Friday, January 16, 2015

Gator Run Friday Focus - January 16, 2015


  • No school next Monday.
  • Report cards go home next Wednesday.
  • PLCs are scheduled for next Wednesday.  Remember that this is the day that you should be reviewing data collected from your common formative assessments.  

What You Might Have Missed on Twitter this Week:

Great article about how standardized testing is killing curiosity, hope, student (and teacher engagement) - Better Tests, Better World
A lot of unfortunate truths here, but I think this teacher really hits some points about how we are all feeling about the state of education right now.  Virginia Teacher of the Year Tells Why He Resigned - Virginia Teacher

Quote of the Week - "The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity." - Joshua Waitzkin.  I love this quote about having a growth mind set vs. fixed mindset.  I think that this video will highlight this concept for you and I believe that it will help you in your personal life and in working with our students - The Power of Belief

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