The Flyer: Week 3

Great Things We Noticed:

Open House! We were able to "sneak" in and out of all our In-Person classes on Thursday! Great job with presentations and parent questions!
45 Families coming to our Open House Principals Meeting!
Our garden getting CLEANED up (can something be too clean?)
Eddie for making numerous phone calls to our families! (He is a campus supervisor, for those that haven't met him yet)

ELA/ELD Content Lead
VAPA Contact
Science Fair Coordinator
Thank you to those that have already volunteered their time to ensure Hawthorne has the up to date informaiton we need. The three content areas above are important to our teachers and students success and engagement. For those of you that are not already a team leader or content lead, we ask that you volunteer a few hours of your time to help your students and colleagues. Thank you!

Support for Math Resources can be found at: support @greatminds.org
Deadline for Elementary Music has been extended to 9/02/2020 find more information HERE
RUSD Mega Virtual Choir:

ALL RUSD students, staff, teachers, and principals are invited to join the RUSD Mega Virtual Choir. We are looking for 1,000+ participants to join us to sing "Stand By Me." We need your voice! No singing experience necessary! Submissions due Sept. 14. Visit bit.ly/rusdmegachoir for more info.

The Curriculum & Instruction Department has set up Shared Drives for all grade levels, RSP teachers, TOSAs, and others. This drive allows teachers to share their work with one another. If you would like to be added to any of the drives, please email Laura Ferreira.

Inquiry-Based History Instruction is encouraged in the Framework. RUSD elementary teachers have two opportunities to enhance their inquiry-based history instruction:

History’s Mysteries is a new inquiry-based free curriculum developed in conjunction with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium.
DBQ Online is available to all teachers and students through Clever. Focused on helping students how to “read smart, think straight, and write clearly,” DBQs are a great way to integrate literacy and historical thinking skills. Teachers can sign up for a training:
DBQ Online Tech Overview Webinars for those who know how to DBQ, but need help with the platform

DBQ Online Remote Webinars for those who need to learn the pedagogy behind DBQs and get help with the platform.

Need some help? We have noon supervisors who are looking to help out. Please click here to add your name to the document.
Attendance - new codes went out today. Paulina made packets for all of you. Please ensure attendance is accurate. Email or call Paulina if you have questions. Let us know if you need us to make phone calls for you!

There were some questions regarding authentic grading in distance learning. I found this interesting article at Edutopia that addresses summative assessment, academic honesty and the importance of clarity. https://www.edutopia.org/article/summative-assessment-distance-learning

It becomes very difficult in the midst of the hard work that goes with great change, to notice what is going well. Our brains are wired to hold on to the negative, the things that did not go as planned and we have to be intentional in "re-wiring" our brains to notice what is going well with our practice and our students. THIS blog post has some easy to follow ideas to help get on the path of recognizing your students and YOUR OWN growth.
If you haven't created your Virtual Classroom Norms it is not too late!

I follow George Couros and frequently read his BLOG. His most recent post was focused on 8 ideas to consider during Distance Learning. The focus of his blog post is on the importance of student relationships, as shown in the info-graphics below: