Missed you all! Betty here from Harvest Elementary in Saline! It's already been a great start with staff, can't wait for our learners to return on Tuesday. #MEMSPAChat
Hope on board the first #MEMSPAchat of the school year, with @MrDomagalski leading the way!
Calling ALL lead educators, principals, etc... SPREAD THE WORD NOW TO COLLEAGUES. Questions starting in about 3 or 4 minutes!
A1: Nowhere! Stayed close to home and enjoyed the quiet of home reading (both professional & personal). Really needed a slow roll summer and I got it. :) #MEMSPAchat
#MEMSPAchat QUESTION 1 just posted below. If you're lurking out there, be brave and join in.
Just post your response with (A1) and add the hashtag #MEMSPAchat
A1: Traveled to South Carolina (Greenville, Charleston, Savannah). Weekend trip to Chicago. 5K and wine weekend in Traverse City (Leelenau). Also, going to South Bend tomorrow for you know what on Saturday... #MEMSPAchat
Welcome Jeremy! Sooo glad to see you on the chat supporting the collaboration of leading and learning on #MEMSPAchat. Can't wait to put the @PosProject into full speed!
In reply to
@IHJaguarLeader, @ih_jaguars, @GBCSBobcats, @PosProject
Michael Johnson, representing mindful thinking, social growth, reflection, personal best and happiness by starting with myself in Ann Arbor! Happy to be with all my MEMSPA family members! #MEMSPAchat
We were going to do the train, but the timing didn't work out. We went and saw the @TheChicagoDogs minor league ball game. Wife's 2nd cousin @thekuff16 plays for them. Fun! #MEMSPAchat
In reply to
@IHJaguarLeader, @TheChicagoDogs, @thekuff16
A2: Attended #literacyessential training in June and attending the 4 day GELN training this September! Loving the learning about best practices in the area of literacy and ensuring every kid, every day, in every classroom has best practice literacy teaching #MEMSPAchat
Edupreneur by Tait & Faulkner Great read for our staff this summer. Exploring how to incorporate these ideas into our classrooms. We also held our 4th annual retreat. #MEMSPAchat
A2: The best professional book I read this summer was "A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas" by Warren Berger. Now I realize how developing good questions is essential to learning and innovating. #MEMSPAchat
A2: The Set Up for Success preconference with @rewiredprinK2 and @debbiemcfalone was great! Smooth start to this year from some of the ideas from that day. #MEMSPAchat
In reply to
@MrDomagalski, @rewiredprinK2, @debbiemcfalone
A3: Got to hear John Hattie just a week ago and excited about the idea of Collective Efficacy. This will be a part of extended learning we do this school year. #MEMSPAchat
A3: Really dug into and learned about the @PosProject - Re-imaged our building with a lot of grant monies and just trained all our teachers yesterday. So excited to start the implementation process come Tuesday, September 4! #MEMSPAchat@ErwinRWB
A3 We implemented some of what we learned at #MEMSPASLI18 on positive psychology and brain research into b2s PD. We'll be integrating #TeachLikeAChampion strategies district wide this year following summer admin work #MEMSPAchat
A3: While attending the MEMSPA SLI I was reintroduced to how important happiness is in the workplace. Yellow is our happiness color. First time I ever brought a team of teacher leaders with me...changed our entire scope. I’ll always bring a team with me! #MEMSPAchat
We are going to start with a small group book study and look for ways to expand his ideas of efficacy and visible thinking into our classrooms. #MEMSPAchat
A3) I started applying the @PosProject traits and idea of a Confidence journal to my running. Positivity made a huge difference I am carrying both into my teaching! I also found an edu podcast by @Angela_Watson that is amazing! #MEMSPAchat
A4: I observed some great first day start pictures on Twitter! Looking forward to learning about new and exciting teambuilding learning activities! #MEMSPAchat
A4: Personally came and said hi in their rooms their first day back, provided a luncheon, @PosProject shirts and 1/4 zip ups, also some of our T's passed out gifts as our T's were trained in @PosProject#MEMSPAchat
A4 We have an opening breakfast and spend a short amount of time going over important items. We also take time to acknowledge service time. Gave every teacher a Team Lakeview shirt with our Vision statement that they wore at Open House later that night. #MEMSPAchat
A4: Summer Slide show with pics they sent in of fun times with family. We need to share out & celebrate those summer moments before we start on our new school adventures! #MEMSPAchat
We had an opening day event with all 650+ employees. First time in almost 10 years. Passionate speakers, selfie party, and a few orange surprises! Checkout #sisdhappy to see our opening day! #MEMSPAchat
A3-I attended an "Adaptive Schools" training & it was a game changer! So many Ah-Ha's and take aways. By day 4 I am usually anticipating the end and I was sad to see the training end! Check it out if you want more productive meetings and meaningful collaboration!
