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To Colleen Hitzler, David Roat, Donielle Williams, Kathleen Winkiel and Gizelle Wells for their commitment to building an outstanding opportunity for our students to experience Science Technology Reading Engineering Art and Math (STREAM)! We have 43 students in our first rotation. Great job everyone!
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To Becky and our drivers for being flexible problem solvers and always delivering our students safely to and from school!
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To Carmen Carbajal and Montse Huerta for continuing to build our offerings to our adult learners of English. We recently partnered with the College of Lake County and had 32 adult learners participate in the placement exam.
--all from Jeff Sefcik
To Chris Katuzny, Jo Arado, Karen Ryczek, and Yvette Stauner for putting together an amazing lunch for our Transportation meeting on Tuesday.
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To all our bus drivers, van drivers, and aides for another great meeting! Thanks for all you do!
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To Rachelle Peters for making sure a student got enrolled, even enlisting the help of the police to do so!
--all from Heather :)
Thank you to the Preschool Team for hosting our PreK Gym Night. We had lots of families participate, it was well-planned and everyone had a great time!
-from Natalie Udstuen
A big thanks for Joan for doing a reading evaluation on a student to give me the most accurate information for a problem solving meeting! Thanks Joan!
-from Amanda Lorenz
Thank you to David Roat for getting the technology set-up for our articulation meeting on Wednesday, we appreciate it!
-from The EAFL Executive Board
To the full D114 Trivia Night crew for spending your Saturday donating your time and trivia skills to a worthy cause. And Gizelle---we'll get you next year! :)
-from Heather
-from Heather
When you have a kudo to share for someone, please just email me and I'll include it here! The goal is to create system celebrations--so your input is truly welcome!
News from the Business Office
Field Trips/Activity Routes
In order to more efficiently track our routes and plan for special events, we've asked our bus drivers to start using a new form (see below) for event routes. When you are the teacher/sponsor on the route, the driver will be asking you to "sign off" to indicate that the bus is all clear. Thanks in advance for partnering for our students' safety!
PERA and SLOs
Thanks so very, very much for all your hard work related to SLO assessments! I had the chance to meet with both the Evaluation committee as well as members of the EAFL executive board. We have come to consensus on the following for the 2017-18 school year related to the 2 required Type 3 assessments needed for us to measure student growth:
SLO 1--will be completed as planned and as you already did to start the year. Please keep up the great work!
SLO 2--Teams have the option to either:
1. Use SLO 2 created by the team (or in works now) OR
2. Use a team-created common sunit assessment to get both pre- and post-instruction data.
We'll also be revisiting the entire topic of student growth metrics during the second semester to continue to reflect on our practices as well as identify ways to improve as we move forward.
If you have questions or need assistance in creating either your team SLO or common assessment, please reach out to your principals or to me...we are MORE than happy to help!
Continuing Education Opportunity
Information from Benedictine in case you're interested...
FACILITIES UPDATES
THANK YOU for submitting your work requests using the online system!!! Keep it up!
Keep watching for technology updates and news you can use!
Education Association of Fox Lake News and Updates
Thanks for a great articulation meeting on Wednesday of last week! A final copy of the revised Constitution and Bylaws will be made available by the end of the week.
THANK YOU to everyone who has expressed an interest in serving on a committee! We will work on getting in touch with volunteers as the committees are planning to meet. If you are still interested in volunteering, please let Melissa Williams know.
Upcoming IEA Events:
- Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Presentation in Libertyville on 10/2/17 from 5-6:30 Click Here to Register
- Resilience: The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope documentary viewing and panel discussion in Libertyville on 10/4/17 from 4:30-7:00 Clic
- One Conference (Professional Development for Support Staff) 10/20-10/21 in Oak Brook Click Here to Register
- IEA Professional Development Conference 12/1-12/2 in Springfield Click Here to Register (Early bird pricing ends 10/15)
Melissa Williams, President
Maureen DeVoss, Vice President for Certified Staff
Chris Brown, Vice President for Non-Certified Staff
Katy Gardner, Treasurer
Betty Cwiak, Secretary
Barb Brown, Region Representative
Matt Shannon, Stanton School Representative
Tiffany Tardio, Lotus School Representative
Questions for thought as you read...
In prepping for Bob Eaker--the "Yoda" of PLCs and master story teller--to come learn with us on October 6, I thought this was a great read.
When do you use stories to help students learn?
When do you encourage students to tell stories to share their learning...with you, or with others?
The Impact of Telling a Story
In this article in The Guardian, Brianne Carlon Rush cites brain research on how much
more powerful a story is than using facts and figures. In one experiment at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, 5 percent of an audience remembered a statistics-centered presentation versus 63 percent that remembered a story. “Research shows our brain are not hard-wired to understand logic or retain facts for very long,” says Stanford professor Jennifer Aaker. “Our brains are wired to understand and retain stories. A story is a journey that moves the listener, and when the listener goes on that journey they feel different and the result is persuasion and sometimes action.”
What’s true in marketing and advertising is equally true for teachers who want their
students to remember important knowledge and skills. Some common principles:
- Develop a true understanding of your target audience.
- Identify emotional drivers – what audience members care about, what ignites their
passion.
- Use names and details from the audience. “The more relatable your story is,” says
Rush, “the more your audience will respond.”
- Tailor your story to the medium you’re using, whether it’s a lecture, movie, or tweet.
- Add credible information to your story. “No one says facts and figures should be
completely eliminated from your storytelling,” says Aaker. “When data and story are
used together, audiences are moved both emotionally and intellectually.”
- Get the audience involved in the story, perhaps by using a contest or managing a
hashtag.
“Science of Storytelling: Why and How to Use It In Your Marketing” by Brianne Carlon Rush
in The Guardian, August 28, 2014, http://bit.ly/2vKVL0p
THIS FRIDAY, September 29--D114 Day of Service!!
Congratulations to Jamie McCormick (4th grade at Lotus) on your engagement!!!!!
When you have news or pictures to share, please let me know! I'd love to include them in the "And Finally" section of the Monday Memo!
Thank you so much for all you do each and every day! It's an honor to work with you!
Heather
