Friday, July 31, 2020

The Middle Update 7/31/2020

It's the last day of July 2020!  That means the calendar turns to August and back to school mode begins to pick up a little more steam for all of us.  After meeting with multiple small groups of teachers this week, we have made some important decisions about the instructional mode we will utilize for the coming school year.  We have chosen a mode that allows us to follow the recommendations put forth in the guidance from DPI, Department of Health Services, and the CDC.  Our school day will be different, but like many things, provides us all opportunities for growth.  Thank you to all of you for the availability and willingness to engage in discussions...your input and feedback is critical to a good plan.

Resource of the Week
When looking at virtual learning, we need to focus in on what the best practices are for an implementation that will get students to thrive, instead of merely maintaining their current levels.

The resource provides information one way to structure our classes in a way that has proven to be successful for students learning both in-person and at home.  As we move forward, we'll be looking to implement both synchronous (conferring, dialogue, feedback from an adult) and asynchronous (recorded lesson, resources to read, etc).  This article provides information that will help our planning.

"Hacks for Helping Students Achieve in Class or From Home" - Heather Clayton Staker

 Virtual Learning Planning
I have had many good conversations this past week about logistics and planning for the upcoming school year.  Next week, we'll work to refine our Virtual Learning Plan even further with a group meeting on Monday afternoon (let me know if interested).  Thanks to all for your input and feedback so far.  We'll keep working on and sharing information about our in-person instructional model and our virtual model.

 Floating Inservice Days
With the calendar turning to August on Saturday, it's time to start thinking about Floating In-service Days.  The Floating Teacher In-service will be 3 additional days to be used between August 10 to August 31.  I'll be sharing more information about In-service logistics next week.  The official Poynette School District calendar can be found at this LINK.

 Construction Update
The project continues to move along.  We saw ceiling tiles get dropped, flooring installed, and the parking lot is beginning the process of a transformation.  Things are starting to come together with a more finished look each day.  We still appear to be on track for an August 24th takeover of the building.
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The Middle Update 7/31/2020

It's the last day of July 2020!  That means the calendar turns to August and back to school mode begins to pick up a little more steam for all of us.  After meeting with multiple small groups of teachers this week, we have made some important decisions about the instructional mode we will utilize for the coming school year.  We have chosen a mode that allows us to follow the recommendations put forth in the guidance from DPI, Department of Health Services, and the CDC.  Our school day will be different, but like many things, provides us all opportunities for growth.  Thank you to all of you for the availability and willingness to engage in discussions...your input and feedback is critical to a good plan.

Resource of the Week
When looking at virtual learning, we need to focus in on what the best practices are for an implementation that will get students to thrive, instead of merely maintaining their current levels.

The resource provides information one way to structure our classes in a way that has proven to be successful for students learning both in-person and at home.  As we move forward, we'll be looking to implement both synchronous (conferring, dialogue, feedback from an adult) and asynchronous (recorded lesson, resources to read, etc).  This article provides information that will help our planning.

"Hacks for Helping Students Achieve in Class or From Home" - Heather Clayton Staker

 Virtual Learning Planning
I have had many good conversations this past week about logistics and planning for the upcoming school year.  Next week, we'll work to refine our Virtual Learning Plan even further with a group meeting on Monday afternoon (let me know if interested).  Thanks to all for your input and feedback so far.  We'll keep working on and sharing information about our in-person instructional model and our virtual model.

 Floating Inservice Days
With the calendar turning to August on Saturday, it's time to start thinking about Floating In-service Days.  The Floating Teacher In-service will be 3 additional days to be used between August 10 to August 31.  I'll be sharing more information about In-service logistics next week.  The official Poynette School District calendar can be found at this LINK.

 Construction Update
The project continues to move along.  We saw ceiling tiles get dropped, flooring installed, and the parking lot is beginning the process of a transformation.  Things are starting to come together with a more finished look each day.  We still appear to be on track for an August 24th takeover of the building.