Monthly Archives: November 2012

An Incredible Behavior Intervention Resource

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Greece Athena

Click the image below to check out an incredible resource on how to effectively intervene when a student is behaving poorly.  Although this resource is found on an elementary school website, many of the behaviors are relevant to our students… … Continue reading →

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Staff Update – Week 12 (Happy Thanksgiving)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Greece Athena

Happy Thanksgiving… in a couple days! I hope the coming days off will bring you much rest, relaxation and some tasty turkey dinners.  Personally I am incredibly thankful for my family and the fact that I get to spend my … Continue reading →

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Education Spending (USA vs. The World)

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Greece Athena

This infographic shows pretty clearly that the solution to improving our schools is not about spending more money. Fascinating.

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Course Selection Timeline

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Greece Athena

November 1 – 9 – Counselors push-in to 9th grade social studies classes and made draft course selections with students (opportunity for teacher recommendation to follow) November 21– 10 minute overview or memo regarding Course Selection November 29 & 30 … Continue reading →

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Course Selection Timeline

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Greece Athena

November 1 – 9 – Counselors push-in to 9th grade social studies classes and made draft course selections with students (opportunity for teacher recommendation to follow) November 21– 10 minute overview or memo regarding Course Selection November 29 & 30 … Continue reading →

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Staff Update – Week #11

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Greece Athena

Quarter two here we come! Sorry this is later than usual, I was waiting for information from District Office that I wanted to include in this week’s update. Need to Know: Staff Meeting Today: We will meet in the cafeteria … Continue reading →

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Re: Blog – 50 Awesome Chemistry Videos for Busy Science Teachers

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Greece Athena

Click the picture below to visit a great post on the TeachThought blog.

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SLO Template (M.S. Word Version)

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Greece Athena

Click here to download a version of the SLO Template that can be modified in M.S. Word.

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Analytical Reading Strategies

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Greece Athena

Check out this video on how to help students read more effectively and critically.  Although it is in the context of a history class, the strategy works in all content areas. More Videos Like this One: Click here for a … Continue reading →

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District Budget Process PPT

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Greece Athena

The district office recently presented a PPT to the Board of Education on how the budget will be developed this year. Click here to view this PPT if you are interested.

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