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Upcoming Professional LearningQuick LinksLeadership & LearningLeadership & LearningIn This Issue:Leadership & Learning Website2022-23 Scholarship InformationProfessional Learning ResourcesSubmit ideas for future professional learningFinish StrongOur greatest resource is peopleMPS Belief Mid-JulyDetails for FallWorkshop will beemailed mid-July. FWS dates are:August 3-9, 2023 Mid-JulyInformation forthe 2023-2024required trainingcourses will beemailed in mid-July. A New Kind of ChoiceTemplate PowerNice to KnowWho's WhoProfessional LearningTech NewsLoan Forgiveness

Preempt the trend. End of year challenges are predictable, let’s plan for it.Make it a refresher. Take time to re-teach your expectations as a proactive refresher, instead of a frustrated response.Reassure your students. Reassure your students you will maintain your expectations and can count on you for consistency.Don't make assumptions. Be careful not to skim over your expectations. Be highly specific as if it’s the first week of school. Pick up the pace. Maintain the challenge, rigor, and pace of yourclassroom to communicate that you are still focused on academics. How to Address Common End-of-Year BehaviorsFinish Strong

Solution focusedProactiveBuilding wide and classroom specificactionsHow to Respond:Common End-of-the-Year BehaviorsExcessive TalkingIncomplete WorkNo Motivation DefianceReview routines and proceduresPre-arranged signalProximityRefreshed seating chartNoise meterStopwatchDesignate specific talk time (e.g.Kagan strategies)Make a book of what you learned A-ZStudent-made review gamesConsider assignments and activities that can be completed in class anddepend less on time outside of school. "Teacher for the Day"Time CapsulePlan different engaging activitiesMix up groupingsPraise & Acknowledge studentsIncorporate students' personalinterestsControlled & calm voiceRelax your body languageAvoid making judgementalstatementsAllow cool-down timeListen to understandUse praise & empathy

Giving students voice and choice can motivate them to show what they havelearned. Sometimes having too much freedom in that choice is overwhelming. Ifyou have ever tried a choice board before, you may have experienced students’confusion with having too many new types of activities to choose from. Oneoption is to try a Progressive Choice Board. The first time you use theprogressive choice board in class, give a few options. These might be things youhave already done as a whole class assignment, so students know how to use thetechnology involved and understand the process. Click here for an exampleprogressive choice board, and click here to read more about Progressive ChoiceBoard from Ditch That Textbook. There are different options to include and how tosuccessfully introduce new activities to your choice boards.

You will miss all the magic if you don'texpand the Template gallery options byclicking on the arrows to expand yourchoices. id you know that every Google application (documents, forms,sheets, slides, sites) offers templates to make your work faster andeasier?As with all things Google, there are multipleways to locate the templates. One quick method is to open the application from yourGoogle Grid/Waffle.Template PowerDo you have Google resources you would like to share to helpout a fellow educator? Be sure to submit it via the SubmitTemplate button found in the gallery for each application.Ready to give it atry? Look for thegreat Exit ticketbuilder templatein the slidesgallery and addsome fun to yourlast school daysof the year!

NICE TO KNOWLeadership & Learning NewsletterL E A D E R S H I P & L E A R N I N GYou may check out books for graduatecourses, book studies, or your ownprofessional learning from the MillardProfessional Library.Millard Professional LibraryIf you are interested in checking out books,click on this link to see what there is to offer!Click on this link to check out a book! What is new this year:

Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program (EETP)Leadership & LearningWho's WhoWhat makes you #Proud2bMPS? The family-friendly culture, friendships I've made with co-workers, and knowingthey are always looking out for the kids, their families, and the staff.How do you serve others through your role in Leadership and Learning? This is a small and mighty department with nine people serving the entire MPSdistrict. Did you know that I support CPR/First Aid certifications for requiredstaff (this is about 300-400 people annually) and fulfill many other "duties asassigned"!Leadership & LearningMeet Shelly MannLeadership & Learning SpecialistOur departmentmaximizes staffpotential and impactsstudent achievementthrough systems ofsupport that fostercontinuous personal,building and districtgrowth. Specifically, weprovide guidance for thestrategic plan,leadership, induction,professional learning,instructional coaching,and staff &administratorevaluation. If I found $20, I would consider it my '4-leaf clover'because I really don't have “winner” luck. I woulddefinitely jump up and down like it was a milliondollars.A current non-education goal is to get my house updates done, it's anever ending process.I am passionate about family & friends and helping them.Words that describe me are ... Loyal, organized, perfectionist and multi-tasker.Favorites include - if it means food I'm definitely more of a salty snackerthan a sweet snacker, so chips & dip over chocolate any day of theweek.A program ofthe Excellencein Teaching ActThe Enhancing Excellence in Teaching Program (EETP) provides a limitednumber of forgivable loans to Nebraska teachers enrolled in an eligible graduate program at a Nebraska institution. Eligible students may apply on an annual basis for funds of $175 per credit hour, up to a maximum of $3,000. Students can apply for EETP loans annually for up to five (5) consecutive years. Eligible graduate coursework includes classes that begin during the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.Click here to view the information flier. Or visit the EETP page on the Nebraska TeacherEducation web site at: https://www.education.ne.gov/educatorprep/eetp-current-teachers/

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LEADERSHIP & LEARNING NEWSLETTERTech NewsTech NewsTech NewsBig Google Classroom News!Who are these cuties? Check out Blob OperaPractice Sets have FINALLY arrived in Google Classroom!Google announced Practice Sets a yearago and they are finally ready for you!Practice Sets is a formative assessmenttool that includes support via AI. Checkout this slide deck originally created byGoogle to help get you started!End of the Year Tips for GoogleStudents can not archive Classes in Google Classroom nor can they withdrawthemself from a class. Please archive old classes to help eliminate clutter forstudent Dashboards.Do you have students who are not returning to MPS or who are graduating? Ifso, please share this file and/or information with your students.