Are your students moving?

https://www.middleweb.com/38545/getting-kids-on-the-move-in-middle-grades-classes/

Google Expeditions Resource for your Classroom!

Image from BestBuy

http://www.timetotalktech.com/2017/05/list-of-google-expeditions.html

Ever wanted all of the Google Expeditions in one place? Well here you go:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uwWvAzAiQDueKXkxvqF6rS84oae2AU7eD8bhxzJ9SdY/htmlview#

Social Studies Resources courtesy of CSPAN on Supreme Court Nominee: Brett Kavanaugh

Image from CSPAN email of 8/26/18 Monday, September 4 at 11am PST, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin a confirmation hearing for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the United States of America Supreme Court. The hearing is expected to last four days. Watch LIVE on C-SPAN3 or online at C-SPAN.org Related Resources: Video Clip: President Trump Nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh (5:12)   Video Clip: Sen. Durbin (D-IL) on the Nomination of Judge Kavanaugh (2:32)   Video Clip: Democratic Document Requests & the Nomination Process (4:01)   Bell Ringer: Supreme Court Nomination Process (3:27)   Lesson: Role of the U.S. Senate During the Confirmation Process More resources on the judicial branch and the Supreme Court can be found on our featured resources site. Lesson/email modified but from CSPAN.org

Survey Data on Teacher Professional Development

Reports from Project Tomorrow show national teacher data that teachers are taking care of their own professional learning using the internet. 

Survey data for 2017 showed that (all of which increased from 2010):

-    Watched videos or TED talks – 46%

-    Participated in webinars or online conferences – 34%

-    Used social networks to seek help from other teachers – 33%

-    Took online courses on their own – 23%

-    Used Twitter and social media to follow education experts and other teachers – 23%

(40% of teachers attended a face-to-face conference, down from 47% in 2010.)

Surveyed teachers’ wish list for professional learning:

-    Using technology to differentiate instruction;

-    Using technology tools for on-the-spot assessment of student learning;

-    Implementing blended learning.

Teachers said they were not very comfortable with:

-    Facilitating student collaboration using digital tools (78%)

-    Personalizing learning for each student (76%)

-    Creating project-based learning experiences for students (75%)

-    Using student data to inform instructional practice (70%)

61% of administrators said training teachers in how to use student data was imperative, but only 25% of teachers listed this as a priority.

Modified post from Kim Marshall Memo: Survey Data on Teacher Professional Development August 20, 2018. 

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“Teachers’ PD: What Teachers Need, What Districts Are Offering” from Project Tomorrow, August 2018, http://blog.tomorrow.org/2018/07/30/teachers-pd-what-teachers-need-what-districts-are-offering/; 

Amazon Inspire introduced

Introducing: Amazon Inspire

Amazon has been working on a platform for K-12 educators to share and discover Open Educational Resources (OERs) in support or the #GoOpen Initiative started by US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology. The platform, called Amazon Inspire (click here), has been in a closed beta state since June 2016, but is now open for anyone to join. Educators may use an existing Amazon.com account or create a new account with their school/work email address.  

From PK Nursery Rhymes to Advanced Placement American Revolution Flashcards and from Biology textbooks (click here) to Ratio and Proportional Relationships. 

Discover, download, rate, share, and experience everything that Amazon Inspire Beta has to offer.

Thank you to the Oregon Department of Education for information: https://www.oregonednet.org/blogs/oen/introducing-amazon-inspire

Welcome Back Harney Teachers!

Welcome to the 2018-2019 school year here in Harney County! I hope you enjoyed a summer vacation filled with fun and exciting memories with your friends and loved ones. We are thrilled to welcome all of you back to a new school year of learning and growing and Harney Education Service District (HESD) is excited to help you on this journey!

At Harney ESD we look forward to continue building a strong relationship with all of you in the upcoming year. As we enter this school year, we are excited to let you know that our staff will be engaging in conversations around continuous improvement and improvement science. We believe that every person in this organization should always be growing, improving and learning. Despite obstacles arising, we must believe in our abilities to rise above challenges and come out stronger on the opposite side.

Our professional learning calendar is coming to fruition and the learning opportunities are great in numbers and quality!

As always, please feel free to reach out with questions or concerns.

Eric Nichols

Harney ESD School Improvement & Technology

Director