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Upcoming Events: Week of 1-7-18 Lab Scheduler PD Calendar   Staff Leader of the Week!   NOMINATION FORM SUBMIT YOUR DECEMBER ADVENTEROUS STUDENT LEADER Featured resources: Learning About Microsoft's Tools for Inclusive Classrooms Do emoji have a place in serious 🔬 ✍️? 20 Awesome Add-ons for Google Docs Write Better with Writer's Highlighter Add-on for Docs Create Your Own Escape Rooms Hacking the Sub Lesson: Videos IN Google Forms. A Fun Game for Adults - What Trended in Search This Year Remove Image Background 3 Group Work Strategies That Help Hold All Students Accountable Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/MrHegnauer/status/1075876936008851459 Who's in? https://twitter.com/Christineah88/status/1075750423309574144 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: January:  How is reading workshop going?  Are you making sure to honor the need for independent reading time during your workshop? Words of Wisdom (played on CTE-TV): https://youtu.be/bbf3thYQg5Y

Upcoming Events: Week of 12-17   -  Be on the lookout for those elves! Lab Scheduler PD Calendar   Staff Leader of the Week!   NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: Math is Visual - Videos Demonstrations and Illustrations How to Make Videos Autoplay in Google Slides Speakd - Listen to Your Google Docs PBS Kids ScratchJr - Scratch With a PBS Twist Sites in VR - The VR App for Those Without VR Headsets How to Build a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Where All Learners Feel Safe Why Choice Matters to Student Learning Reimagining Writing Assessment: A Reflection + Giveaway Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/oodlesofteach/status/1074483079702605825 https://twitter.com/teachergoals/status/1071895116648984580   Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: December: I am continuing the challenge for us as a school to make morning greeting a priority.  Either a teacher or a student greeting all kids every morning.  It starts the morning with love and connection. A new study finds that greeting students ...

Upcoming Events: Week of 12-10   -  Be on the lookout for those elves! Lab Scheduler PD Calendar   Staff Leader of the Week!   NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: Blended Learning: 8 Respectful Routines Tech Resources for Your Next Science Experiment Beyond the Hour of Code: 20+ free lessons for teaching computer science Empowering Student Voice with Collaborative Movie-Making Books My Fifth Graders Are Reading by Colby Sharp Exceeding Expectations The Best Classroom Screensavers on YouTube Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/mrsamyjluna/status/1070708433094144000 https://twitter.com/CTELibrary/status/1070497210134077440 https://twitter.com/JudyArzt/status/1071854319698395136 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: December: I am continuing the challenge for us as a school to make morning greeting a priority.  Either a teacher or a student greeting all kids every morning.  It starts the morning with love and connection. A new study finds that greeting students at the door increases enga...

Upcoming Events: Week of 12-3 - REMINDER THAT A GEORGE ELF WILL BE ON THE LOOSE EACH DAY Lab Scheduler PD Calendar   Staff Leader of the Week!   NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: Taking the “Manage” Out of Classroom Management Sketchnoting in the Classroom: A Beginner’s Guide Tell a Wintertime Story Using Augmented Reality 25 ways to Ditch That Homework Ditch Summit 2018: PD on your couch, on your time Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/MissKwonCTE/status/1068531836220047360 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: December: I am continuing the challenge for us as a school to make morning greeting a priority.  Either a teacher or a student greeting all kids every morning.  It starts the morning with love and connection. A new study finds that greeting students at the door increases engagement by 20% and reduces disruptions by 9%—effectively adding 1 hour of learning per day. https:// edut.to/2N8NH65   Conscious Discipline Greeting Examples Words of Wisdom (played on CTE...