4/1 Central Office, WGHS, Edgar Road, Hixson, Central Office

Met for Eval with supervisor, went over Eval document and this: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Vxk1RLNX2AuB1Klk0cnPtS-Obe9M2J0uHCoUq2yOUPo/edit
Went over to WGHS to scan binders

Worked in office and sent district and building wide emails

Separated scanned binders in to usable pdf files then moved files onto server

Met with Hixson Principal

Answered emails regarding arcade and responded to others

Attended PDC meeting

3/29 Coordinator Meeting, Clark, Edgar Road

Started the day at the Coordinator Meeting at Central Office

After went over to Clark to meet with a few people

• met with Principal
• Met with 1st grade teacher
• Stopped by 2nd grade

Then went over the Edgar Road:

• Finalized SS Vertical Team notes
• Changed Science Vertical Team meeting
• Finalized Evaluation for year: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Vxk1RLNX2AuB1Klk0cnPtS-Obe9M2J0uHCoUq2yOUPo/edit
• Sent emails for meetings next week

3/28 Hudson Arcade, Edgar Road

Started the day over at Hixson.  We loaded up projects in the Box truck, loaded students in the buses and took 8th graders from Hixson to Hudson.

The projects they took over were arcade projects.

The students were inspired by the video Caine's arcade:



Caine's Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo.


The project highlighted their learning in Electricity but more importantly they were able to demonstrate how fun learning can be in Science.

Here are some images and videos from the day!

What the photos/videos don't capture:

• Older kids caring for younger kids
• kids advertising their game
• pride in their work
• older kids helping younger students
• desire for the older kids to want their game to be the coolest
• When a project breaks the frantic nature for which the older kids were trying to fix it so it worked like it was suppose to.

Afterwords went back to Hixson to clean up.  I then went back to Edgar Road.

I worked on a presentation on Next Generation Assessments: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PX5O-R6pLAYfZMv6xgRLV2zq-3P7YSALjxd3lselcfU/edit#slide=id.p

I finalized notes from the Vertical Team meeting: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1mdOSL8xxQ1hel5nmjcQKRW59YNg65DOs92kUP401L_A/edit#heading=h.gy2cnbuh97ew

3/27 Steger/Computer School, Avery, SS Vertical Team

Started the day at Steger Elementary

Started the day swinging pendulums in Kindergarten:

I then helped students with their East Asia Projects in World Studies:

I watched and helped students research South Africa:

Hung out with some 5th graders as they were working on their Science and Social studies through literacy.  This one team learned about stars so I showed them a cool app call Sky Map:

Also shared the TOP iOs apps for Astronomy: http://www.iphoneness.com/iphone-apps/top-astronomy-applications-for-iphone/

I then had lunch with the Computer school where we discussed tech tips, google resources and ways to use collaboration in the classroom.

I then went up to have lunch with some of the Steger teachers.

Finally I wrapped up the day in a 6th grade science class.  We looked at:

• Ways to organize student work
• ways to organize student assessments
• Ways to organize student notebooks
• Conversations to be had with parents about grades and Standards-based grading

Afterwords, went over to Avery to drop off transition materials for a teacher moving from Kindergarten to 3rd grade. Items included:
This form:

and

• List of facilitators for Science and Social studies
• Science GLEs
• Social Studies GLEs
• January Draft of the NGSS for 3rd grade
• How to read the NGSS

I then went over the the Board room to set up for the Vertical Team Meeting for Social Studies.

We completed a sheet like this for every grade level:

Notes from that meeting found here: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1mdOSL8xxQ1hel5nmjcQKRW59YNg65DOs92kUP401L_A/edit

3/26 Edgar Road

Attended Faculty meeting at Edgar Road

Confirmed buses for Arcade

Prepped for meeting with 2nd grade teachers

• Pebbles, Sand, Silt: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/172oHmt8ut9B0QAJw0rrVOfBe3qbSgfmj5WqvBku2n84/edit
• Sound Unit: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1cExN1dvVX2TOYxIDq9VXh49drlmQMieCJcVvFWZ2l54/edit

Met with 2nd grade teachers

Prepped for vertical team

• Made posters
• Made copies
• Finalized GLEs

finalized budgets for science and social studies

answered tons of emails

Assisted 3rd grade teacher so their students can skype with another student in Belgium

Focus question for Skype: How does where I live affect how I live...

Call Krissy V re: non profit

3/14 Bristol, Edgar Road, Tour of the district, Central Office

Happy Pi Day!

Started the day at Bristol Elementary for their BIO breakfast

Students did an amazing job!  Students researched a famous historical figure.  They dressed up as them and presented their famous historical figure to their class mates and parents.  So proud of our teachers and their work with this.

Here's an example of student work:

I met with a 4th grade teacher to prepare future iPad trainings for the staff.

I went over to Edgar Road to:

• Answer emails
• Finalize emails to Hudson and Edgar Road
• Sent emails

Toured the district checking out Science kits: (forgot to take a picture at Bristol and Computer School)

Went over to Central Office to plan Social Studies Vertical Team meeting and to turn in my contract.

3/13 Office Day

Hixson dropped off UbD book, walked around and said happy break to those I might not see

Finalized Hixson Arcade arrangements

• Confirmed dates
• reserved buses
• sent emails
• Got word I'll have to reschedule
• Rescheduled for April 5th

Watched this video:

Reviewed a Gifted Ed Grant

Met and had lunch with Kirkwood Social Studies curriculum coordinator

Testing SKYPE with teacher in building to see if it works for skyping student in Belgium.

Named number 22 in Edtech: http://bestcollegerankings.org/elearning-edtech/
The vatican puffed white smoke in my honor.

I created this form for people to sign up for Summer Science work: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNGYkZEcUVtRml6b2drYUIwMkFyYkE6MQ#gid=0

Wrote this blog post: http://coachinandout.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-importance-of-blogging.html

Made sign up sheets for Avery and Hudson: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1OU5yuZLn46C1pUHgOBjM_KANJRvfsFvSXPOigYGVMiw/edit#

Downloaded course description and CLEs for Vertical team

Pulled out CLEs for each course (took FOREVER)