Week 3 Update

Fall is here! Have a super weekend.

If anyone is interested in joining a professional development book club I would love to read this book as a group. http://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994
Let me know if you are interested.

COMMENDATIONS
Teachers Toni and Deb for putting on a lovely skit representing the Quakers of old and the Quakers of now at the Lower School Meeting for Worship on Thursday.

Gary Nicolai for engaging students in a press conference simulation about Syria.

Every Middle School teacher who completed a feat of greatness by chaperoning Adventure Day and/or the WEEK LONG Echo Hill Trip.

Discussion Points
Want to know more about blended learning?
www.edudemic.com/blended-learning-guide/

Looking for ways to engage students?
www.edutopia.org/blog/student-engagement-stories-heather-wolpert-gawron?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=student-engagement-stories

App of the Week
I have always loved skitch. Here is a short video that shows how powerful this can be for students of all ages.
http://mattbgomez.com/skitch-101-video-quick-intro-to-basics-of-this-app/

Motivation for the Week