Staff News and Announcements
Staff News and Announcements
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Need to Know
Need to Know
Building Collaboration for March:
Building Collaboration meetings: Mon, 3/2 and Wed, 3/4
Team of 8 Challenge: Fri, 3/6
Mr. Cooper's Rock Talk Video: Fri, 3/6 (During Team of 8 Challenge)
Building Fusion Team meeting: Wed, 3/4 at 7:05 AM in Harvard Room (invites have been sent)
Mon, 3/2: MHS Administrator meeting (2:35 PM)
Tues, 3/3: MCS District Leadership Team meeting (9:30 AM)
Wed, 3/4: Professional Learning w/ Allison Zmuda (7:30 AM & 11:30 AM - PL Cohort)
View Important Levy Communication Guidelines on MasonConnects
This Week in Connect Time :
MHS OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for the 2019-2020 school year
Improve Your Instruction
Improve Your Instruction
- Backwards EdTech Flow Chart - Wanting to spice things up, but aren't sure what to do? Start with the goal of learning first. Then, once you know what task you are trying to accomplish or what you would like for your students to do, then look at this extensive resource for appropriate EdTech tools that you can use.
- Our First Class Design Challenge - Our very own, Shawna Parkinson, describes a new process that she used to help her students analyze and argue, brainstorm and give feedback in a no-risk environment.
- Playlists: A Path to Personalizing Learning - The playlist concept stems from the Individual Rotation Model in which each student works from an individual playlist of activities. The goal of the playlist model is to allow students some control over the pace and path of their learning. Check out this quick read for more information.
- Self-Discovery Through Choice Boards - a blog post from Tina Darling, a learning experience designer from Mason City Schools, about self-discovery.
- March Teacher Collaboration Calendar
Safety First
Safety First
- Article on School Safety Drills - We have no plans to conduct these drills while school in session. We do plan to have a drill on June 4th for staff to practice applying ALICE in a classroom setting.
Big Rock Connection
Big Rock Connection
Culture Team:
1 March 2020
Monday
Culture Team:
“Success is not a comfortable procedure.” ---Steve Harvey
(^^^click to watch the video)
Stagnation is comfortable, but ordinary. Pressing “repeat” year after year in your relationships, in your teaching, and in your life is comfortable, but ordinary. What have you done so far this year to reach for a new level of success? What small daily habits can you implement right now that will help you reach for extraordinary?
As a reminder, the next R-Factor Connect Session will be on March 18.
Inclusive Excellence Team: In recognition of Women's History Month, check out an article on Dictionary.com to learn of some really important words coined by women. Words that Women Have Coined. Words such as Intersectionality, Imposter Syndrome, and Locavore.
The theme for Women's History Month is “Valiant Women of the Vote.” The theme honors "the brave women who fought to win suffrage rights for women, and for the women who continue to fight for the voting rights of others."
Personalized Learning Team:
Choice is one of the first factors many of think of when we consider personalizing learning. Choice sets up students to become more aware of why they are making the choices they make and how these choices impacted their learning. While this is an important aspect of PL, here are some considerations:
Self Discovery through Choice Boards
Leveraging Choice-Boards as an Opportunity for Co-Creation with Students
Wellness Moment
Wellness Moment
The start of next week, marks the first of March and Self-Injury Awareness Day. Statistics point to bullying, school performance pressure, and balancing responsibilities to be top stressors for growing students. Click here to find out more information about building connections and talking with students about how they are feeling, as well as crisis hotline information. Continue to reach out to school counselors, psychologists, mental wellness coordinators, and building administrators if you believe a student may be harming themselves.
Counselor's Corner
Counselor's Corner
March 4-6:
HS counselors will be meeting with all students in grades 9,10, and 11 to verify the choices they made for next year's schedules.
March 11 UC Blue Ash Visit:
Representatives from UC Blue Ash will be in the Harvard room at 12:00 pm during Connect Time for applicants to schedule placement tests, change your application status, and ask questions about scheduling classes and financial aid. If you are interested in meeting with UC Blue Ash please register in Flexisched or see your school counselor.
March 12 College 101 Panel:
Mason High School Counselors invite you to join us at 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium to hear admission representatives from several prominent universities discuss the latest trends in college admissions - including public, private, and out-of-state schools.
March Mondays:
Freshman counselors will be in classrooms addressing Naviance and Career Exploration.
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UNDERCLASS AWARDS (Grades 9, 10, 11)
Monday, April 6: Freshmen: 8:15 A.M.
Monday, April 6: Sophomores: 12:30 P.M.
Tuesday, April 7: Juniors: 8:15 A.M.
Tuesday, 2/11 9:00 am
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