{"id":198,"date":"2016-04-22T17:46:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T17:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/?p=198"},"modified":"2016-04-22T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T17:46:11","slug":"4-22-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/2016\/04\/22\/4-22-16\/","title":{"rendered":"4.22.16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This and That:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I wanted to pass along an article that was recently shared with me. \u00a0In <em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/gapps.bend.k12.or.us\/file\/d\/0BwH82Aoi_UKTaGs2YzdHNnhjTU0\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions With Anxious or Defiant Students<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0the author\u00a0passes along tips and strategies that teachers can immediately employ that will help them work with students in crisis. \u00a0The premise of the article can be summed up in this quote taken from it: &#8220;&#8230;after teachers learn more about why kids are behaving badly there are some simple strategies to approach defiant behavior like avoiding work, fighting, and causing problems during transitions with more empathy.&#8221; \u00a0However, I believe this article\u00a0&#8211; and the 20 tips it suggests &#8211; shouldn&#8217;t be limited to working with students who demonstrate negative or disruptive behaviors in the classroom. \u00a0As I read it I thought about working with high achieving kids who struggle with anxiety over the pressures around high academic achievement (see Tip #10 for example). \u00a0Additionally, I can think of adults (staff, parents, community members) who I have been &#8220;difficult&#8221; to work with &#8211; and how I might have made more inroads with (or quicker inroads with) had I shown more empathy through our interactions.<\/li>\n<li>There will be free PD available to teachers here in Bend (Summit HS) on\u00a0August 5th that is definitely worth taking advantage of. \u00a0Please pass along these pre-AP workshop opportunities taught by College Board vetted instructors, focusing on teaching strategies, to your staff. \u00a0[This would be a great way to satisfy next year&#8217;s &#8220;Flex Day&#8221; for teachers.] \u00a0Workshops will include: pre-AP English and Social Studies, pre-AP English Comp, and pre-AP Science, Vertical Teams. \u00a0Alice DeWittie is working through the logistics of exact times and registration process, so stay tuned!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principals, in the next two weeks please complete your evaluation\u00a0Self Reflection document in Talent Ed. \u00a0As I mentioned in last week&#8217;s update, I need this completed by Friday, May 6.<\/li>\n<li>Monday is the deadline for submitting Classroom Grant applications through the Bend-La Pine Education Foundation. \u00a0As of mid-day today, there are only 15 applications turned in so far &#8211; which means there is still money left on the table for other requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This and That: I wanted to pass along an article that was recently shared with me. \u00a0In 20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions With Anxious or Defiant Students,\u00a0the author\u00a0passes along tips and strategies that teachers can immediately employ that will &hellip; 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