Week Ahead: Feb. 28 – Mar. 4

| February 27, 2022 | Week Updates | No Comments

“I came in like a wrecking ball …” says Omicron to VN ?

So numbers continue to rise here in HCMC and in our community.  MS has 5 impacted teachers (F0 or F1).  I am so appreciative of all of you who have already pitched in, offered support in so many ways.  Once again, as a team, we will get through this.  As we do, please make sure you are communicating your needs to me, Roxanne, Daniel and/or your team leads.  Only when we know, can we help.

Here is what’s up next week:

Monday, Feb. 28
E-H
1:05 MS Advisory Assembly with David Bott (G7 Course Requests after the assembly)
1:30-3:00 Admin Mtg (Molly attends)

Tuesday, Mar. 1
A-D
*Happy Birthday Joycelyn Wei!
1:05 G6 Course Requests during Dragon Time
3:15-4:30 MS Leadership Team (agenda)
6-6:30 Rising G7 and 8 Course Registration Parent Info Session
6:45-7:30 Rising G6 Course Registration Parent Info Session

Wednesday, Mar. 2
E-H
3:15-4:30 Divisional (work on curriculum documentation)

Thursday, Mar. 3
A-D
9:30-11 Admin Mtg (Molly attends)

Friday, Mar. 4
E-H
*G6 and 7 course requests due

Upcoming (on the radar)

  • March 24-25: Student Led Conferences

F1 Contact Tracing, Subs, Internal Coverage Info:  Thank you to those that have already done this … and thank you to those that will in the coming weeks 🙂  We are doing our best to keep track of who is out and when they can return.  Here is the MS Virtual Tracker that shows the groups of students and teachers who are out and when they might return.

Across the divisions, there are many faculty out.  This means all available subs are currently booked.  We will be seeking internal coverage for times when we do not have subs available.  We will seek to spread this out across all teachers and to only ask if the teacher has 2 preps on that day.  We will also be pulling from all faculty like me, Roxanne, Daniel, Curriculum Dept., etc.

In preparation for more of this, please document your seating chart or student groupings.  I also recommend that you stick with the same groups rather than regrouping students over the next few weeks.  This will help make contact tracing easier as well as reduce the number of students who might be exposed.  You can do this however you like.  If you want an option within PowerTeacher, Daniel created a video to show you how you can do this with a drag and drop feature in PowerTeacher.

Creating Your Seating Chart Design
Academic Concern Updates – Many of you received an email from Roxanne last Monday about students in your class(es) who were placed on Academic Concern due to their S1 grade(s).   If you have not already done so, please be sure to email the parents by 3:00PM  Monday 2/28/2022. Original email text here.
Advisory and Dragon Time: The use of the 1:05-1:35 Advisory/Dragon Time block is set through spring break. See below or here.  Links to advisory lessons will be added to this doc and will also be shared with your team’s PDL (Personal Development Lead).
Please note our next advisory unit: Choices & Consequences, launches Monday w/an assembly with David Bott! ZOOM LINK HERE as well as on the MS Parent/Student google calendar
USB-C To MagSafe 2 cable:  Apple transitioned their laptop chargers from the old MagSafe 2 to USB -C.  As your old personal laptop chargers with MagSafe 2 connection start to die, you can now buy a cable that works with your school-issued usb-c laptop charger.  You can buy these cables at Future World if you want an Apple-certified cable or you can purchase from a third-party manufacturer on Lazada.

 

Leading the Shift to Blended Learning:  Dr. Catlin Tucker was the keynote presenter for this weekend’s Vietnam Tech Conference.  Her message is timely and is worth watching as we work through our concurrent learning environment.

Key Moments in the Presentation
7:20 – Definition of Blended Learning (Time, Place, Pace, Pathway)
12:29 – Why Blended Learning?
15:50 – What’s Possible with Blended Learning?
26:00 – How do we implement Blended Learning?
28:00 – Roles of the Learning Experience? (Designer, Instructor, Facilitator)
31:55 – Partner with Students
35:15 – Expecting more of Students in the Learning Experience (Compliance vs Collaborative vs Growth Mindset). Failing Forward mentality
38:45 – Skill Set – Is your skillset flexible enough?
40:15 – Station Rotation Model
45:15 – Flipped Learning Model
52:10 – Playlist Model
57:00 – Designing with Balance in Mind
59:00 – Toolset – Are we using technology to connect learners and shift them to the center of learning?
59:30 – Ask 4 questions to consider when using technology.

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