Specifics for September, 2010

Open House

Kit Services and Media Library Open House for teachers: Thursday September 23

Elementary TL meetings

Themes:
1st tl meeting
  • new website
  • new organization part Leadership and Learning – invite Lisa and Peter
  • book buying
  • budget for forest of reading books
  • Learning Commons Moment
  • Colleen and Svetlana
Marlene Turkington, Graphic Novels, Another Story
Ideas for K -2 to promote reading
Learning Commons
Forest of reading
Sur~F in the winter Feb meeting?
Sharing of Media Literacy ideas
Dates:
Monday September 20
Monday November 15
Monday January 17
Monday March 28
Monday April 18
Monday June 12

Secondary TL meetings

1st meeting Monday September 27 at LLRC from 3:30-5:00


Forest of Reading - ideas
Go back to Library for the older kids – presentations on a theme from the schools 3 cluster HS gyms for the Blue Spruce

Website

Go live.

Learning Commons

Focus on 2 schools in 1st term
Dale will be lead and hopefully the 21C cluster consultants can also participate.
  • Janet Lee
  • Parkdale – Glen Brown
  • Dundana Diane
What does this look like? Money to buy resources. Use release money from staffing

TL Inservices

Date: Tues October 5.
One in Feb
One in May
Do one full day and see how far the Min Funds stretch
Do Q tasks in the AM. Can we get Carol Koechlin?
Do other learning commons/21 C fluencies stuff in the PM
Marlene Turkington, Dewey Divas, Envionmental speaker, Graphic Novel store
Ask Lisa where the money for Carol and lunch come from

Our staff meetings

Wednesdays after 21st C Tuesday meetings.
First meeting Wed. Sept 15
Compliance –
Lisa and Peter and the new org
John Malloy
Polarities

Staffing to support General Working Plan

From Ministry money, hire a 21st C Technician – salary class 10
From Ministry money, hire one more clerk for the sur~F team
Upgrade Karen Redding’s position when she retires

Training Days in September

Tues 14, Basic Horizon for new TLs
Wed 15, Basic Horizon for new TLs
Tues Sept 28 EBSCO training for all secondary teachers
Wed September 29 EBSCO training for all elementary teachers