1. Looking for Free PD?
If you’re looking to get a jump on recertification points or just want to work on some learning or re-learning some skills, The Digital Learning Podcast‘s most recent episode shares the details on all the free summer PD offerings. Listen on your favorite podcast app or check out the episode archive here.
2. Ending Time with Seniors
My school’s last day with Seniors is today, so I found the below tweet to be fitting:
What a cool way to keep up with your former students!
3. Engagement vs. Compliance
As the school year comes to a close, I typically start thinking about what needs to be prepared for next year and what PD opportunities I can offer. I have been thinking a lot about engaging students in discussion and just engagement overall and this graphic below resonated with me:
Those last two columns, Investing and Driving, are critical areas to focus on!
4. Reading Differences
Here’s a great reminder that our ELL/ESOL students have different learning needs than our students who grew up speaking English.
What are some areas you can focus on next year?
5. End-of-Year Journal Prompts
We all need some time to reflect on the school year, reviewing the things that worked and the things that didn’t. Below are some helpful prompts to get you thinking. These could even be edited to work with students.
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