Hi All,
I hope that this blogpost finds you all warm. I know that I'm seeking sunspots in my house like a cat! Also, I hope that this meme makes you laugh. I saw it online and I laughed out loud so I thought I would share it with you. Last week was one where I very much felt like some of our ducks may have been pigeons! Thank you to you all for making every duck and pigeon feel like they belong.
This month is Black History Month. As we think about books and experiences that we are creating for young people. Think about mirrors, windows and sliding glass doors for our students. A mirror is a book or experience (something that reflects their life) a window is a book or experience that opens their minds to a world beyond what they experience and a sliding glass door is a book or experience that allows a student to create deep empathy and understanding for the character.
Here's a Quick Article with an explanation of this and some resources. Age-Appropriate Resources for Difficult Conversations with Students. I'd also like to highlight a longer collection of articles from the Marshall Memo Supporting Students. This are not light topics but are of utmost importance to our students.
Observations from the Field- Adults modeling proactive reminders and setting expectations
- Teams of teachers collaborating
- Folks showcasing flexiblity and jumping in to learn new things
- Adults regulating themselves before engaging with students
News and Announcements- Request: If you have students that may be interested in promoting math night in a video please let me know in person or via email.
- Reminder: Please fill out your DESSA.
- Reminder: We will have a quick staff check in Wednesday morning after the votes of the towns of Calais and Worcester. 8:15-8:45 on Wednesday morning.
- Here is the mailer that's been sent out. There is also a section on the WCUUSD webpage if you're interested.
- Adults modeling proactive reminders and setting expectations
- Teams of teachers collaborating
- Folks showcasing flexiblity and jumping in to learn new things
- Adults regulating themselves before engaging with students
- Request: If you have students that may be interested in promoting math night in a video please let me know in person or via email.
- Reminder: Please fill out your DESSA.
- Reminder: We will have a quick staff check in Wednesday morning after the votes of the towns of Calais and Worcester. 8:15-8:45 on Wednesday morning.
- Here is the mailer that's been sent out. There is also a section on the WCUUSD webpage if you're interested.
Last week, the Agency of Education released a statement on the ongoing violence against American citizens and members of immigrant communities at the hands of federal agents. In addition to the needless and tragic loss of life, the Agency is deeply concerned about the impact on children — children in immigrant communities who are living in fear of being detained by federal agents, children across Minneapolis who are traumatized by the violence engulfing their communities, and children across America who are trying to make sense of events that even adults are struggling to comprehend in real time.
As students try to make sense of these events, the Agency recognizes it can be difficult for teachers to discuss and broach conversations on current events in the classroom. The Agency has compiled the following resources, which may be useful:
- Common Sense Education: Talking with Students About Shocking or Disturbing News
- Education Week: Doing the Nearly Impossible: Teaching When the World Delivers Fear
- Facing History & Ourselves: Teaching Current Events Educator Guide
- NPR: What to say to kids when the news is scary
- Mental Health America: Talking To Kids About Fear And Violence
- National Association of School Psychologists: Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Families
- Sesame Workshop: Violence
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This is a good month to check out the Best of Memo website's sections on Race and the Education of American Students and Coaching Teachers. Each has a super-curated collection of Memo summaries that you can preview, download as a PDF, and listen to.
This week's quotes and articles come from Education Next, The New York Times, The Principal Center, Edutopia, Coaching Letter, The Learning Dispatch, American Enterprise Institute, Education Week, The 74, and Education Gadfly. Here are the headlines:
- Focusing on student learning during classroom observations
- Institutional "architecture" that fosters effective teaching and learning
- The critical importance of a coherent K-12 curriculum sequence
- The best use of primary source documents in history classes
- What does real student engagement look like?
- Tween and teen graphic novels about mental health
- State-by-state reading scores and SES
- A new K-12 research website
If you want an HTML version of this week's Memo, please click here. To listen to a podcast of last week's issue (#1122), click here. For a podcast of this week's issue, just log in at www.marshallmemo.com later this week and click Podcasts.
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