#MEMSPAchat
A4: Our staff had a school decorating night about a week ago. We ate dinner and desserts, and there were prizes given out. Some stayed until almost midnight preparing classrooms for students. #MEMSPAchat
Becca from Bay City stopping by. A4: Started w/the “Power of Play” & gamified our Curriculum Leaders welcome back with a @GooseChase Scavenger hunt. #MEMSPAchat
A4: gift bags and lunch for new Ts, orange folders for reflection, happiness icebreakers, paper rocks scissors competition, snacks chocolate and shirts for all staff. #MEMSPAchat
A4: A little RoShamBo challenge w/ prizes... gift of time (Open House was last night, teachers first official day back in the building) and today a recommitment to every staff giving them a hard copy of my belief statements and Count On Me - Count On You! #MEMSPAchat#lmcohort8
A5: Our district is implementing PLCs and the NWEA assessment. In our school, we are working to implement The Leader in Me program and develop a growth mindset culture. #MEMSPAchat
A4: My Assistant Principal got a lot of yellow swag wear for our staff to promote happiness and we all learned and sung our school song together. Epic! I’m definitelya choir member and not a soloist! Ha! #MEMSPAchat
A5 We are in our second year of K-12 MIBLISI. Really looking forward to seeing how our efforts impact student personal and academic growth. #MEMSPAchat
A5: All of our staff members are doing passion projects (genius hour/20% time) during our PD time this year. Their project proposals are AMAZING!! #MEMSPAchat
A5: Our Staff Members are ALL on Twitter now and each member is committing to at least one tweet for our school each week using our hashtag #BuchananBears! We also got staff shirts to show off our hashtag! #MEMSPAchat
Edupreneur - learning to step to the side and let our students explore their learning (not forgetting explicit teaching that is necessary in the early elementary). #MEMSPAchat
Buddy, love this idea! Former Adming did this and I loved it. I wish I had the space for them. However: another teacher has the party and they do weekly gatherings #MEMSPAchat
Edupreneur - learning to step to the side and let our students explore their learning (not forgetting explicit teaching that is necessary in the early elementary). #MEMSPAchat
A5: Integrating Health through our School ImprovementPlan (IHSIP) through a MEMSPA partnership through MDE allows our team to build and inspire the whole child and our families! Lexia Core 5, Dreambox, Happiness #MEMSPAchat#SmileinYellow
A5: @GardensSchool is working to bring The Leader In Me/7 Habits to our students! I am so excited to see how our students will flourish with this initiative! #MEMSPAchat t
@JohnWMertz here from the Instructional Services Department @BAISD. Looking at A5:Totally thrilled to have three new rockstars on our team to support our schools. #MEMSPAchat
A6: Be in every classroom non-evaluatively, finish hiring, and figure out how to get into 6th grade classrooms more in order to know kiddos better! #MEMSPAchat
A6: Reconnect with each returning student and staff member, build relationships with new students and staff, and provide support for those who are struggling. #MEMSPAchat
A6:
1. Finish 1:1 meetings with remainder of staff (setting the stage individually for the year). What do they want/need me to focus on.
2. Surprise each staff before the end of Sept.
3. Maintain work/life balance - make it a habit.
#MEMSPAchat
A6) Get to know my ss build relationships, enjoy them, build curiosity and launch the @PosProject and of course keep running 50 miles a week. #MEMSPAchat
A7: Everytime we are together we focus on the agreed upon goals for our building. Staff/School Improvement, grade level! Stay focused, don't stray from what is important. #MEMSPAchat
Lynn Mair, principal of Cherokee Elementary in Chippewa Valley, has been my primary resource. She urged me to pursue the program and connected me with my Leader in Me consultant. #MEMSPAchat
In reply to
@MrDomagalski, @RebSYoung, @CMMS_Bangor
A7: Collaborate, Support our vision through @PosProject and support our teachers, giving them the tools they need to succeed as well as develop them in areas of need #MEMSPAchat
A7: Set only 2-3 goals and have a support partner to check in how I am doing. Added reminders to Google calendar for goal check-in and sent emails of support and encouragement via Boomerang for the future to myself!
A7: Create a #oneword mission each school year to keep focused. Write it down. Set times in my calendar to reflect/assess progress and re-group.
#MEMSPAchat
I'm using my vision/mission image that I created for #LMCohort8 on all of my agendas/newletters, etc. for staff. Visual reminder to stay the course. #MEMSPAchat
Q8: CHALLENGE: Convince at least one other colleague to join in on #MEMSPAchat next week (Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm) - Who is it and how will you get them on?
A7: @GardensSchool teachers are going to keep STUDENTS at the forefront of all our decisions and continue to find our Identity in our efforts to achieve our goals
#MEMSPAchat
Q8: CHALLENGE: Convince at least one other colleague to join in on #MEMSPAchat next week (Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm) - Who is it and how will you get them on?
Q8: CHALLENGE: Convince at least one other colleague to join in on #MEMSPAchat next week (Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm) - Who is it and how will you get them on?
Q8: CHALLENGE: Convince at least one other colleague to join in on #MEMSPAchat next week (Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm) - Who is it and how will you get them on?
THE CHALLENGE YEAR on #MEMSPAchat
FYI: Each #MEMSPAchat this year will have a "Challenge Question" as QUESTION #8, focusing on the chat and then challenging you to do something you collaborated about, or learned about, on #MEMSPAchat
THE CHALLENGE YEAR on #MEMSPAchat
FYI: Each #MEMSPAchat this year will have a "Challenge Question" as QUESTION #8, focusing on the chat and then challenging you to do something you collaborated about, or learned about, on #MEMSPAchat
Q8: CHALLENGE: Convince at least one other colleague to join in on #MEMSPAchat next week (Thursday, September 6 at 8:00pm) - Who is it and how will you get them on?
Thanks @MrDomagalski for kicking off #MEMSPAchat with a great theme! Looking forward to catching up with the #MEMSPA crew next week! Wishing everyone a great start!
Thanks to everyone joining the first #MEMSPAchat of the 2018-19 school year.
We appreciate your leadership, connections, and collaborations!!! Have a great start to your year if you haven't started already!
