Update

Dear Principal,

Finished the GATE Certification, Tier I, just waiting on the official certificate. Great opportunity to learn strategies to engage GATE students and help them create meaningful work. And of course many of the GATE student pedagogy can be used with the whole class.

Finished with year 1 of BTSA, the credential clearing program. Great to get back to learning more about each student's learning needs and planning lessons that connect to those needs. Differentiating lessons for higher and lower students, assessing and modifying throughout the unit... and it was great to see so many kids out playing soccer even when they did not have to!

The school year is almost over, time to get the Resume updated, newest Letters of Recommendation PDF'ed, interview shirts back from the cleaners...

Perseverance

Dear Principal,

Our Word of the Month for June:

Synonyms in Spanish and Tagalog!

I also printed up and passed out grade K-2 versions with simpler definitions and less synonyms.