The MURSD journey in the making
Last week, educators at Nipmuc charted their students' journey from 9th grade through 12th grade as part of their efforts to "level up" authentic learning experiences that bring the portrait of a learner (POL) to life for students. As they talked and planned they asked, "How do students consider the POL competencies through authentic learning experiences throughout the district?" Through their acting, writing, figuring, and artistic expression, the answer are all around us. It's exciting to see the different ways educators help students reflect on and develop these competencies over the course of their MURSD journey.
spread the word - Inclusion
This idea came from an educator at Miscoe Hill who says underscores the importance of selecting content that represents ALL of our students. In response to the question, "What is one thing your team is trying to make your classroom more accessible and inclusive?" this educator writes that the team was inspired by #classroombookaday and adds, "The books we read show students of all races, abilities, and ethnicity that ALL are WELCOME here." #Classroombookaday is a concept that can even be applied to all levels in a way that quickly introduces important themes and concepts in ways that all can access. Here's a video blog that explains it a bit (watch the first 10 min).
Help us spread the word about inclusion by sharing your/your teams' idea about what you are doing here. --Cheryl
ramadan
Ramadan began March 10 and extends to April 9. As stated in this resource, it is important to know how it may impact the spiritual and physical needs and abilities of students (remembering not all families observe or celebrate in the same ways). Please keep this in mind over the next several weeks.
mursd book study - Virtual meeting March 20th
Our district-wide book study of Unlocking English learners' Potential will be meeting for one of our optional, join-from-your-home conversations about concepts in the book, and connecting them with ideas from each other and available resources. For this conversation we will welcome one of our amazing EL teachers, Kim Lopes, who has assembled some amazing curriculum accommodation resources for address the needs of ELs. Looking forward to seeing folks --Cheryl
learning walks for new educators - thank you!!
Today and Wednesday our district will be visited by over 50 new educators from our partner districts Ashland and Milford. These folks will observe many of you teaching, and then come back to reflect on how they might be able to adapt the incredible things they see into their own practice. We have offered Learning Walks for new educators for years through this partnership and we consistently get feedback that it is some of the best PD these educators get. It is all thanks to you!! Your classrooms are where the magic happens, and your willingness to open your doors so other teachers can learn is an incredible gift. Many, many thanks!! --Cheryl
Elementary co-teaching learning walks
Next week on March 26th and 28th we will host learning walks for co-teaching pairs at our elementary schools. Co-teachers will get to observe other co-teachng classrooms and then have a chance to debrief and consider how to bring ideas they saw into their own classrooms.
inclusive schooling summit
You are invited to register for a 2-day online summit next week, streamed from Australia on March 27th and 28th. Register here by March 22nd for free access to live speakers beginning at 9:00 a.m. (7:00 p.m. our time) and 72-hour asynchronous access after the event. Consider choosing this over Netflix on 3/27 & 3/28!
How to organize your Google Drive
Our Google Drive can get out of control very quickly! Is yours looking like a disaster? Want to learn some tips to help you organize? Let's Marie Kondo your Google Drive! I put together these slides to provide you with some tips to get you started. Good Luck! ☘️
Do you like to listen to podcasts? I definitely do and one of my favorites is Shukes and Giff. What I like about this podcast, besides being only 30 minutes, are the quick tech tips I learn. The podcast has changed through the years, initially recorded by two women Jen Giffen and Kim Pollishuke but now it is just hosted by Jen Giffen. Even with the change to one host the information is quick, easy to apply/learn and informative. Give it a go https://www.shukesandgiff.com/ Wordle Addict?
Are you a Wordle addict? Do you wake up every morning, complete the Wordle for the day, and share it with your friends? Have you tried the new game https://www.nytimes.com/games/connections? Fair warning its addictive. You can also make a Connections game for your students with Canva. These two games are examples you can use to set up your own Connections game.
Please take a moment and fill out this brief form to assist us with examining some of the technology tools you use on a regular basis. This form is important to help us better understand some of the software you are using and how you are using it in your classroom.
laughter is the best medicinefor inspiration
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