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MELT Information
MELT 2022 is fast approaching! If you have not registered yet, please contact Katie (kraymo@mrved.net) at the MRVED office to do so immediately.
MELT (MRVED Educators Learning Together) will be held at Lac qui Parle Valley High School. The conference has over 600 individuals registered with around 100 sessions throughout the day.
Please look over these important points regarding the conference:
- You will enter through "Door #5" (follow the walkway to the left of the eagle statue).
- Please make sure you stop at the registration table in the commons area to pick up your registration packet (personalized agenda with session selections, room numbers, clock hours, and lunch ticket, if applicable). It will be in the alcove (by the pop machines) to the right of the doors as you enter.
- Please note that we will be spreading out the registration tables throughout the Commons Area. Alphabetical signs will be posted. Please respect the personal space of others when picking up your registration packet and during lunch.
- Breakfast will be available when you arrive.
- The first session will start promptly at 8:40 a.m.
- You are NOT able to switch sessions the day of the conference as the sessions become overcrowded and there may not be enough seating availability.
- Please dress in layers; some rooms may be warm, while others may be cool.
- If you are not eating the school lunch, please bring a bag lunch.
- This year, to help with social distancing, participants will be able to eat lunch in the classrooms. Please be respectful to LqPV and make sure there is no food dropped on the floor and all garbage is placed in the garbage can.
- There will be rooms available for nursing moms; please see Pam Weber in the high school principal's office for availability.
- Please be aware that there is poor cell phone reception inside of LqPV school.
- There will be press at the conference taking photographs or video. Presenters may be taking photographs or videos as well. Please let Katie, Brandon, Karen, Pam, or the presenter in your session know if you do not want your picture/video taken.
- Face coverings/masks are strongly encouraged, but are not required at this time. If you feel unwell or have any COVID symptoms, please stay home. Please note that we will not be providing masks.
- We ask for your patience and understanding in the case that a presenter(s) becomes ill at the last minute.
If the weather is inclement, any cancellation or delay relating to MELT will be posted by 6:00 a.m. on the WCCO website under "Quicklinks/School Closings". We will be listed under MRVED (just the initials). This will also be posted on WCCO's TV channel (CBS) and our MRVED website (www.mrved.com) under "Latest News".
All registrants should have received an email with detailed information regarding the conference.
We are looking forward to a great MELT!
#WeAreMRVED
Resources
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
https://blog.tcea.org/catch-carmen-sandiego-using-google-earth/
Professional Learning
The Truth About Being the "Stupidest" in the Room
I watched this 2 minute video by Simon Sinek, not necessarily because I was looking to learn something, but because the title was interesting. When I watched it, I was both entertained and perplexed. It really made me reflect on my own interactions as well as make me think about how students feel in the classroom. Questions I asked after watching this short video.
When I don't understand something, am I really the only person who doesn't understand? Probably not?
How do we create a culture where asking questions is accepted?
Is the environment I create in my workshops conducive to allowing people to feel safe to ask questions?
"Better to be an idiot for a minute than an idiot for a lifetime"
Book Study
Row the Boat - Introduction & Chapter 1
Row the Boat is a book about coach Fleck and how to lead, build a team, and improve culture. It is a quick 2 to 3 hour read and well worth the time. This book is not about football or football strategy. It uses the life of coach Fleck, which happens to be through football, and show how to build a winning culture.
Chapter 1 is completely about Coach Fleck and how he came into being a coach. If you are familiar with P.J. Fleck, he's not a big guy. He's not your typical NFL player, especially wide receiver. Fleck talks about growing up having to be tough with a never-give-up attitude. He talks about how he was able to impress coaches in NFL training camp, which gave him his opportunity in the NFL. Fleck also mentions the adversity of being injured and how an injury lead to him getting the opportunity to coach. He also lays the ground work for some of the influential people in his life.
P.J. Fleck has an elementary teaching degree and has the energy of 3 kindergarten teachers! When you read Row the Boat, you can really hear his voice come through. The whole Row the Boat culture is build upon reacting to adversity. Rowing the boat through high seas and calm days. Building a culture where we all are working toward the same goals and ambitions. Even if you don't like football, there is so much to learn from this quick read. Join me this Spring as we Row the Boat together. We will look at Chapters 2 & 3 next week.
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