hours for those who take advantage of the course. If you are interested, please add your name to this doc by tomorrow. 

SGO's - If you have questions, are confused or getting frustrated, please schedule a time to talk with Dianna.  She is here to help and will walk you through the process.  We wish we could ignore them, but NJDOE thinks during a pandemic we still need to have them?? Don't let them get to you. Complete the forms, give the assessment and be done with it. Set yourself up for success. 


PD Resources 

Google adds more features to Meet. 

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