1/30 Edgar Road, 6th Grade Science

Emailed parent about missing rocks in a 2nd grade kit.

Emailed Avery Schedule for tomorrow's coordinator day: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Djd60OizTYFooiCBhz8TZAnCF11RRSZVpF7pBoaMag4/edit

Planned 6th grade Science after school meeting, made copies and agenda

Created and submitted POs for Summer Purchases.

Met with district facilities coordinator re: Plans for EdcampSTL

Added resources to my PBLU.org Course on Creating a Project Calendar

• Watched video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi1zVXo6sQc&feature=youtu.be 

• And How to make a project Calendar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA6DAKT_Kvo&feature=youtu.be
• Completed Project calendar
• Completed reflection over the calendar
• Submitted work via Edmodo

Wrote this blog post on #Balance: http://coachinandout.blogspot.com/2013/01/hows-your-balance.html

Set up meeting with Social Studies Coordinator at Parkway

Called Missouri Botanical Garder to learn more about Foodology.

Finalized EdcampSTL evaluation

Met with Library/Technology Coordinator to learn about how to access the catalog and how to search for materials in the Social studies kits.

Emailed SS facilitators to update them about the SS kits in every library (or missing from a library)

Emailed 5th grade Chemical Interactions team about 1st draft of student packet.

Went over to Steger for a 6th grade Science team meeting:

11/21 Edgar Road, Math Facilitator

Started the day today opening up twitter account for the building Principal at Edgar Road

I then attended the 4th grade team meeting where we planned Rock and Minerals, and discussed quickly the upcoming Missouri Unit.

I then went to lunch with Mary Ann to discuss materials, supplies, and progress with the Elementary Kits.

Afterwords I dropped off a binder to Avery and headed over to Steger.  I met with the Math Coordinator to discuss creating an assessment for a student seeking promotion above 2nd grade to 3rd.

Chatted with Noah Stout about helping with EdcampSTL

Afterwords I went back to Edgar road to complete:

• Hixson Resource Eval
• Emailed out sustainability resource for the Land Lab
• Worked on order of a map for a Kindergarten classroom
• Worked on my Project Based Learning Cetrtification
• Watched Video: How to assess Critical Thinking
• Completed Assessing Critical Thinking reflection
• Watched Webinar on Assessing Critical Thinking
• Laid out plans for eMINTS teachers to progress on adding TILS resource to Social Studies and Next Generation Standards
• Reflected on 8th grade SS curriculum workshop day
• Started cleaning up 8th grade assessments and resources created at our full day staff development

11/7 Office, Collaboration, Hixson

Started the day working on my Project Based Learning Certification:

• Watched the Webinar
• Took some notes:
• Be intentional with who is in your groups
• Analyze strengths and weaknesses of students
• groups can range in size to the amount of work you have to complete.  Groups can be from sizes of 2 all the way up and over 10
• Small groups can transition to large group or whole class projects
• Voice and Choice are crucial - but also rely on the maturity and responsibility of students
• Starting students with the roles they want to take will allow the groups to form
• Chose the Project I will be modeling and sharing called "Choose your own adventure"
• Completed Yourteams assignment
• Contacted WGHS SS re veterens day activities
• Worked on St. Louis Science Leadership Consortium website

At 1pm went over to Computer School to chat with Math Coordinator re: 2nd grade Unit or lesson plan.

• We connected the CCSS standards to the Sound Unit
• Also discussed the 4th grade Missouri and 3rd grade St. Louis Unit looking for Math connections

At 3:00 went over to Hixson to meet with 8th grade Social Studies and plan the 16th:

Our Agenda:

Check in misc stuff - .5

Year long unit plan - 1.5

Standards review - .5

Colonialism - GLE, Assessment, Essential, Objectives, Pacing unit (Back to big) - 3

Constitution unit - .5 - assessment

wrap up - .5