8/13 FIRST DAY!

Spent the morning welcoming kids and parents.

Attended the parent coffee.

Made it around to every room.  Had the opportunity to introduce myself to some, more to come the rest of the week.

Had a skype call with the Chesterfield Day school about Standards Based Grading.

Facilitated a lockdown at school.

created sign up form for birthday parties in the cafeteria

Downloaded MAP data by school. (this took forever in 1. remembering how to log in and 2. finding the data.)

Answered emails as time allowed...

Messed up the sign up cafeteria form :-0

Facilitated dismissal

Sent email invitation about SS vertical team:

"Welcome back to a great new school year!

Let this serve as your invitation to our first (of four) Social Studies Vertical Team meeting! Please RSVP if you're able to attend.

Who:

All interested parties that teach or support instruction from PRE-Kindergarten to graduation.  A desirable “quorum” would be educators from Primary, Intermediate, Middle and High School.  In addition we would benefit from attendance from coordinators, coaches, administrators and others that support Social Studies experiences.

Topics to be discussed:

1.  Review and revise timeline to curriculum implementation K-8 and any updates from WGHS

2.  Revise articulation of content P-12 to determine points of emphasis (need to know/nice to know) at each grade level/content.

3.  Set agendas for future gatherings.

When:

3:45pm

Wednesday

8/20

Where:

• WGHS PD Room (Off the Library)

Why:

• Teachers will be able to define the vertical alignment of concepts and communicate the beliefs about Social Studies from Pre-Kindergarten to graduation.

Determined Need:

• Elementary grade level teachers requesting support or assistance with content.

• Duplication of content from grade level to grade level.

• Lack of knowledge of what is taught where/when.

• Inconsistencies of expectations.

• Inconsistencies of grade level vocabulary.

Focus:

• To have a team of people charged with the desire to define what it looks like for students to learn Social Studies through both content and process.

• To develop a belief system about Social Studies in the Webster Groves school district.

• To vision what the future of Social Studies education will be for statesmen and stateswomen.

• To align our teaching of concepts, skills, and outcomes kindergarten through graduation.

• To define our expectations at each grade level.

• To develop mentorship model across specialities.

• To build community.

• To build a cohesive team of educators.

• To increase communication and eliminate isolation."

Office: ERS
ERS: 90%
CC: 10%

8/7 ERS, WGHS, CO, Steger

Started the day with the insurance meeting that ended up being canceled.

I started the M.U.S.I.C. video.  I then put in tech reqs and fixed SMARTboards that weren't working, etc.

I attended a acceleration meeting at Steger.

I went to WGHS to get the Science kits out of the PD room to be delivered to the various schools.

I then headed back over to ERS.

Stopped by CO to meet with the Asst. Supt about the Friday Presentation.

I walked around the school getting the school ready for "Meet the Teacher."

I finalized the required training documents and submitted them to HR.

I attended the "Meet the Teacher" time from 2-3.

I began working on the "BINDER" 2.0.

8/6 WGHS, ERS

Started the day at WGHS for the district Kick-off event.

Headed over to ERS to go through the materials necessary to start the school year.

8/5 WGHS, CO, ERS

Started the day at WGHS, worked on:

• Grade level slides for upcoming meetings
• Grade level video slides for upcoming flipped PD video

Headed over to CO to:

• Work on logistics for opening day game
• Create and edit "I aspire" video

Headed to ERS to:

• Set up for opening activities
• Set up library
• Met with New Teachers
• Worked with Tech person to discuss simulcasting a video
• Made this:
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• Set up stations for Mandatory Training.
• Answered emails
• Finalized Student Panel for Friday's activities.

8/4 WGHS, ERS

Started the day at the New Teacher district meetings.  Afterwords we met with the director of technology to go over the responsibilites of the new tech-aide positions.

I then headed over to Edgar Road.  I hung up pictures and decorated the office.  Hand informal conversations with staff.

I ran through the AMAZING RACE activity to get a feeling for timing.  Then created this presentation to set the stage:




I then worked on:

• Making images of books for ERS
• Sent dates to building principals about days in buildings
• Sent details about after school meetings and release dates to Hixson Dept Chairs.
• Put Sept and October meetings and dates into my calendar (see below)
• Cleaned up my desktop (on the computer)
• cleaned off desk of papers and added to my reminders app to do list items for tomorrow
• Sent over MODEL map data
• Left at 3:50 to go pick up the t-shirt Cannon

Calendar Dates:

August:

4 and 5 – New Teacher

5 - Board of Education Meeting and Dinner

6 – OPENING DAY!  Attend ERS meetings (7pm Kindergarten Meeting)

7 - Attend ERS Open house 2-3pm

8 - Attend District professional development sessions

11 - Strategic Planning (After School)

13 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

15 - Coordinator Retreat

20 - Social Studies vertical team meeting 1 (After School)

21 - DLT meeting, Open House (after school)

22 - Coordinator Meeting AM only

26 - Spend the day at Hixson

26 - Flip Teaching Meeting 1 (After School)

27 - Science vertical team meeting 1 (After School)

28 - PM 7th Science Field trip to Blackburn park

29 - Coordinator Meeting / ERS PD day

September:

3 - Spend the day at Steger/Computer School

4 - Hudson MAP report

5 - Coordinator Meeting AM only

9 - 9am Aides Meeting, then head over to Grade level Meeting - 5

10 - Grade Level Meeting - 4

11 - Grade Level Meeting - 3

12 - Coordinator Meeting, SSLC meeting

15 - Grade Level Meeting - 2

16 - Grade Level Meeting - 1

17 - Grade Level Meeting - K

19 - Coordinator Meeting AM only

23 - ERS Faculty meeting

24 - Flip Teaching Meeting 2 (After School)

25 - 6-8 Science Collaboration

26 - Special Education Leaders Academy

27 - SSLC meeting at STOM

7/31 New Teacher

Worked through this resource with New Teachers while also driving back and forth in breaks from New Teachers to attend the District Leadership Team Meetings:

7/30 New Teacher

Facilitate and support New Teacher Workshop.  Details here: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/document/d/1Wbi6tNVsllVAPixKk5v7QiQB_SIcHQ3MmUiboILLWjM/edit

Wednesday, July 30

*Invite experienced grade level teachers*  

Time	Focus	Facilitator
8:30-9:00	Welcome 2 Truths & a Lie Matching Game
9:00-10:30	Subject 1	experienced teacher
10:30-12:00	Subject 2	experienced teacher
12:00-1:00	Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:30	Subject 3	experienced teacher
2:30-3:15	additional time on subject of choice	experienced teacher
3:15-3:30	Closure

Headed over to ER for some office work and to run through the mandatory training.