Wishing you a fun-filled week before break. Although this time of year can at times feel busy and overwhelming, and at other times bring up a mixture of emotions, please
Portrait of a Learner Twitter Challenge
For December, we continue to look for highlights of our POL competency GLOBAL CITIZEN #globalcitizen, #portraitofalearner, #MURSDInspires. Tweet out examples of this in action using those hashtags to be entered into our monthly raffle!
Global Citizens:
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Articles/Blogs from Twitter
Self-Care Practice: Giving Gratitude
Giving Gratitude Classroom Strategy
Inspiration
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough." Upcoming Events
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Portrait of a Learner Twitter ChallengeAs we enter December, we will be looking for highlights of our POL competency GLOBAL CITIZEN #globalcitizen, #portraitofalearner, #MURSDInspires. Global Citizens:
PD OpportunitiesResourcesArticles/Blogs from Twitter Self-Care Practice: Zoom Out. "When astronaut Edgar Mitchell was launched into space in 1971, he stared down at the tiny blue marble and felt something wash over him: a sense of connectedness and compassion for everyone and everything, “an instant global consciousness.” With the realization that we are all one, that we are all in this together, and that this fact is the only thing that truly matters, we lose the selfishness and self-absorption at the root of much of the disturbance in our lives. Remind yourself of this each time you look down out of an airplane window or from a high floor in a tall building or each time you look up at the stars. You are small but also part of something big." Excerpt from guest post by Ryan Holliday , https://tim.blog/2019/09/26/stillness-is-the-key-ryan-holiday/ author of Stillness is Key. Inspiration "Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.”--Frank Herbert Upcoming District Events
Portrait of a Learner Twitter ChallengeIt looks like our second-graders may have saved a few turkeys leading up to Thanksgiving with some productive teamwork and plans. Everyone who tweeted in November their skillful collaborators were entered into a raffle and congratulations goes out to: Katie Jordan, Hannah Ward, Brian Moloney, and Brendon Rosenau were were the winners of the November challenge. I will be reaching out to the winners this week so they can choose from a series of prizes. As we enter December, we will be looking for highlights of our POL competency GLOBAL CITIZEN #globalcitizen, #portraitofalearner, #MURSDInspires. PD OpportunitiesCheck out our digital conversation with Jennifer Young, a principal on special assignment from Texas, who is traveling the country, reading lots of books, and collaborating with thought partners as she works to create a school that is "different by design." Come learn about her journey both past, present, and future! ResourcesArticles/Blogs from Twitter SEL Newsletter Are you interested in receiving monthly news of up-to-date information on Social-Emotional Learning in education? Subscribe to the SEL Newsletter called This Month in SEL, a curation of top SEL headlines, research, and insights. This month you can find an interactive resource for exploring SEL frameworks and resources for supporting adult SEL, as well as how teachers are responding to rapid increases in students' stress levels. https://insidesel.substack.com/ Grant Opportunities from DESE The Department is pleased to announce the Financial Literacy Planning and Implementation Grant to fund curriculum development, curriculum implementation, professional development, and experiential learning relating to financial literacy. The goal of the grant is to support integration of financial literacy concepts outlined in Chapter 438 of the Act of 2018, An Act relative to financial literacy in schools, and the Standards for Personal Financial Literacy found in the 2018 History and Social Science Frameworks. Grant activities may target any grade(s) K-12 and a variety of content areas (e.g. math, business, history and social science, career readiness-related courses, and advisory periods). Districts may partner with education and community organizations. Applications are due Wednesday, December 11. If you are interested in pursuing this grant, please contact Maureen Cohen as soon as possible. Self-Care Practice: Take action with the 5 Second Rule "The 5 Second Rule is simple. If you have an instinct to act on a goal, you must physically move within 5 seconds or your brain will kill it. The moment you feel an instinct or a desire to act on a goal or a commitment, use the Rule. When you feel yourself hesitate before doing something that you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1-GO and move towards action. There is a window that exists between the moment you have an instinct to change and your mind killing it. It's a 5 second window. And it exists for everyone. If you do not take action on your instinct to change, you will stay stagnant. You will not change." Inspiration Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. -Arthur Ashe Upcoming District Events/Meetings
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