{"id":241,"date":"2016-06-10T21:52:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/?p=241"},"modified":"2016-06-10T21:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:52:03","slug":"6-10-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/jim.boen\/2016\/06\/10\/6-10-16\/","title":{"rendered":"6.10.16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>This and That:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please remember to update your staffing plans in Google Doc if\/when you make adjustments to your staffing appropriations.<\/li>\n<li>I have heard many times this year (during school visits or various meetings) that there is a need for additional support for those students who are struggling with mental health issues &#8211; and that the percentage of students struggling with these types of issues seem to be on the rise. \u00a0With that in mind, I wanted to highlight\u00a0an one day training that will be offered free of charge to BLS employees on August 24. \u00a0The training is called <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/gapps.bend.k12.or.us\/file\/d\/0BwH82Aoi_UKTeW5UOTlMNENnSlE\/view?usp=sharing\">Youth Mental Health First Aid<\/a> and I have heard strong endorsements from those who have received this training. \u00a0Click on the link or find the flyer within the PD documents in this blog for additional information. \u00a0Because only 30 slots are available (and 10 have already signed up as of this morning) I&#8217;d encourage any that are interested to sign up in PD Place soon.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m sure you will be aware of\u00a0this next fall without me saying anything, but\u00a0I wanted to remind you that all of your math teachers and 2\/3 of your ELA teachers will be teaching new curriculum (Eureka and Writing Workshop\/Lucy Calkins respectively) &#8211; in addition to the NGSS for science. \u00a0They may likely need your support, guidance, knowledge of these materials and listening ear when issues or concerns arise. \u00a0Please let me know if you have issues emerge\u00a0within your building as I&#8217;d love to work through those before the possibility of frustration settling in.<\/li>\n<li>My family will be traveling to Germany this summer with my sister and her husband &#8211; and our departure is just around the corner! \u00a0We have never been to Europe before and have been saving (and my sister planning) for a few years now. \u00a0Maybe those two years of German in HS will finally pay off! \u00a0We fly out of PDX on June 21 and return on July 10. \u00a0If you have any anticipated needs during that stretch please let me know in the coming days as I will have limited at best communication availability during that time.<\/li>\n<li>(The rest of &#8220;This and That&#8221; is a repeat from last week. \u00a0If you haven&#8217;t yet, I encourage you to read this article. \u00a0If you have already read it, then I am not adding to your reading this week!) \u00a0A May\u00a0article out of <strong>The Atlantic<\/strong> magazine, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/gapps.bend.k12.or.us\/file\/d\/0BwH82Aoi_UKTX09zYTVEUVBVdjQ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">How Kids Learn Resilience<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>by Paul Tough\u00a0is definitely worth reading. \u00a0An excerpt was highlighted in a recent Marshall Memo, but it did not include the entire article. Mr. Tough has\u00a0packed this article full of golden nuggets that you will want to reflect upon, share with others (e.g. ICCL or other leadership teams), save for later, or begin implementing right away as you have need in your building. Don&#8217;t be in a hurry to get through the pages, but rather enjoy the journey of the message. \u00a0This message includes topics such as: academic achievement gap, how to teach grit, toxic stress, executive functions, ACE score, zero tolerance, behaviorism, non-cognitive ability, classroom environment,\u00a0<em>acting<\/em> gritty, mind-sets, EL Education, and more. \u00a0Here is an excerpt from page 16:\n<p class=\"p1\">They identified three key human needs\u2014our need for competence, our need for\u00a0autonomy, and our need for relatedness, meaning personal connection\u2014and\u00a0they posited that intrinsic motivation can be sustained only when we feel that\u00a0those needs are being satisfied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In their writing on education, Deci and Ryan acknowledge that many of the tasks\u00a0that teachers ask students to complete each day are not inherently fun or\u00a0satisfying; learning anything, be it painting or computer programming or\u00a0algebra, involves a lot of repetitive practice. It is at these moments, they write,\u00a0that extrinsic motivation becomes important: when tasks must be performed not\u00a0for the inherent satisfaction of completing them, but for some separate outcome.\u00a0When teachers are able to create an environment that fosters competence,\u00a0autonomy, and relatedness, Deci and Ryan say, students are much more likely to\u00a0feel motivated to do that hard work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The problem is that when disadvantaged children run into trouble in school,\u00a0either academically or behaviorally, most schools respond by imposing more\u00a0control on them, not less. This diminishes their fragile sense of autonomy. \u00a0As\u00a0these students fall behind their peers academically, they feel less and less\u00a0competent. And if their relationships with their teachers are wary or even\u00a0contentious, they are less likely to experience the kind of relatedness that Deci\u00a0and Ryan describe as being so powerfully motivating for young people in the\u00a0classroom. Once students reach that point, no collection of material incentives\u00a0or punishments is going to motivate them, at least not in a deep or sustained way.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, June 15, is a regular length day (non early release). \u00a0The last day for students,\u00a0Thursday, June 16, is an early release day &#8211; with students dismissed at the normal SIW time. If you haven&#8217;t already, please begin communicating this with your parents\/community.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, June 17, is a staff work day and last day for certified folks. \u00a0(Based on job title, classified employees may\/may not have this as a work day.)<\/li>\n<li>We will be having our end of year Leadership BBQ on Monday, June 20 at noon here at the Ed Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This and That: Please remember to update your staffing plans in Google Doc if\/when you make adjustments to your staffing appropriations. 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