Oct 15 to Oct 19 - BE CREATIVELY 212

Instructional Framework 101: IF 101


Domain 3: Instruction - the heart of the framework
Component b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques
Element: Quality of questions

Application: What kinds of questions are you asking throughout your lessons? Do your questions require single word answers (ie: yes/no or ‘right’ responses)? In your classroom, who is doing most of the talking (ie: you? Star students? All your students?)

Danielson Quote: When teachers use questions skillfully, they engage their students in an exploration of content. (from Enhancing Professional Practice, p.79)

Bits 'n Pieces + 1 degree more!

Missoula Children’s Theatre – Red Riding Hood Auditions

Monday: Auditions **student must have submitted permission slips by Oct 12**

Tuesday-Friday: practice after school

**Tuesday – a request for ‘Teacher’s Choice’ student names for Friday’s workshop will be sent by email

Friday: Invitational Workshops – for students who audition but are not selected and Teacher’s Choice to maximize participant count:

K-2 (30 students) – Drama Quest @ 12:00-12:45pm

3-5 (60 students) – What if? @ 1:00-1:45pm

6 (60 students) – Let’s Make-Up @ 2:00-2:45pm

**MCT returns in the Spring to facilitate another play and they will present a musical production for all grades.**



Bus Driver Thanks & Bus Drills – Thursday, Oct 18
It’s National Bus Safety Week – Besides parents, guess which adult sees our students first in the morning? Our drivers can make or break a Highlander’s day. How can we thank them?

*NEW this Year!* Bus safety drills will be conducted Thursday with students who ride the bus to school. Please do not mark them tardy if they enter class late on Thursday, Oct 18.

High PAWS Assembly Friday – Grades 4-6

Thanks for reminding intermediate (4-6) students to meet in the gym Friday morning. Teachers can pick up the kids at 8:50. Thanks for your patience as the bugs get worked out of these gatherings.

Reprint: Know A Great Classified Employee?
Nominations are now accepted for exceptional work done by support staff. Here's the link if you would like to nominate a colleague - Classified School Employee of the Year.

ProDev
**Be sure to visit the District ProDev website often.**

Wed LIC CT - Oct 17
• 1:06-1:36 Site Teams - please send agenda items to Rebecca

• 1:36-2:30 CSIP

Guest Visitor - Glenn Malone to share the juicy details about the ousting of AYP and the welcoming of AMO (another new acronym: Annual Measurable Objectives)

• 2:30-3:30 Grade Level Team Time

Staff Meeting - Tues, Oct 23 @ 7:45
Agenda: Celebrations, Site Team Highlights, AVID Strategy, AR Update, and Tech Tools

In Building: Team ProDev – Varies by Team

Goal
Provide paid time for teams to collaborate and prioritize using Journey's, Readwell, and/or intervention materials

Expectations
1. Agenda submitted in advance of team meeting to Rebecca - keep it simple, but meaningful

2. Team meets and works on school site

3. Minutes of meeting submitted using PLC Feedback Form

• Kindergarten: sub and timesheet combo

• 1st Grade: half-day subs

• 2ND Grade: timesheet for Wed, Oct 10

• 3rd Grade: tbd

• 4th Grade: opting out due to imbedded planning

• 5th Grade: timesheet for Sat, Oct 20

• 6th Grade: timesheets for Oct 3, Oct 10, Oct 17 (1 hr each)

BE 212: Every Monday Matters
Which comes first? Opportunity or creativity? (kind of like the chicken or the egg!) You already know WE are in the business of opportunity AND creativity. The possibilities in every day to help a child learn are endless – and when you are struggling to find the door to a child’s head, build a door at the heart. Sometimes the best lesson hinges on one caring adult who shows constant and unconditional care – especially when it’s not deserved. That’s what we have here at Hunt – Creatively 212 Door Builders and Openers!