MRVED Business
Upcoming Meetings
February 5, 2021 - Principals' Council
February 10, 2021 - MRVED Board
February 19, 2021 - Title III Teachers
February 24, 2021 - Superintendents' Council
MDE Science Call with MRVED Recap
John Olson from MDE met with MRVED teachers on January 18. John talked about implementation timelines and standards rollout.
John shared the following documents
MDE Science Documents
Social Studies Standards Update
The 2nd draft of new Minnesota Social Studies standards was scheduled to be released sometime in February has been delayed until spring. MDE cites the reason for the delay is for MDE and the committee to review a "significant" number of public comments. With this delay, it was subsequently delay the final adoption of the standards into next school year. The first draft of the standards can be found by going to the
MDE Social Studies website. It is high recommended that if you are a teacher and/or parent of school-aged children that you review the document to become fully informed of the proposed changes. The next public comment period will be available after the review of the 2nd draft this spring.
Hot Topics
Grading During the Pandemic
Talking with educators, one of the common questions many people are wrestling with is "How do I grade kids during the pandemic?" With gaps in learning, kids at different spots academically, some kids learning from at home, etc...How do you fairly grade everyone and everything? Below you will find a short, but powerful article from Joe Feldman and Doug Reeves.
ASCD Educational Leadership Article on Grading
Children's Screen Time Has Soared During the Pandemic
The headline is probably not shocking to anyone, but as we revert back to "normalcy" what effect has all this screen time had on our kids? The New York Times published an article in mid January about this very topic. It is a very thought-provoking piece, one that has ramifications in the classroom. How do we "detox" our kids from their screen time addiction?
Children's Screen Time Has Soared During the Pandemic - Matt Richtel
Technology
13 Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom
Now that many of our elementary schools are back to in-person learning, the question now shifts to, "How can we utilize the at home devices effectively in our classrooms"? Here is a great article from Emelina Minero from Edutopia with 13 virtual games for the elementary classroom.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-virtual-games-play-your-elementary-classroom
