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Convocation of Learning

Tips, Tricks, & Good News at Schoolcraft CS V60

Convocationof Learning Tips, Tricks, & Good News at Schoolcraft CS V60
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The REST of the story

Teaching your curriculum important. But being a top teacher doesn't stop there. Social Emotional Learning, Soft Skills, Metacognition and our E.A.G.L.E. skills (21st Century Skills) are paramount to students being prepared for life. This Convocation of Learning will give you the tools to tackle these factors of the Silent Curriculum.
https://catlintucker.com/2018/09/4-strategies-metacognitive-thinking/
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4 Strategies to Build Metacognition

The ability to think about what we are learning, how we are learning, what we want to learn in the future are important skills that must be explicitly taught in classrooms. Check out 4 strategies that also tie nicely to our SBG focus here:


https://catlintucker.com/2018/09/4-strategies-metacognitive-thinking/

https://catlintucker.com/2018/09/4-strategies-metacognitive-thinking/
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249 Ways to Critically Think

How do you get students to the 'higher levels' of learning? CLICK HERE for 249 different ways to do that! Think if you tried once a week for the rest of the school year?!?!
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4 Digital Tools to Help Students Increase Appreciation and Self-Worth in Any Classroom

Studies have shown that when someone gets appreciated, they feel more socially valued, and this can lead to prosocial behavior. The more teachers express and practice gratitude, the more inclined students will be to do the same, leading to a more supportive and equitable world.


Check out these picks to help students develop a greater sense of self-worth and inspire a positive classroom culture using digital tools!

What if Kahoot had a Baby with your Curriculum?
Intrigued? Click this button to find out more from the amazing Justin Cowen about this new tool!
Self-Assessment
To truely grow as a learner you need to reflect on what you know. In this article Inspired by John Hattie, a math teacher encourages students to articulate and measure their own learning.
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How to Teach the Standards Without Becoming Standardized

Is it possible for teachers to meet standards without teaching in a standardized way? This question is at the heart of the ambivalence around Common Core State Standards/NGSS for many educators.


Click here for STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING STANDARDS IN AUTHENTIC WAYS

13 Powerful SEL Activities
Build social and emotional skills into any class by clicking on this button!
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Preparing Learners for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Do you like change? If you do, then living in the present is an exhilarating experience. For those who don’t, buckle up as we are only going to see unprecedented innovations at exponential rates involving technology.


Click here to learn about the skills students will need to compete in the digital world of their future!

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PD on Your Time - "20 Minute Bytes of Learning"

As your teaching and learning coach, I (Matt McCullough) want to best accommodate our learning and support on your time. This year instead of only before/after school PD we are going to try "20-Minute Bytes of Learning".


Each month there will be 2-3 different bytes you can order up by booking me (or sometimes your peers in the future) at the buttons below and listing the best time for me to support you and your students. Whether it be at your PLC late starts, lunch, planning, before/after school, during a class to model or any other time, if it is available on the calendar on the end of the button, it is yours!


Never hesitate to ask for additional topics or ideas but those listed below are current according to teacher requests and trends in teaching and learning. Once clicking the button you will be prompted for a day/time and location of the PD as well as a reminder of the topic you selected. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

NWEA Me!
Click this button to book me for a 20 minute 1 on 1 about your NWEA reports and how you can best use them to improve teaching and learning with your students!
PBL & Strategic Partnerships-20 Minute Byte of Learning
Click this button to book McCullough for a 20 minute 1 on 1 about how to implement PBL in your classroom and some examples of Strategic Partnerhships we've already began at SCS!
Want to make a few extra bucks doing your job?
Earn a $200 stipend just for submitting the awesome lessons you already teach! Click this button to learn more!
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Educational Enthusiast

I absolutely love to talk about anything education. I can help rework or refine anything you've always wanted to try! Just CLICK HERE and let me know when and where you'd like to work! Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Student Tech Team in Full Effect!

MS/HS students or teachers need help with your Chromebook?

MS/EL students or teachers want help or an extra hand with tech?


USE THIS WEBSITE to check out tips and tricks or fill out our tech request form to get HS students to help you quickly! Customer service and helping everyone learn are our goals!


You can always find our site and form on the Maintenance and Tech Page on our Schoolcraft website.

Personalizing Your PD with EduPaths!
Edupaths.org is a state-run website (see: your taxes are paying for it!) of PD opportunites you can choose and complete at your pacing! Interested in learning about something? Chances are they have it! Bonus: you get SCECHs of completion!
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Don't forget!!!

Documentation of utilizing this newsletter or any of our coaching conversations can be evidence of Domain 4 "Professional Responsibilities" A, D, and E on your Danielson evaluation rubric!
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About Us

Matt McCullough - Director of Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Email: mcculloughm@schoolcraftcs.org
Website: http://www.schoolcraftschools.org/
Location: 551 East Lyons Street, Schoolcraft, MI 49087, United States
Phone: 269-488-7250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolcraftEagles1/
Twitter: @SCSEagles1

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