Today was the first day of St.James Assiniboia's new professionals orientation session. We had a wonderful day filled with introductions, conversations, collaboration. We discussed various topics such as Social Justice in the classroom, Procedures and Routines and Classroom Management. The new teachers came up with various ideas about what Social Justice "looks" like in the classroom. Comments such as: providing choice for demonstrating learning, providing equal learning opportunities for all, providing equal opportunities for success and co-creating classroom rules and norms. We discussed the importance of teaching procedures and routines in the first few days of school and being consistent with follow through. We discussed the use of PLC's in schools. PLC's are to be used as opportunities for collaboration and learning with your colleagues. The concept of PLC's was extended to PLN's. A professional learning network is a place for on-line learning. There are different ways to grow your PLN and we looked at some of those ways. Overall we had a wonderful first day together. We are excited to work with such an enthusiastic group of educators. We are back tomorrow for another half day session.
Check out the slide share link to 45 interesting ways to use Wordle in the classroom! Enjoy
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Welcome from Julie and Dianne!
We would like to welcome you to the St. James-Assiniboia School Division. Whether you are new to the profession or beginning another chapter in your career, you are now among a network of dedicated educators that believe that our schools are great places for students to grow and learn. Our school division staff has an ongoing commitment to providing optimal learning experiences for all students. Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers, but it is also one of the most challenging. It is our hope that you will reap the many rewards of this profession and continue as a learner throughout your career.
Welcome to school!
May this school year bring
You happiness galore,
And may you enjoy it-
Right to the core!
For more welcome back to school songs/poems check out: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems5.html
Best Regards,
Dianne Soltess Julie Cordova
Coordinator of Instruction (K-8) Coordinator of Instruction (6-12)
St. James-Assiniboia School Division St. James-Assiniboia School Division
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