Request for proposalsThe LSDO is seeking proposals from educators to run workshops at its dinner series. Here is a link to the proposal form if you are interested in submitting a proposal. MURSD PD Proposals One outcome from the October 11th PD day was that you love learning from and collaborating with your colleagues. You also expressed that you would like to continue with some of the learning, so it can be sustained. Therefore, we are taking requests for proposals from staff to provide either before-school or after-school workshops for colleagues. Ideally, to maximize sustained learning, we would be interested in workshop series of numerous sessions. We are also open to creative PD ideas such as leading book studies, Twitterchats, or virtual sessions. Preference is for workshops that align to strategic goals such as project-based learning, social-emotional learning, maker education, and our portrait of a learner competencies. Workshop presenters would be compensated for providing the workshops and participants will be able to walk away with new skills, sustained learning, and PDPs. Here is the Request for Proposals link. We will be accepting proposals throughout the year, but would like the initial proposals for sessions in November/December to be submitted by next Friday, October 25th. PD OpportunitiesSchool Counselors - Ensuring All Students are Future Ready:The Massachusetts School Counselor’s Association (MASCA), the Department, and Bentley University will sponsor a convening, “Ensuring All Students are Future Ready”, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on December 3 at Bentley in Waltham. The agenda includes a discussion lead by Commissioner Riley about the role of school counselors. The event is free. Registration is open online until Friday, November 29. Deeper Learning Symposium-Nov 7-with STMath When math education moves beyond how and into why, you hear it happening. “Oh, now I get it.” “Yes!” “I knew it!” This is the sound of deeper engagement, deeper thought, deeper learning. How do you get there? Dr. Peterson will share insights on how our brains learn and how to create effective strategies to invigorate your math curriculum, deepen understanding and impact achievement for all students active learning environments that encourage deeper learning and foster student success in the 21st century. Information to Register Portrait of a Learner Twitter ChallengeBeginning November 1, we are launching a Portrait of a Learner Twitter Challenge. Each month we will choose one Portrait of a Learner competency and highlight through Twitter what that competency looks like in our classrooms and schools. If you post with the hashtags #MURSDInspires #PortraitofaLearner with your picture and/or description of the Portrait of a Learner in action, you will be entered into a raffle to win some fun prizes! Our Twitter Challenge POL competency for November will be: Skillful Collaborator Inspired Learning ConversationResourcesArticles/Blogs from Twitter Civics Project Guidelines DESE is excited to publish the Civics Project Guidebook, a guidance document to support implementation of Chapter 296 of the Acts of 2018, An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement. The Department developed the guidebook in partnership with Generation Citizen and The Democratic Knowledge Project of Harvard University’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics. The Guidebook outlines key components of grade 8 and high school student-led civics projects aligned to the 2018 History and Social Science Framework. Included are six stages of student-led civics projects, considerations for district implementation, planning and assessment resources, and case studies for use in professional development. Self-Care Practice I highly recommend adding in the Chrome Extension Momentum, which provides you with inspirational quotes and beautiful images on your Chrome tab that rotate throughout the day. It also acts as a tool where you can create to-do lists easily. Inspiration: “Today, you have 100% of your life left.”--Tom Landry Upcoming District events/Meetings
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