Upcoming Meetings
March 21, 2017 Counselors
March 22, 2017 Superintendents' Council
March 23, 2017 Social Workers (maybe)
March 24, 2017 Principals' Council (9:00 a.m. start)
April 13, 2017 MRVED Common Day of Professional Development (Todd Whitaker)
April 19, 2017 MRVED Board (7:30 p.m.)
April 21, 2017 Title III Teachers
April 26, 2017 Superintendents' Council
APRIL 13, 2017 AGENDA FOR TODD WHITAKER (MONTEVIDEO MN)
8:00 - 8:45 Coffee, Juice, & Donuts (Fine Arts Center, Montevideo)
9:00 - 11:15 Todd Whitaker Presentation (Fine Arts Center, Montevideo)
11:30 - 12:30 Catered Lunch at the TACC
12:45 - 2:30 Afternoon Sessions Begin (Meet in Best Practice Teams)
a. Debrief Todd Whitaker
b. Follow up from October 19th
A final agenda, room numbers and more details for the day will be sent closer to the event.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Minnesota ASCD Spring Conference: Developing Trauma Informed Learning Environments
Minnesota ASCD Spring Conference: Developing Trauma Informed Learning Environments
When: April 20, 8:30-3:30
Where: Elk River/Ostego Holiday Inn
What: Principals, MTSS teams, social workers, behavior specialists, district leaders and educators who support students and teachers through trauma in families, schools, and communities, join keynote speaker Alexs Pate, founder of The Innocent Classroom. Learn how educators can begin to understand the role of trauma, its effect on children and learning, and how educators can change methods of interacting and responding to children impacted by trauma.
Breakout sessions will be led by Minnesota teachers and administrative leaders, exploring their successes with proactive interventions that benefit students and teachers. Team planning and networking time will be provided in the afternoon.
While many educators are members of ASCD, registrants must be Minnesota ASCD Affiliate Members to take advantage of the lowest price option. To check your membership status, contact MinnesotaASCD@gmail.com
Register here. Early Bird registration ends March 27, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Ticket prices will increase on March 28, 2017.
Breakout sessions will be led by Minnesota teachers and administrative leaders, exploring their successes with proactive interventions that benefit students and teachers. Team planning and networking time will be provided in the afternoon.
While many educators are members of ASCD, registrants must be Minnesota ASCD Affiliate Members to take advantage of the lowest price option. To check your membership status, contact MinnesotaASCD@gmail.com
Register here. Early Bird registration ends March 27, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Ticket prices will increase on March 28, 2017.
What Great Teachers Do Differently - Don't Need to Repair - Always Do Repair
As we continue through the book "What Great Teachers Do Differently" by Todd Whitaker, chapter 11 is on helping students repair situations. Effective teachers give students processes that will help them throughout their life. One of these processes is to repair a situation in which someone was offended or wronged.
It can be as simple as teaching kids how and when to say "I'm sorry". More importantly, it's modeling this type of behavior for your students. If as a teacher, you get upset at your class for not following through on a certain project or directions. It's OK to be upset and we are all human and will react in a way that we know how, but it's what you do after that really counts. Effective teachers will apologize for their behavior. Apologizing does not mean the teacher was wrong for what they did, it simply shows they care enough to try to repair any damage he/she might have done the previous day when being upset.
It can be as simple as teaching kids how and when to say "I'm sorry". More importantly, it's modeling this type of behavior for your students. If as a teacher, you get upset at your class for not following through on a certain project or directions. It's OK to be upset and we are all human and will react in a way that we know how, but it's what you do after that really counts. Effective teachers will apologize for their behavior. Apologizing does not mean the teacher was wrong for what they did, it simply shows they care enough to try to repair any damage he/she might have done the previous day when being upset.
MREA - Nominate an Educator of Excellence
MREA’s Educator of Excellence Award recognizes educators in Greater Minnesota who serve as inspiring examples by demonstrating:
- Positive impact on students and student achievement
- Leadership in the school, district and community
- Innovative and creative instructional practice that impact all students
- Collaborative efforts with fellow educators, parents, families and the community
Complete the form on the MREA website to nominate a colleague you feel is worthy of this distinction. Wouldn't it be great to have a couple teachers from the MRVED schools recognized!
Tech Tip - Flippity
Flippity
Flippity is a great tool for any level and content area. Flippity is an add-on for Google Sheets. It allows users to put words into the spreadsheet and then create games based upon those terms. Here is a short tutorial video that introduces you to how to use Flippity with Google Sheets.
Flippity is a great tool for any level and content area. Flippity is an add-on for Google Sheets. It allows users to put words into the spreadsheet and then create games based upon those terms. Here is a short tutorial video that introduces you to how to use Flippity with Google Sheets.
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