Sept 25th-29th

PLC and Event Schedule

Monday

• Kindergarten meet w/ Literacy Coach (Review DIBELS and Instructional Focus)
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grades Off

Tuesday

• 1st Grade meet w/ Literacy Coach (Instructional Focus)
• Kindergarten-Grade Level Mtg. (Instructional Focus)
• 2nd Grade-Grade Level Mtg. (Review DIBELS Math and connect to instruction)
• 3rd Grade-Grade Level Mtg. (Review 4 Sights and connect to instruction)
• Student Support Meetings

Wednesday

• 2nd Grade meet w/ Literacy Coach (Instructional Focus)
• Kindergarten-Grade Level Mtg. (Instructional Focus)
• 1st Grade-Grade Level Mtg. (Instructional Focus)
• 3rd Grade-Grade Level Mtg. (Instructional Focus)

Thursday

• 3rd Grade meet w/ Literacy Coach (Mult-Syllabic Routine)
• Kindergarten-Off
• 1st and 2nd Grades-Grade Level Mtgs. (Instructional Focus)
• WOW Event

Friday (Committee Meetings)

• Welcome Melissa!
• SWPBS Meeting (Review Universal Screener which will be completed by Oct. 5th)
• Events Committee (Fall Fun Day)
• School Improvement (1st Look at Improvement Plan)

DREAM:  How to Transform Any Group of Students into the ClassYou've Always Wanted

In this section we'll do a brief review of this book by Michael Linsin in which he reviews 15 (plus 1 other idea) points to help build a "Dream Class."

Key Point #1-Allow Freedom within Boundaries

1. Students respond best to a balance of freedom and boundaries, which is a characteristic shared by great teachers.
2. Clearly establish—through direct instruction, modeling, and role-play—unambiguous boundary lines of behavior.
3. Review your boundaries, rules, expectations daily.
4. Enforce your rules 100% of the time with the one consequence that all students dislike: separation from a class they love.
5. Within your boundaries, allow students the freedom to be themselves and enjoy learning without worrying whether other students will interfere with this right.

Key Point #2-Show Them How

1. Modeling is much more effective than voice instructions and infinitely more effective than no instruction at all.
2. Detailed modeling saves hours of time and eliminates confusion.
3. Detailed modeling of even the most mundane procedures best shows your students exactly how you want things (anything) done.
4. Humor and small details act as hooks along a memory map, further solidifying your students’ understanding of your expectations.
5. Understanding your expectations of them will enable your students to focus on the primary goals of any successful classroom:  learning.