February 9, 2015

This past year the district has been moving toward PLP for teachers and PLT for students.  To me, each of these acronyms mean "things that fulfill your geeky side."  All of us have areas of our life in which we are passionate and I hope you include teaching as one of those things.  

During my career, a highlight of the month came for me when The Mailbox, a teacher's magazine dedicated to teachers sharing their ideas, came in the mail.  (On a personal note...I loved when my People or Memory Maker (a scrapbook magazine) arrived in my mail.)  

So I LOVE LOVE LOVE that multiple staff members shared with me the BLOGS they read.  I call them FREE MAGAZINES ON STEROIDS!  You can gain so much to enrich your PLP and while your enjoy your own PLT:)

See what I have on the list so far...  please email your favorites and let's add to this list.  I will be ordering your sonic drinks for this Friday, Feb. 13th:)  https://docs.google.com/a/gcisd.net/document/d/13EWSZEtA5itg5oQCCw24lGodqH8TjF74tfhpEKHihAU/edit?usp=sharing

January 26, 2015

Parent & Student Led Conferences:

            February is approaching quickly and parent conference time is around the corner.  As I was discussing iStation with another Learning Liaison, she reminded me of this link on the HOME iStation screen. 

  

 

            This link takes you to the Frequently Asked Questions.  There are 4 sections that you will find great information:

            1.  Technical Questions

            2.  Classroom Management

            3.  Logging On, Using Student Program, and Report and Management

            4.  Reports- Under reports #5 “What report is best used in conferences”

Take a look at this and see how you can use this in your classroom to discuss with STUDENTS about their growth in reading.  This may be a great tool to use in student lead confernces as well. 

CALLING ALL BLOGS….I love learning from other teachers.  Please send me the name/link of blogs you read to gain inspiration and ideas.  I want to collect these and share them with the staff.  There will be FREE SONIC drink for each person who submits a BLOG resource to me by 4PM on Friday, January 30^th.