New way to Welcome your Students

New way to Welcome your Students

 

Welcome to the 4th Grade, "Instead of sending out the boring, old, 'Welcome Back' newsletter, Mr. Reed, a first year teacher from Chicago, wrote a rap song for his 4th grade students, and recorded a music video to go along with it! The song and video emphasize the reality that hard work is a must, but that school and learning can certainly be fun!"

 

 

Professional Development Opportunities 2016-2017

Hi CHS faculty and Staff I will keep a running list of professional development opportunities for this school year here.  I will share "new" or "featured" listings in my weekly Tech Email. 

Sept. 24 Code.org FREE training Waltham, MA 
 
Sep 30 K–5 Keyboarding & Digital Citizenship Workshop in Boston

Sept. 30 Finding Your Myth at the MFA "Sanjay Patel tells a story of fitting in and finding his identity."

Oct 6-7 - Everyone Engineers! MOS, Boston

Oct. 8 Code.org Training Nashua, NH 

Oct 9 - Greek: Oedipus and the Sphinx through Art and Music at the MFA

Oct 14 - Robert Brooks The Power of Mindsets: Nurturing Students' Motivation, Resilience, and Learning in New Hampshire

Oct 15 Code.org FREE trainings Waltham, MA; North Smithfield, RI

Oct 18-20 - MassCue (Annual Technology Conference) Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 

Nov. 2-4 - Innovation Summit (previously the ipad summit) in Boston

Nov. 5 - Code.org Training FREE URI Tyler Hall, Kingston, RI

Nov. 6 - Pre-K Literacy & Math Workshop, Pre-K Readiness & Writing Workshop both in Boston/Waltham

Nov. 7 - K–5 Handwriting Workshop in Boston/Waltham

Nov. 10 -  Code.org Training FREE All Saints STEAM Academy, Middletown, RI

Nov. 17-19 - Engaged, Empowered Minds "Using Brain Science To Educate Ethical 21st Century Citizens And Problem Solvers" in Boston at the Westin Copley

Nov. 19 -  Code.org Training FREE URI Kingston, RI

Nov. 30 - Greg Tang Teacher Workshop in Natick "workshop is on 'Best Practices,' but not just in the usual way! Greg will start with tips and strategies on 'best practices' for teaching math more effectively – from using multiple representations, to using visuals, to moving away from visuals, to effective math talks, to differentiating instruction, to constructive constructivism, to teaching algorithms, to formative assessments, to increasing rigor."

Dec. 3 - Education on Air, an online conference from Google 12 PM EST

Dec. 5 - The Connected Teacher: Partnering for Progress  Four Points by Sheraton, Norwood, MA "Designed specifically for teachers at all levels and from all disciplines, this conference will highlight the innovative approaches teachers are taking to break down curricular and grade-level silos, promote global connections, and empower partnerships among internal and external communities. Through an interactive environment that facilitates “teachers teaching teachers,” attendees will leave with practical and useful ideas that can be implemented immediately in their own schools."

Dec. 7 - Strategies and Structures for Teaching Reading  Jennifer Serravallo, Woburn, MA 

Dec. 8-10 - NAIS People of Color Conference Atlanta, GA

Dec. 9 - Robert E Probst Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies "During this workshop, the authors will share strategies that are helpful for getting kids into reading nonfiction texts, helping them throughout their reading, and then extending their thinking after they've finished reading." Freeport, ME

Dec. 12 - Fall in Love with Close Reading,  Christopher Lehman and Kate Roberts "Close reading is more than text-dependent questions! Spend an engaging and thought-provoking day with Christopher Lehman and Kate Roberts, who will support you with practical methods for teaching the skills of deep analytical reading in ways that enchant students and transfer to their independent work." Cromwell, CT 

Jan 6 - Ralph Fletcher Teaching Non-Fiction Writing from Scratch: Practical Strategies for Improving Informational Writing in New Hampshire

Jan. 10 - Keyboarding Without Tears webinar, FREE  8:00PM

Jan. 11 - Impressionism: A Closer Look, MFA 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm FREE

