Opening HMS Staff Meeting 2009

HMS Opening Staff Meeting August 31, 2009

Starting a new adventure for the next half-century...

1Saturday, September 5, 2009

Donna’s favorite teacher


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7eUr-8H6hQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7eUr-8H6hQ

Schedule for the rest of the day

Lunch is scheduled for 11:45

Prep for first day: 12:50-2:50

We’ll finish up tomorrow after school.


Staff ChangesJackie Kleiner

Becky Perkins

Tracy Hughes

Erin McMyne

Christine Ball

Dick Fortier

Adrienne Peters-Methods student from Colby-Sawyer

SAU changes: Steve, Jean Eaton, Ann Gater, Nancy Tanner

Moving on: April Lakevicius, Laura Wuellenweber, Rich Schaefer, Amanda Rucci, Heather Ciance


Essential Questions for the YearTruly “Changing the World”

What do we want our students to learn? (Curriculum)

How will we know if they learn it? (Assessment)

What will we do if they don’t learn it? (Instruction)

How do we continue growing professionally? (PD)

How do we continue building partnerships with the community? (Communication)

How do we balance teaching our students and keeping the “trains running on time”? (Logistics)


Stuck on an Escalator


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSL9f-oMxG0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSL9f-oMxG0

What do we want our students to learn?




A Place for UbD

Think about its place in your teaching.

Review/Overview sessions will be given.

Resources available on HMS Wiki


Subject area Curriculum Focus

Math-Math academy this year

Power Standards

Year 1 of Science


Work of the Assembly Committee

Members: Dott Blanchard, Kathy Forgiel, Bonnie McAuliffe, Holly Patterson

Goal: To organize and develop overall plan of school wide

assemblies for the Harold Martin School academic year that support the district philosophy and the Harold Martin 3 B’s Positive Behavior Plan as well as work together as a community to teach and develop student’s character, citizenship, social and emotional responsibility.


How will we know if they have learned it?


The Role of Data

Balance in an era of standards and testing:

On the one side: You don’t fatten the calf by weighing it (G.Wiggins)

On the other side: If you want to improve it, measure it.

The trend toward more outputs than inputs

Alfie Kohn weighs in.

Achievement vs. Learning

Common Assessments


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sywMkf5QhI

What about Technology?

Enduring Understanding: Technology initiatives have to improve upon the instructional, curricular, or assessment practices we already value.

Our students are changing.

The Role of DPs this year

The Harold Martin School Wiki

Report Cards on X2

New web site


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

http://haroldmartinschool.wikispaces.com/

http://haroldmartinschool.wikispaces.com/

http://www.hopkintonschools.org/haroldmartinschool/


Web 2.0

Try one thing!Podcasts

Twitter

Blogs

Web Site

Wikis

Video


Digital Portfolios

This summer: DP Manual with Directions and Timeline for the year

Goal for the year: not add new components but utilize the tool.

Month of Sept., check out your class.


What will we do if they do not learn it?


RTI

Summer Curriculum work from Bonnie

Early staff meeting

A brief reading ahead of time

A bit of review of what RTI is

An understandable, workable procedure

Plenty of resources available


How do we continue growing professionally?


PD for the YearMath

Web 2.0/Technology

X2-report cards

Strong plan for IAs

Utilizing Staff Meetings

CPI

Hillsboro/Hopkinton Day


TEP and Classroom Observation a bit more choice...

Coaching-collegial observation

Walk-Throughs

Video-Taping

A bit more prep prior to TEP Development


TEP Planning Questions

How will I examine my math instruction this year, given that we are in the year of “study” for math?

Considering the PD I received last year in writing, what changes am I going to make to my writing instruction this year? (This includes the Exit Skills Checklist)

What role do the concepts of UbD have on my practice?

What is one thing I am going to change in regards to technology?

How do I see myself implementing the expectations around spelling instruction?


Staff Meetings

Sharing The Craft

Different classroom for each non-IA meeting

Briefly sharing after every workshop that is attended

Tuesday Schedule

First: Building Wide Staff Meeting/Professional Development

Second: Department Meetings, i.e. Special Education, and Team Meeting PLC Time

Third: Teacher staff meeting/Professional Development

Fourth: District and School Committees


How do we continue building partnerships with the community?


New Web Site

Hopkintonschools.org/haroldmartinschool






How do we balance teaching our students and keeping the “trains

running on time”?


Facility Changes

MPR Floor

Walkway-Celebration on Oct. 8

Door locks

Rm. 203

Baseball Field

Working with Lowes


Health Topics

Health forms-updated

CPR and EPI-pen training for field trips

Allergies

Anaphylaxis

H1N1


Tech Talk-Karen Ezen


Food Service Chat


First Day of School

Long Tailed Monkeys

Reminder for tomorrow morning-have everyone outside

Lineup by class as usual?


http://www.longtailmonkeys.com/

http://www.longtailmonkeys.com/

Nut and BoltsUnited Way-need an HMS rep.

NEC Methods, Student Teachers

Free stuff: Trap tables, small book case

Bulletin Board by main stairs-anyone?

Handbook/Confidentiality sign-off

First Day

AM/PM bus by 1 PM

Spelling Corrections to office

Send home: student insurance, emergency card for parents to edit, medical info sheet, hot lunch menu

HMS going green

Attendance logged at the latest by 8:30

Reimbursement for purchases needs to be approved except for the $200 classroom $$-that needs cancelled check and or receipt.

Workshops: MLP first, submit reg. to office and once P.O. is approved (and not before) register for the course.

Be tidy in the supply room

Let office know if you have not enough workbooks, desks, missing order, schedule conflict

Second Step schedule sing-up on office window.
