Each September teachers are filled with hopes and goals of what lies ahead New challenges and opportunities will present themselves throughout the coming months Write a letter to yourself about

							Each September, teachers are filled with hopes
and goals of what lies ahead. New challenges
and opportunities will present themselves
throughout the coming months. Write a letter to
yourself about your hopes and dreams for the
school year. Think about what opportunities and
challenges you might face. Describe how you’ll
make the most of the opportunities and how
you’ll address the challenges. Consider what
goals you may have. What do you hope to
accomplish this year? This letter is for you only.
It will be sealed in an envelope for you to open at
the end of the year.
   Monday, September 14
Village Elementary School
Warm-up: Time Capsule Letter

Wiki 101 Follow-Up

New Staff Survey – Reporting Out

Preparing for Open House

Professional Learning: Inside and Outside of the School
  Walls

Goal Setting

Artifact Bags/Next meeting: November 6 th
   Create an account

   Editing pages

   Adding files

   Bus Drills…other sign-ups

   Article – coming soon…
   ELA Workshop Practices
    ◦ Literacy Learning?
   Writing
   Dimensions of Learning and Lesson Design
   Balanced Math/Math Workshop
   Parent Communication/Parent Conferences
   Struggling Students
   Blogs and Wikis
   Technology Options at the Village
   Top Ten Tips for a Successful Open House
   Advice from our staff
   Questions and answers
Quickwrite:

What are some ways you learn about your
practice while at work?
   What is a PLN, anyway?
   Plurk
    ◦ brudd
   Twitter
    ◦ brudd
   Facebook
    ◦ Personal, not professional
    ◦ Suggestions for privacy
   del.i.cous
    ◦ http://delicious.com/brudd
   Meet with Tracie and Ben
   Instructional Framework/school-wide
    goals/grade level actions
    ◦ To improve student learning teachers will utilize multiple
      data sources to adjust instruction in reading.
    ◦ To improve student learning teachers will utilize multiple
      data sources to adjust instruction in mathematics.
    ◦ Develop a more thorough understanding of Concept
      Based Instruction.
   In-services and goals
   Observations
   “Homework” for next time