Jan. 19 - Code.org All Saints STEAM Academy, Middletown, RI 8:30-3:30 FREE

Jan. 25 - Engineering Goes Underwater and Bringing You Up to Speed on the Practice of Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking, Higgins University Center, Clark University, Worcester, MA 9:30 am – 3:30 pm $40

Feb. 2 Susan O'Connell Math in Practice: Everyday Strategies for Building Confident and Capable Learners Manchester, NH

Feb 9 - Code.org All Saints STEAM Academy, Middletown, RI 8:30-3:30 FREE

Feb 16 - An Unexpected Path to the Antarctic and Communicating About Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Challenge, Higgins University Center, Clark University, Worcester, MA 9:30 am – 3:30 pm $40

Feb 22 - Googlepalooza brought to you by MassCUE, Montachusett Vocational Technical High School,

March 1-3  NAIS Annual Conference Make Your Mission Matter: From Vision to Values; Baltimore,MD

March 8 - Stories in Art, MFA 4-6 pm FREE






March 10 - Leveraging Technology to Empower the Whole Child, brought to you by MassCUE, College of the Holy Cross

March 12 - “Close to Home: Autobiographies, Memoirs and Family Stories for Young Readers and Writers” Ralph Flecther, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Boston, MA

March 16 - Alien Solar Eclipses: The Importance of Modeling in the Search for Exoplanets and Sunny With a Chance of Simulations, Higgins University Center, Clark University, Worcester, MA 9:30 am – 3:30 pm $40 

April 5 - Mindsets + Skill Sets = Results! This seminar is applicable for K-12 teachers, special education teachers and support staff, educators of gifted learners and instructional leaders at the school and district-level. Dedham, MA Early Registration $199

April 12 - Imitating Mother Nature to Improve Chemical Reactions and “I’d Like to Have an Argument”: Making Meaning Through Conversation, Higgins University Center, Clark University, Worcester, MA 9:30 am – 3:30 pm $40 

April 26 - Reading and Struggling Readers, This seminar is applicable for teachers, special educators, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, literacy specialists, and school and district level administrators. Dedham, MA

April 27 - The Science of Learning,  This seminar is applicable for PreK-12 teachers, instructional coaches, and instructional leaders on the school and district level. Dedham, MA

Apri 28 - Mindsets Matter in Math,  This seminar is applicable for K-12 mathematics teachers and instructional leaders at the school and district level. Dedham, MA

May 8 - Place Value, Greg Tang Math - Place Value & Number Sense for Grades 1-6, Location in MA TBD.

Summer

Ed Tech Teaher Summer Workshops: Various Dates, Topics such as iPads, Innovation/Maker Spaces, Flipped Classroom and much more.

On Going/On Line

Teach for Google FREE "Teach for Google is a brand-new collection of resources designed to help teachers get the best from Google Apps for Education. You’ll find many short courses that bring together strategies and best practice from leading educators. Each course comes complete with templates, forms, tips and other top-quality assets to help you deliver better teaching that boosts student engagement and actual attainment."

Google Apps for Education, Certified Educator. "The Google for Education Training Center offers in-depth training for educators at every level. Courses are self-paced, guided, and designed to address real classroom needs."

 

BrianPop!  

The school I teach at had a school wide subscription. What does that mean for you if your school has one too? For your students? 

It means that most of our teachers have their own log in and students can have their own too!  With your teacher account you can give assignments through BrainPop to your students that they can do independently and share independently work back with you.  

BrainPop has a FREE webinar in Thursday, September 1 at 3:30 pm ET, this webinar is ideal for teachers in grades 3 and up.

"Kick off the school year with a BrainPOP overview! Take a tour of our movies and features, discussing tips for maximizing their effectiveness along the way. Perfect for beginners and those in need of a refresher, the overview webinar covers all the BrainPOP basics and includes a look at My BrainPOP, a suite of features that can help you keep track of learning.
Pre-register & Join • Password: moby"

Bully Box

 Bully Box app

This is an app geared mostly towards middle and high school, but I am sharing the video below because it is a very cool tech tool made by kids for kids.