Who has ever cranked the music up in the car and sang at the top of their lungs?? There is no greater feeling! (My kids think I am crazy when I do that - especially now that they are teenagers! Ha!) Research shows that music is a powerful tool that can help us change our mood. It has been proven that it can reduce anxiety, enhance learning, reduce depression and more!
This week as we kick off a week of virtual learning and move into our hybrid learning model, staying at the top of your game may take some work and music could be the remedy for you!
Dr. Tina Boogren shares her Educator 911 Playlist with us (link below) in her blog - 180 Days of Self-Care. This playlist is developed by teachers all over the country and provides a long list of great songs! I added Spotify to my phone for free and now have access to this playlist and I LOVE it!
https://www.selfcareforeducators.com/post/episode-1-self-care-soundtrack
Ron Clark Hip Hop Challenge - Even Ron Clark knows the power of music and dance!
Self-Care Invitation for the Week:
Monday - Download the Educator 911 playlist or create your own good-mood playlist! iTunes - https://apple.com/itunes, Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/music?hl=en_US), Pandora (https://pandora.com)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - Crank it up and dance like no one is watching!
Friday - Share your playlist with a friend!
Important Information:
PLC Meetings: We will conduct all PLC meeting via Google Meets this week. You will receive a calendar invite on Sunday and the link to the google meet is there, or we can add you through email. To help Phil and I not have Zoom Fatigue, we are going to move a couple of team meetings to Tuesday. Please see times below. If you have a question or concern about the time that is listed, please reach out - Flexibility and Team Work will be the name of the game!
Monday, November 30 - 8:30 - 9:15 - English/ 9:30 - 10:15 - Math/10:30 - 11:15 - Science/11:30 - 12:15 - Social Studies
Tuesday, December 1 - 8:30 - 9:15 - Special Education/ 9:30 - 10:15 - Island
Agenda:
* Scope/Sequence/Data/Curriculum - Please have your scope and sequence and grade books available for meetings as we will use this time to look at curriculum and make decisions as teams about the best way to move forward academically for the next few weeks.
* Seating Charts - Discuss seating charts for hybrid and classes that may be too large
* Open Discussion (Missing Assignments, End of the Semester questions, etc.)
Assistants: Just a reminder to please find an email from Dr. Tara Bishop (sent Saturday evening) and fill out the form she sent. For assistants that do not have children and are willing to work on campus, we will be reaching out to you about work here. Assistants that are staying home this week and prefer to work virtually, virtual assignments will be sent by Monday morning. Please reach out if you have questions. You will get paid your normal play during this time. Thank you for your flexibility.
Missing Work: We will continue to do our best to hunt down missing work - really focusing on student LEARNING. Here is a link to the google form for on-line learning (below). We will monitor this list and reach out to families the best we can. https://forms.gle/LDJTYdpm8JLG9iPM8
Edutopia Articles - Please find two great article about student distant learning from Edutopia. The encompass great tips that will help our students be more successful.
6 Strategies for Successful Distance Learning
5 Ways to Support Students with ADHD during Remote Learning
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