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Quote to consider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Purpose in life is often revealed in the minutes, months, and years that challenge us most.’ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Some Good News (Tony)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To Dos<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIFFERENTIATION: It will take some time to set up Differentiation in Canvas. Please make sure your set aside time<\/strong> (during SIW, the hour before teaching or the afternoons after teaching) to do this work<\/strong>. Here is a link<\/a> with an explanation of what differentiation is, and some ideas of what differentiation may look like in CDL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ENGAGEMENT: Nole and I have been so impressed with what we are seeing when we pop into classes, chat with students and hear from families about what teachers are doing to engage students. If you feel you have a strategy for engagement that is working well, we want to know about it! Dean Richards is interested in working with teachers to make meaningful PD<\/strong> for colleagues across our district as a way to share the wisdom. Staff will be compensated for their time. If you are interested please email me (Wendy)<\/strong> and I will connect you with the team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CANVAS EXPECTATIONS: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time all staff should have adjusted their Canvas Dashboard to support a consistent look in all of our courses. It is the expectation that all HDMS staff have a consistent format<\/strong>, making it more simple for students, families and support staff to navigate each teachers site and support students. If you are struggling with this, please connect with your Canvas Coach to make these adjustments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another expectation that supports consistency as a school is to ensure that you have arranged all the modules in your courses so that they\u2019re arranged from newest to oldest. As the year progresses there\u2019ll be an increasing large amount of items for kids to scroll through to find what they need. It\u2019ll become confusing for student and parents if we don\u2019t do it as a building. See Canvas Coach’s corner in Bits and Bobs for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ADVISOR FAMILY OUTREACH: Click here<\/a> for the updated attendance records sorted by advisory teacher. We are asking advisory teachers to check this list every two weeks <\/strong>and make contacts home via phone to students who are highlighted NPV for the two most recent weeks<\/strong> or are highlighted for having attendance rate below 80% overall<\/strong> for the month of October. Be sure to click on the October tab at the bottom to view CDL weeks three and four. Please update the notes as needed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are two links to templates to use for our every other week communication with our families. Please copy the document<\/strong>, make adjustments to the blanks<\/strong> to make these templates \u2018yours\u2019 and send out to your Advisory families<\/strong>. Be sure to adjust the sharing settings to \u2018anyone with the link\u2019 can view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1eOlDCD5wYcljuDiqH9ZiP3qE4Dl-9v0ZDGyG7fKzlkY\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1QPx5A3KQP3jCbi8uscmh0uM88QfnG-OtxTcbQLRcie4\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bits and Bobs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WEDNESDAY ATTENDANCE: I wanted to let you know that we will be starting a new system for attendance on Wednesdays<\/strong>. Here are the details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n