Jennie consistently delivers innovative instruction in her classroom, visionary leadership as department head, and is always willing to collaborate, receive/deliver professional development, and help however she can. She successfully led the launch of Travis' 1st Annual Geography Showcase, mentors student teachers, and actively participates on district committees. Is there anything she can't do? Thanks Jennie for consistently being one of our MVPs!
VideoNotes is a free web tool that allows students to take notes on a video they are watching. The notes are synchronized with the video being watched. The good thing about VideoNotes is that it is integrated into Google Drive which means that students will be able to save their notes directly to their Drive account and access, edit, and work on them anytime they want.
Recently, administrators from across the district were taken through an exercise where we were asked to define "rigor". An AVID trainer took us through the exercise jig-sawing a reading of this ARTICLE by ASCD. The writer interviewed "leaders in settings from Apple to Unilever to the U.S. Army and reviewed the research on workplace skills." His conclusion, "the world of work has changed profoundly." What's most interesting is that the writer spent time specifically observing reputable AP classrooms and found a wide disconnect.
Fantastic work Shirleen! Did I mention that she started a sign-language club, leads Shayda's Girl Scout troop, carts her to and from Encore events, and is genuinely innovating in the field of teaching her students how to communicate using technology!?"While our funding was limited, we may not have been able to grant you the full amount requested. You have creatively demonstrated that these projects will effectively help students master the basic literacy skills needed to be successful. In the next couple of weeks, a letter along with a check from the California Community Foundation/Reading is The way up fund will be mailed directly to your school."
In addition to being ELA Department Head, NJHS Co-Leader, and PBIS Team Member, Laura was just selected to be part of the district's ELA Adoption Committee. Her commitment to Travis Ranch and our district is consistently demonstrated through her diligent efforts inside and outside the classroom every day. Thanks for your consistent hard work and dedication to our students and community!
While reading an article from NEA on "How to Keep Students Accountable" I was drawn to one teacher's adaptation of a rubric strategy from Marzano's book "Becoming a Reflective Teacher". In searching down Marzano's book, I came across another fantastic article on Edutopia, clearly outlining how to consistently reflect and grow as an educator (read the article for more details on each strategy)
She's a meticulous, multi-tasker ninja who works diligently daily to show us she's a True Trailblazer. Every week, Jalinda works hard to ensure shared Google Calendars, ASB accounting, and Trailblazers of the Day/Month are accurate for the benefit of all. She does this all in the midst of answering phones, covering the health office, and pitching in anywhere & everywhere she can! Thanks for all you do to support staff, students, and our community Jalinda! We'd be on the wrong trail without you!
You can easily embed musical queues into your lesson to signal transitions, or certain routines / procedures, or as a discussion timer. If you have the music file (mp3, wav, etc.), you can upload and crop it directly using https://mp3cut.net/.
