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Hit Your Reset Button
While we can’t undo the past, we can take advantage of professional “do overs,” or “Reset Buttons.” These articles can help you move upward and onward:
• “Hitting the Reset Button": A (free) White Paper on Taking Control of Your Classroom,” by Lauren Maynard
•"Press the Reset Button,” by Rick Ackerly. Though Ackerly wrote this as a New Year’s piece, his message applies to teachers who intend to do the next school year differently.
• “Push the ‘Clear Button’ to Eliminate Stress from Your Life,” by Don Joseph Goewey. Helpful advice for dealing with stress in any situation
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Top Three Blog Posts |
FCC Simplifies E-Rate and Expands Funding
- Read the article and post about how the changes the FCC has made to E-Rate has affected your school
Utilizing Students Love for Social Media in the Classroom
- Read about how certain teachers are integrating blogging, Facebook and Twitter into their curriculum
House Passes Major Science and Technology Bill
- Learn more about the bill that the House passed to increase federal funding for STEM education
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Quotes of the Day |
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time.” ~ John Lubbock
“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.” ~ Bern Williams
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Another School Year Comes to a Close
Helpful Summer Info for the Busy Education Pro
Dear School Pro,
In region after region of our readership, school doors are closing on another year. Congratulations to all teachers and administrators in our School Pro Quick Tips community who are enjoying the sweet smell of accomplishment as they open themselves to summer’s possibilities – bring it on!
For some teachers this time may be bittersweet; there’s happiness at having made some great learning connections with students, and relief to partake in a much deserved break – even if that break includes a summer job. For others (especially some first year teachers), there may be disappointment over the kids they couldn’t reach no matter how hard they tried.
This issue of School Pro Quick Tips piggybacks on that sage advice with the theme: “Reflect! Reset! Reward Yourself!” You’ll find links to sites featuring questions that will help you to mine the lessons you learned this year, and create a vision for the school year to come. Then read on for links that can guide you in wiping the proverbial slate clean – aka hitting your “reset button.” We wrap up with ways you can reward yourself, both large scale and small.
It all begins with a special School Announcement update about some exciting changes we made to our communications system thanks to input from teachers and administrators like you. Be sure to contact me if you have any questions about our reliable, user-friendly messaging system for everyday announcements and school or district emergencies. I’m here to help!
Wishing you a wonderful summer,
Nina Russo
Marketing Coordinator
School Announcement
School Announcement Has Been Schooled....by You!
Our Clients talked and we listened carefully to their input about changes we could make to improve our School Portal – then we put that advice into action! Yes, we are preparing to launch School Announcement 3.0, now equipped with the following features:
• Multi-language Capabilities
With our new text-to-speech technology for multiple language translation, 3.0 allows for a translation of the message to be recorded per the “Home Language” field in the database.
• Syncing with Student Information Systems (SIS)
We now offer a 'sync' utility to enable data to be exchanged between the school/district SIS and the School Portal.
• An Emergency Quick-Launch Feature
"Emergency QuickLaunch" lives up to its name. It allows the speedy delivery of a text message via Email, Voice (Text to speech) and SMS to all contacts via all contact methods.
For more information on School Announcement’s new features, please contact us today at (866) 422-7242.
Questions for Reflection
Working in education, you are well aware of what a powerful tool asking questions – especially good questions – can be. Here are some links to sites featuring “good questions” to get you thinking about your teaching style, areas in need of improvements, accomplishments, and your vision for the future.
• Teacher Reflection Questions: Evaluating Your Effectiveness, by Mariama Sesay-St. Paul
• Top Eleven Self-Reflection Questions for Year’s End, by Michelle Casto
• Creating the Best Year of Your Life, by Sopan Greene, M.A. – A good piece for those who want to dig a little deeper into their visions of success for the school year to come.
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