Not sure where to find more information about one of the listed topics? Checkout these great resources!

• Edutopia

• TeachThought

• Cult of Pedagogy

• Kansas Teaching & Leading Project

• Project Zero (Harvard Graduate School of Education

• Ditch That Textbook

• TCEA Technotes

• Visible Learning Meta-X (Read "About Meta-X" and use the Glossary as needed)

• The Iris Center Resources (Vanderbilt's Peabody College of Education)

• KSDE TASN Classroom Management & Social-Emotional Learning Resources

Mentor/Mentee Discussions

• Celebrate your 1st semester accomplishments and the best learning that happened in your classroom – reflect on the root causes of those “bests”

• Review/update mentee’s goals prior to the 2nd semester

  • Make note of progress and set action steps to plan for progress in the 2nd semester

  • Revise goals as needed

• Continue to consider technology integration to enhance teaching and learning

• Discuss self-care and stress management

• Review types and purposes of formative assessments

District Mentee Meetings

• Review and reflect on classroom management plan, classroom expectations, rules with Noalee McDonald

Building-Level Meetings

• Discuss data collection on student growth – PowerSchool, EduClimber, FastBridge, other tools – multiple measures

• Discuss ending the 1st semester – grade cards, parent communication, etc. (secondary teachers – setting up Canvas for 2nd semester and ending 1st semester courses)

  • 6-12 Teachers: Sign-up for a time with Marie to rollover your Canvas (see Marie's email on this subject)

• Review and reflect on classroom management plan, classroom expectations, rules, grading policies, late-work policies, etc. – update as needed for 2nd semester

  • Semester break is a great time to make needed changes

  • Discuss how those changes can be communicated to parents and students