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Jennifer Carroll posted
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jessicadavis posted
I was privileged enough to receive two grants this year. One was for a mobile science station with a sink! This purchase arrived just before Thanksgiving! It has been very handy to have in a science classroom.
A Challenge that was unforeseen (In my thinking) was the power source. It does have a grounded outlet that will stop power from going to…Read More
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Maggie Roll posted
Challenges
My grant project, “Personalized Learning: Engagement on Fire” is underway. I have definitely encountered some challenges. I had found kindle fire tablets on Amazon for $49 each, but was required to order them through a technology company our district uses. The tablets were more expensive, and it took much longer to order and receive…Read More -
Jennifer Couch posted
LMS has created a Parent Support Group in an effort to encourage parental involvement. Our first meeting was not the response that we envisioned. After reflecting on our first meeting, we concluded the time needed to be changed so more parents could participate. We felt that the plan we had for it was strong so we did not revisit our initial idea.
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I hope we have a big turnout of parents for our Polar Express night. It’s tough to get parents in to middle and high schools.
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I agree. We have tried and tried. Even had food for the majority of the events.
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Family engagement is a struggle, but meeting parents where they are has helped us. We find success in getting folks engaged through home visits that are friendly and consist of topics outside of attendance.
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Melissa posted
A great tool we utilize in our district and school is our district walk-through document and the ewalk website used during our daily classroom observations. We use this document to monitor classroom activity and teacher effectiveness. The website provides useful information and data that reflects what is happening in our classrooms. As the…Read More
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Our second Parent Support Group meeting was much more successful because of the time change. Participating parents expressed their gratitude towards the time change.