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Gearing Up For Greatness Digest 7

Upcoming Events: Week of 9-30-19 Lab Scheduler (UPDATED) Staff Kindness  NOMINATION FORM  (take a minute to put Kindness in Motion!) Featured resources: (hearts indicate picks of the week) Empathy: The Most Important 21st Century Skill Spice Up Your Slides with 600+ Free Design Templates 4 Steps to Improve Student Engagement 3 Add Ons to Solve Problems in Google Classroom (Programmed by 1 Teacher) 75+ Google Classroom tips and tricks 10+ FREE EduProtocol templates + ideas for using them 20 Seesaw ideas with Chromebooks for K-12 classes Slide into science: Demonstrating learning with Google Slides ❤️❤️❤️ Now You Can Share a Link to Jump to a Scene in Google Expeditions Tweet of t he Week: https://twitter.com/MrHegnauer/status/1177630916686094336 https://twitter.com/Lempp5/status/1176309039568969728 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: August/September - BRAIN SMART START DAILY!  No morning work, use jobs to help the flow in the morning so that you can brain smart start ASAP. https://twi...

Gearing Up For Greatness Digest 6

BROADCAST INFO:   After receiving feedback from teams on the new broadcast time; we are sticking to the afternoon, with a few changes: Broadcast start time will now be 2:27. 5th-grade team members can leave for broadcast at 2:20.  Fridays may have some extended content, and K-2 may be a few minutes past the 2:30 bell when they head outside (it's ok!) K-1 can pack-up around 2:22 now instead of 2:20.  Every instructional minute when can squeeze out of our day matters :). Please remember, that 3-5 do not pack up until AFTER announcements; and you do not need to leave the building until the second dismissal bell (so long farewell)   Upcoming Events: Week of 9-23-19 Dr. B's safety presentation is on Wednesday after school (attendance is optional) MTSS Data Collaboration (1-2 Tuesday)(K Wednesday)(3-5 Thursday) SPIRIT DAYS (If you participate, you may wear jeans!): Lab Scheduler (UPDATED) Staff Kindness  NOMINATION FORM  (take a minute to put Kindness in Motio...

Gearing Up For Greatness Digest 5

Upcoming Events: Week of 9-16-19 Faculty Share Monday, Jim Basketball Jones Monday - No Collaboration This Week Lab Scheduler  Staff Kindness  NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: (hearts indicate picks of the week) Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator Top 10 Read Alouds for Elementary Makerspaces Spelling in a Writing Workshop What’s in a Strategy? Creating the Habit of Noticing Eduprotocols: Customizable Lessons for Any Subject or Grade! – SULS028 Tweet of t he Week: https://twitter.com/ConsciousD/status/1172996442056773637 https://twitter.com/MrHegnauer/status/1172580617256611840 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: August/September - BRAIN SMART START DAILY!  No morning work, use jobs to help the flow in the morning so that you can brain smart start ASAP. https://twitter.com/SaraShevchuk/status/1162371132164628486?s=20 Introduce a Safe Place: https://twitter.com/cm_curcio/status/1162465969828192258?s=20 Words of Wisdom - Starts 9-9-19 This will be ...

Gearing Up For Greatness Digest 4

Upcoming Events: Week of 9-9-19 Lab Scheduler  Staff Kindness  NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: (hearts indicate picks of the week) Check for Understanding: What Are You Learning About Your Students During the Lesson? Breathe for Change: Tools for teacher well-being and mindfulness How Do You Approach Book Tastings? Tips for Using Google Classroom – Tip #3 LinkedIn calls these 3 of the most sought-after tech skills Google Gets $170M Fine and Pledges to Protect Children on YouTube. Will It Matter? Creating the Habit of Noticing Eduprotocols: Customizable Lessons for Any Subject or Grade! – SULS028 Tweet of t he Week: https://twitter.com/ConsciousD/status/1169924030113177600 https://twitter.com/ConsciousD/status/1169055164654919681 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: August/September - BRAIN SMART START DAILY!  No morning work, use jobs to help the flow in the morning so that you can brain smart start ASAP. https://twitter.com/SaraShevchuk/status/1162371132164628486?s=20 Introduce a ...

Gearing Up For Greatness Digest 3

Upcoming Events: Week of 9-2-19 Lab Scheduler  Staff Kindness  NOMINATION FORM Featured resources: (hearts indicate picks of the week) ❤️❤️❤️Sharing assessment data with parents just got simpler The Four Biggest Pitfalls of Collaborative Grouping (And How to Avoid Them) Dyslexia Resources for Students and Their Teachers Assessing Prior Knowledge: What Do Your Students Already Know? Icebreaker Idea: Fun with the Frayer Model What's New in Google - August 2019 5 More Easy Brain Breaks for Your Classroom 5 Ways to Curate Texts That Inspire Readers Superintendent McCormick’s Statement on the Upcoming Release of the Currently Embargoed Spring 2019 ILEARN Results Tweet of t he Week: https://twitter.com/Scholastic/status/1167541259378003969 https://twitter.com/SmithsKidsInK/status/1167579681056546825 https://twitter.com/HSBrinkman/status/1167551983429005319 https://twitter.com/MrsLoweCTE/status/1167542619053928448 Adventurous Challenge of the MONTH: August/September - BRAIN SMART START DA...