“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Dorothy Parker

Happy Groundhog Day Everyone! 

As we wrap up report cards, Students Without Borders, cultural/country day celebrations, and the first half of the school year, we continue to focus our attention on designing units for our Quarter 3 theme – Planet.  The learning experiences we plan for our students will provide opportunities for all disciplines to make meaningful connections to the following Enduring Understandings:

• Prek – Grade 1: The Earth is a special place
• Grades 2 – 3: The Earth in changing
• Grades 4 – 5: The Earth will survive
• Grades 6 – 10: Effective action requires understanding of the planet.

Here are some helpful and/or interesting articles, resources, and videos: 

• Be sure to check out the Spring 2021 Professional Development Opportunities and sign up for any of those FREE webinars, courses, and/or sessions. Register on your own and put your name in the right column. 
• Dr. Katie Martin provides 5 Practices to Reimagine Education in 2021 and Beyond
• Youki Terada explains the power of Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking
• Peter Dewitt examines What to Do about Cheating on Assessments in Virtual Learning
• Kelly Gallagher provides teachers with various handouts and instructional aids for teaching reading, writing, listening and speaking.  
• Caitlin Tucker provies designs for Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class
• Have you always thought about writing a book but aren’t sure about where to start or the steps to take?  This panel discussion from 4 authors might help.  
• Matthew Perini, Harvey Silver, and Jay McTighe provide 3 Strategies for Promoting Deep Learning Virtually

How can we celebrate student and teacher successes?  Consider submitting to the ISY Learns Blog by emailing ebrown@isyedu.org.