MRVED Business
Upcoming Meetings
January 7, 2020 - Community Education DirectorsJanuary 10, 2020 - Title III Paraprofessionals
January 20, 2020 - MELT @ LqPV High School
January 22, 2020 - Superintendents' Council
January 24, 2020 - Principals' Council
January 31, 2020 - Title III Teachers
MELT Information
If you are hosting a student teacher this spring, please forward the registration information to them! They need to also register using the registration link!
MELT 2020 Registration Link
If you have any questions regarding MELT 2020, please contact Katie Raymo at 320-269-9297 or kraymo@mrved.net.
Happy New Year
What do Teachers Really Do During the Holiday Break
Classroom Resource
Native Knowledge 360°
Native Knowledge 360° (NK360°) provides educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures. Most Americans have only been exposed to part of the story, as told from a single perspective through the lenses of popular media and textbooks. NK360° provides educational materials and teacher training that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and inform teaching and learning about Native America. NK360° challenges common assumptions about Native peoples—their cultures, their roles in United States and world history, and their contributions to the arts, sciences, and literature. NK360° offers a view that includes not only the past but also the richness and vibrancy of Native peoples and cultures today.
Book Study
Lead Like a Pirate - Chapter 20-26 & Conclusion
The last section of the book is titled "Be a Better Captain". We will paraphrase the last 6 chapters of the book and offer a conclusion to wrap up our book study on Lead Like a Pirate by Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf.The last section of the book provides practical advice on how to be a better leader. My favorite quote from this section comes right at the beginning, "You never actually arrive at greatness; it's a moving target, a lifelong pursuit" (Burgess, 186). We want to be great, we want our teachers to be great, we want our school to be great, etc... But we also need to realize that if we see greatness as an end, once we achieve it, we'll never have anything else to shoot for. Greatness is a moving target, so we should always be trying to reach it!
You also need to surround yourself with supportive people. Often times as a leader, you are left on a pedestal all by yourself. It can be a lonely place. One of the best places you can surround yourself with support is Twitter. Believe it or not, Twitter is a great place to grow your own Professional Learning Network (PLN). Twitter can be a place where you can connect with some of the best people in your field. It gives you direct access to those people. It also gives you an avenue to grow professionally with articles and links. There are so many powerful things on Twitter, that if you are not on it, give it a try today!
Conclusion
