Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Gender Inclusion Inquiry Late Start Jan. 30, 2018


We want to start a conversation about gender equity and learn together!
8:15-10:30

Kelsey Schultz, Director of Community of My Health will lead us



 Immerse
Check out these resources:
Teaching Tolerance Articles
Glsen
Gender and sexuality diversity book List
Cornelia Questions and Answer
MN Toolkit

 Add questions to Concord's Wonders.

 Investigate
Prezi Link

 https://storycorps.org/listen/chris-and-gabe-lopez-160501/
Handouts
Gender  Unicorn
Genderbread Person
LBGQ Resource List
Bystander Intervention
How to Talk to Children
Community Resources
Book Lists
Sexuality Resources


Add questions to Concord's Wonders.


 Coalesce and Go Public
Reflection
What are we already doing?
What are some sticking points for you?
What could be next steps at Concord?
Books with multiple family structures and gender roles.
Language we use- Boys and girls lines, bathroom passes, group formation.
Comments such as, "That's so gay." "You can't wear that!"
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Friday, January 19, 2018

Equity Inquiry Sessions- Jan. 23, 2018

The Concord Equity Team will be beginning equity
inquiry sessions.

We will model the process on Jan. 23 at our staff meeting/ professional learning.

We will be using the ORID Model for Decision Making.   
Some people refer to it as following the Base paths.

 The purpose is to ...


Our Guiding Question is....



How do we handle holidays and celebrations at Concord to include all students?
We will work in vertical teams on each base. 
Choose a..
1.  Note-keeper on Google Doc
2.  Writer on Poster
3. Timekeeper
4. Facilitator


First Base- (15 min.)

 Read article  How to handle religious holidays in public school
List facts about holidays in public schools.
Come with observations from students.
Read and bring resources.
Bring examples of what you have done for holidays and celebrations.
Find out who celebrates what in your class to validate them.

Second Base- (10 min.)
Share feelings from

  • you
  • students
  • families
  • the community
  • other perspectives

Third Base (15 min.)
Brainstorm with no judgment options on how Concord can handle holidays and celebrations in the future to include all students?

Home Plate (10 min.)
Gallery Walk with feedback and continued refinement with Equity Team

  1. Read ideas
  2. Write notes
  3. Put a Star if it is something your team agrees with.
  4. Make decisions and actions to share and implement for 2018-19.

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Kindness Challenge at Concord Jan. 22-26

Kindness Challenge at Concord
Jan. 22-26

Why?
All kids deserve to learn in a safe, supportive and caring environment. The Great Kindness Challenge provides a powerful tool that actively engages students, teachers, administrators, families, and communities in creating a culture of compassion, acceptance, unity, and respect.

It fits with our Jan. ICCAR Value of  Appreciation of Diversity.

Our behavior data shows the need for respect and kindness.


Here is a resource for the Kindness Challenge.

School-wide we will...
1.  Do the kindness challenge checklists.

Students will hand them in the office when completed.
Acknowledgements will be made on announcements.
  




2.  Announcements will include the Kindness Quotes, Kindness challenges, and acknowledgements of Kind acts.



3.  During Recess on Monday- Wednesday we will have the option for students to go to the Kindness station p. 58 by the office to make cards, friendship bracelets, friendship beads, etc.

 4.  We will have kindness labels in your mailboxes you can give to kids when you see them being kind.  

 5.  On Thursday, we will give out kindness bracelets in which teachers have 3 and when they see a kind act they pass one on.  That student wears it until they see a kind act and pass it on.  We want to spread kindness at Concord.




Check out ideas you can add in your classroom...

Kindness Challenge.


Book lists- p. 69  Mrs. Holland will pull books in the media center. 

Tweet acts of kindness to- Choose Kind  #EPSKind  

Kindness Reflections p. 66

Sentence Starters p. 67
I felt happy when ... 
My favorite act of kindness was ... 
A classmate helped me with ... 
A kindness act that inspired me was ... 
After the Great Kindness Challenge, I will ... 
Something I didn’t expect was ... 
Kindness is ... 
I will continue to perform the following act of kindness ... 
The Great Kindness Challenged changed me by ...

Kindness Song p. 95-98
lyrics



Kindness Challenge for Teachers






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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Conferring Work Session Jan. 9, 2018


As a follow up to the Late Start on Conferring, the School Improvement Leaders want to give you time as teams in your collaborative spaces to follow up on Conferring by... 

  1. Make a goal to improve and practice conferring in Readers Workshop.
  2. Explore resources and customize them to support you.

Here are resources that may help!
General Conferring
Question Stems


 Conferring Forms


Electronic Leveled Resources


 Interventions
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