Better Teaching Newsletter

The Better Teaching Newsletter is published once a month and it gives both Elementary and Secondary Teachers practical tips for their students, parents, and classrooms. Below is a short summary of those newsletters. You can view the entire newsletter by selecting the link under the Better Teaching Newsletter page.

The September Elementary Edition of Better Teaching articles include RTI in the classroom (Part One of a Three Part Series), “What is the difference between a rule and a procedure” and sharing expectations with students and families about achievement. Throughout the newsletter there are strategies for adapting whole-classroom activities for different levels of learners and it includes classroom ideas on how to improve student achievement.

The September Secondary Edition of Better Teaching articles include how to help students set realistic obtainable goals and how to make connections with students’ families. There are classroom strategies for helping students that are out of school (with an illness) involved in your class. It gives lesson planning tips for creating a Face book page for a historical figure.

YOU DID IT, you made it through
New Teacher Orientation!
Best of Luck Next Week!

The Count Down is On!

Throwing Starfish

While wandering a deserted beach at dawn, I saw a man bending and throwing as he walked the endless stretch toward me. As he came near, I could see that he was throwing starfish — abandoned on the sand by the tide — back into the sea.

When he was close enough, I asked him why he was working so hard at this strange task. He said that when the sun arose, it would dry the starfish and they would die.

I told him he was foolish because there were thousands of starfish on miles and miles of beach...one person alone could never make a difference.

He smiled as he picked up the next starfish.

“It makes a difference to this one,” he said,
as he hurled it far into the sea.

I abandoned my writing and spent the morning throwing starfish.

~ Isaac Asimov

Welcome to District 97!

Hello New Teacher and Staff Members we look forward to meeting everyone in the next few weeks.
Lynne and Faith