Something I am proud of with my practice....

Below is a link to a short Teacher Podcast of staff members reflecting on "something from their practice that they are proud of..."


In these tough times, like the children that we work with, teachers and school staff persevere, move forward, share hope and share successes..



Enjoy and be inspired!

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http://calabasas.pvusd.net/?page_id=1541

Your Classroom leveled library.....

Take a quick look at your classroom library. Could it use a quick makeover? (i.e. Do you need to go through the books and sort them? Could you use more baskets to expand the levels? Do books need a sticker with the Fontes and Pinnell letter level? Do you just need more titles in your classroom library?)

Let us know your feedback on the above. We are planning some whole-school classroom library makeover days in the Spring and we need your feedback...

Welcome to YOUR Blog!

Dear Calabasas Teacher,

We can begin to use this space to create an "idea bank." The concept is simple: We can all "deposit" ideas and suggestions into the bank and "withdraw" ideas as needed.

Say you just learned about a great idea for celebrating the 100th day of school, you used it with your class and it went well. You are thinking, "wow I really want to let others know about this great activity." You would log onto our blog, and post your idea as a comment. As everyone follows the blog, and they come across your idea--presto, it's shared!

Along the same lines, let's say you are at a loss for what to do with your class for the 100th day of school. You log-on to the blog and search for "100th day of school activities" and pull up the post from the teacher above. You may also creat a comment simply stating your need for "activity ideas for celebrating 100th day of school with my students..."

We will also be using this space to offer feedback, opinions and suggestions on various other topics that affect our learning community.

Enjoy, learn, think and inspire!

Mitch