December 9, 2019
THE IMPORTANCE OF LUNCH: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE FOOD!
How Assigned Seats During Lunchtime Can Foster a Positive School Culture (Note: These are not assigned seats that stay the same for extended times)
National No One Eats Alone Day Tori Cox from Special Olympics shared this with our schools who are participating in Champions Together. Taking part in this event is an example of the Whole School Engagement Pillar toward earning a Champions Together in the Middle banner. The organization Beyond Differences is putting on a campaign called No One Eats Alone™ for February 14, 2020. They have many resources online that you can access here. Their big push for this day is to include others at lunch. On the website you can sign up for a free backpack with tools to help implement this all-inclusive lunch. This is an ideal program to have a student leadership team spread the word via announcements, flyers, banners, etc. so that the entire school knows about it!
Even if your cafeteria is organized so that no one eats alone, the ideas on the site can help make lunch more of a time that all students look forward to, rather than dreading it.
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOUR "STORY OF EVA" TOOLKIT
THE RETURN OF #DITCHSUMMIT: GREAT PD FOR FREE!
BE PART OF A WORLD-WIDE #TWEETMEET ON DECEMBER 17
JOIN TEACHERSFIRST WINTER BOOK STUDY
TeachersFirst is hosting a virtual book club on Jaime Donnally's book Learning Transported. The book introduces immersive technologies (augmented, virtual and mixed reality) and explains how to customize their use in safe, affordable ways.
I have participated in some of their past studies, and found them to be among the best book club experiences. The study begins and ends with a webinar for all participants.
Note: To be eligible, you must have participated in one of TeachersFirst OK2ASK workshops in 2019; if you have not, keep this in mind for 2020 to be eligible for future studies!
SOLUTION TREE HONORING WOMEN LEADERS IN EDUCATION WITH FREE TRIP TO CONFERENCE
The Rebecca Burnette DuFour Scholarship celebrates and honors women educators who demonstrate exceptional leadership in their school community.
Ten scholarship recipients will receive one complimentary registration ($759 value) to Solution Tree’s Women in Education: Leading Perspectives Institute, which will take place July 20–22, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. Hotel accommodations for three nights and a $500 travel allowance are also included in the scholarship package. Get more details and apply here. (Deadline 2-14-20)
Note: Applicants must currently be pursuing a post-graduate or master’s degree in education or have completed a post-graduate program
Highlights included in this weekly Update (may download below): Thank You for sharing these Updates with your staff.
- Plan Ahead for Dr. MLK Day in January 2020 – LTG K-12 Lessons
- Spotlight on Service-Learning Articles
- Check out many Snapshots of Service-Learning Stories that address issues that students care about
- INSPIRE3 will exhibit and present session at the upcoming IAG conference – Dec. 9-10
- LTG December Moments of Service/Calendar
- generationOn Website December Projects/Resources
- Introducing you to our New INSPIRE3 Ambassadors
- INSPIRE3 Mini-Grants available for 2019-2020 school year.
- INSPIRE3 contact information for free on site PD or interest in area workshop
- Visit our INSPIRE3 page on the IASP website or on the IMLEA website and Connect
December 9-15: Hour of Code/CS Education Week
December 10: edWeb webinar- Building STEAM Confidence & Creativity in Middle School, 3 pm
December 10-12: Richard Byrne's Free Online Creativity Conference
December 12: AMLE Webinar-The Promise of Adolescence: Rethinking Middle Level Education to Reflect Our Understanding of Adolescent Development, 4 pm ET
December 13: IMLEA Board Meeting, IASP Office, 9:15 am
December 17: World-Wide #Tweet Meet, 1 pm ET
December 21-January 8: #DitchSummit is back!
February 14: No One Eats Alone Day
February 18: Deadline to Apply for Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminars
TBD: Champions Together Trainings at South Ripley JH, Rochester MS, and Lowell MS, or customized to your needs. Contact Tori Cox for more information.
Just for Fun....and Happy New Year!
And to end the year on a lighter note....
- Dad Punishes Teen Daughter by Taking Over Her Social Media for 2 Weeks, His Posts Receive More Likes Than Hers.
- 85-Year-Old Teacher Hasn't Missed a Day of Class in 26 Years
Please send Susie Highley any ideas or suggestions of things to be included. We would love to feature more school activities! We are now sending the Monday Minute to members only, but we invite you to forward it to anyone who might be interested. You can also access it via this link on our webpage, and you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
This is the final Monday Minute of 2019! We wish all of you a successful end to 2019, a restful holiday, and a great start to 2020!