Essential Info - Week of 10/1/18

• Focus Groups - Monday October 8. Please click here to see which group you are in and where you will be meeting at 7:25 am Monday.
• Releasing Students from Class- Please issue students with a pass if you are sending them to the front office, counseling office, College & Career Center, etc. 
• Lunch Pick Up- Please do not release students from class to pick up lunch deliveries. Students will need to pick up their delivery during their lunch time.
• Future Ready Day Presenters - If you have a friend or family member interested in presenting to our students on 11/16, please share this FLYER with them and fill out this GOOGLE FORM once you have their commitment. 
• WICOR of the Month - Collaboration: CAROUSEL activity, Writing: RHETORICAL PRECIS
• Wellness Specialist Resource - "Stop, Breathe and Think" is offering lifetime premium versions of the app for teachers. You just have to use your school email when you sign up for the offer. The free lifetime premium membership (normally $300) includes an app for kids too, so it's nice for teachers who are parents of young ones too. I really like the app because it helps you select a practice based on checking-in with your current feelings, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
• VHS Quick Links - Bookmark me! Includes: Phone List, Master Schedule, Bell Schedule, Tiger Telegram, Referral Form, Business Sub, Tech Triage, PLC Calendar, Map, Emergency Folder, etc.
• School Site Council - Meets Monday, October 8, 3pm in the College and Career Center.
• Teacher Sound Byte @ pylusdsoundbyte.org - updated weekly

Shout Outs

Give a shout out to someone you’d like to recognize by writing a quick message on this Padlet: bit.ly/VHSShoutout. Bookmark the link. Your messages are embedded weekly in the Tiger Telegram. Simply write the name of recipient as title + twitter lengthed message to that person.

Professional Growth - The Power of Collective Efficacy

Here's an article worth reading.

Tech Tip - A Practical Google Drive Tool for Grading and Creating Rubrics

I subscribe to Educational Technology and Mobile Learning from my Feedly account. Found this cool new tool called JoeZoo Express to use for creating rubrics within Google Docs. This not only speeds up the process of grading but also builds in a grammar tool without auto-correct for students. Worth a try!