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September 11, 2020

Good afternoon-

Thank you to all of the work you have done during the past 10 days. I appreciate everything you are doing and your commitment to making this work for our students. Your creativity and passion for what you do is commendable and students are so excited to see you. 

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, please give students and more importantly yourselves, the opportunity to get back into this slowly. As has been said many times, flexibility is key. 

Masks are in your mailboxes. They are in labeled baggies. If you would like the baggie refilled weekly, please return them to the front office by Friday morning each week. 

Please let me know if there are other items you need.

Checklist for Student Reminders for First Days of School

Here is the Google Slide presentation that is going out to students and families: 

AHS Student Back to School Procedures

COVID Education Slides- AHS (information from our nursing department)

2020-2021 AHS Daily Attendance 

Class meetings will be Tuesday, September 15 and Friday, September 18 during E blocks. I will send a link to all students and staff this weekend as well as anticipated times. 


If you missed the email yesterday here is the information on how to access an account with Edpuzzle

The Pro membership has been activated for the school. 
Here's what you and the teachers need to know (please forward it to them):
  • All registered teachers are already taken care of and upgraded to Pro.

  • New teachers should register to Edpuzzle via this unique link for your school to get automatically upgraded as well: https://edpuzzle.com/schools/join/acbd64

  • Training: Our resources page will help teachers get started and get the most out of Edpuzzle: https://edpuzzle.com/resources. We recommend:
    • Edpuzzle and Google Classroom 101 webinar
    • Edpuzzle and Google Classroom Level 1 teacher course

 

Here is the information from our PD on Wednesday:

Faculty meeting notes 9/9/2020

Faculty meeting link: click here to listen to the meeting from 9/9/2020

Equity PD Google Slides

    Equity PD Vision padlet

Some asked at our Equity PD how we ask our students to identify themselves when registering:

*Ethnicity:
Select only one
____ Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term "Spanish origin can be used in addition to “Hispanic or Latino." 
____ Not Hispanic or Latino. 
**********************************************************************************
*RACE - Select all that apply
____ American Indian or Alaskan Native- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. 
____ Asian- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent including for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand and Vietnam. 
____ Black or African American- A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. 
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander-A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. 
___ White- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa. 
*These definitions were provided by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

3 Reminders for the Beginning of the School Year from George Couros


Succeeding with English
Language Learners

Approved by DESE for Use Toward the 15 PDPs in ELL for License Renewal for Teachers, School Clinicians, and Administrators

Featuring Ribas Associates and Publications Presenter:

Dr. Cindy Crimmin

 

offered online, asynchronously (self-directed, on demand) 

MSAA will offer this online workshop in five parts. Registrants may sign up for all five modules, or only the ones they find useful/appropriate. Upon completion of each module, registrants will receive a certificate for 3 PD Hours.

For all five modules, registration is accepted October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, and the workshop portals close January 15, 2021.

Please use the links below for detailed information on each Module and registration opportunities:

Workshop Delivery: Asynchronous (on demand online) and self-paced

Up to 15 PDPs

Content Area: English Language Arts

Fees:

Members: $90/module  $405/all five modules

Non-Members: $120/module  $540/all five modules

MSAA Contact: vellison@msaa.net

 

Module 1: Overview of the English Language Learner

Module 2: Questioning and Assessment for Non-English Speaking Students

Module 3: Teacher Language and Social-Emotional Learning

Module 4: Special Education and English Language Learners

Module 5: Where Culture and Language Intersect

Click here to register for all five modules

 

 

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