Staff Attendance: We are still working out minor issues with the attendance portal.
- If you are going to be out sick please still call the school phone at 617.688.7386.
- If you have an upcoming Professional Day please share it/remind me with an email.
It's the holiday season and you know what that means. It is time for our annual CPI: Crisis Intervention Training. If you are interested in renewing your certification or would like to be added to our rolls please send me an email with your interest and preference for a couple of after school sessions or a single Saturday session.
I will try to put together a schedule with an after school and a Saturday component that is most conducive for everyone.
From the desk of the Vocational Coordinators, Bob and Keith
12 Steps to Develop a Clear and Worthwhile Objective:
(The Skillful Teacher 7th Edition, Saphier, Haley-Speca & Grower 2018)
Identify the most worthwhile objective.
Determine whether students have adequate prior knowledge.
Compose the objective in mastery language so you get it clear in your own head.
Post the Objective.
Communicate the objective in student friendly language as a paragraph of talk.
Check for understanding of the objective and the vocabulary in it.
Tell the students the steps you will all go through to meet the objective.
Get the students to understand why the objective is worth learning.
Establish the criteria for success as evidence of mastery.
Have the students self evaluate according to the criteria for success.
Return to what the objectives is at least once during the lesson ang again at the end.
Provide for thinking skill objectives that students might have to learn.
SkillsUSA Local Competition
Your local competition results have to be reported to Lisa B. by November 20th.
Still not sure what competitions your students can enter? No Problem ask Lisa or myself and we will be glad to help.
Once you send the students who are competing to Lisa online assessments will be ordered to help you prepare your students for District Competition.
From the desk of the Special Education Director, Katie
From the desk of the Special Education Director, Katie
15 PDP's for FREE!
Created by Massachusetts educators, this guidebook includes tools for educators that are aligned to the MA Educator Evaluation Framework and promote evidence-based best practices for inclusion following the principles of universal design for learning, positive behavior interventions and supports, and social and emotional learning. Check it out - Educator Effectiveness Guidebook for Inclusive Practice