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Our celebration of Paraeducator Week continues!
Check out these amazing teams of paraeducators from across Norwalk Public Schools. Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and the incredible support you provide to our students and staff every day. We appreciate you!
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Thanks @ConnectSafely for selecting Roton to win a grant! Tech Team ran a Google Meet Q & A and shared a video they made about a Media Literacy Hero and Fake News Villains based on their lesson! #SaferInternetDay #dpvils
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A lot of people seem to not realize that some students are more expensive to educate because they have higher levels of need that require additional staffing.
Private schools simply do not accept those students in the first place.
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CT State Norwalk is offering NPS juniors and seniors enrollment in a Certificate Program and Course Opportunity. Scholars must be 16+ and have a 2.0+ cumulative GPA. Students enrolled in Twilight or Virtual Academies can also apply. Click to apply! buff.ly/4iZNcGv
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Monday, we announced the upcoming launch of #TRLCurrReports on May 1. We're thrilled to empower curriculum decision makers & educators with a reliable resource to discern the full scope of evidence-aligned practices in current curricula. 🧠 Read more at: bit.ly/3Q5KrXp
ALT Press Release: The Reading League Launches Groundbreaking Curriculum Navigation Reports: How Well Do Widely Used Curricula Align with the Science of Reading
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The NPS Family Center will host the parent workshop, "Universal Design Literacy Tools," with Angela Rinaldi on Feb. 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. Registration is required. Click here to register: m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSi…
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Everybody is going through something. So…maybe give them a break. #LeadFromWhereYouAre #GiveYourselfAChance
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It was an amazing 24 hrs at @NAGCGIFTED annual conference co-presenting with @Ms_McCormickGT highlighting her work with PBL with gifted MLs. Amazing job, Anna! Super proud of your first national conference presentation! @robpennington9 @NorwalkPS – at Orlando, FL
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Middle school literacy teachers shopping for their diverse classroom libraries today at City Hall @robpennington9 @aestrel3 @NorwalkPS #classroomlibraries #Literature #reading #middleschool #Diversity
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#RISENetwork recently led the 1st Grade 9 community of practice in Norwalk. The teams toasted to their 22-23 successes and used the RISE Data Hub to access our Strategic Data Calendar, enabling them to map out their meeting topics and data sets for Q1.
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When you ask this question, you invite someone to step out of their drama, access their inner wisdom, and identify the most useful thing that could be expressed.
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10 Simple Ways to Stand Out and Be Great:
1. Be On Time
2. Show Up & Do the Work
3. Give Your Best
4. Be Positively Contagious
5. Have an Attitude of Gratitude
6. Seek Solutions
7. Have Passion
8. Be Coachable
9. Do More Than What’s Required
10. Believe in Yourself
Which 2 are most important? What would you add?
Anyone know any great Art PD? Looking to support our Ts with a focus on the Art standards. #artPD
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🎓 If a #student with an #IEP is struggling with an assignment, the assigning #teacher is the best person to help. We are wasting the resource of our special ed #teachers when we use them for assignment help. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #UDL #TeacherTwitter
ALT Classroom with working students.
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“As educators, we can never forget our role as students.” ~ @Principal_EL
#LearningCulture #Ignite23
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What does the research *really* say about how to #teach #reading more effectively? If you missed our live conversation with three leading voices in the Science of Reading movement, you can now watch on demand >> bit.ly/43zpit0 @ehanford @KJWinEducation @RenLearnUS
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GT teachers are engaging in ELA curriculum PD today as we discuss how to push students to the analysis and interpretation level through @WM_CFGE #gifted #enrichment #21stcenturyskills @NorwalkPS @robpennington9
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It is in the small encounters with others that we recognize that we matter, that our presence is important. A shared smile, an unexpected kindness, leaving each encounter with something positive.
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Representing @NorwalkPS Summer Academy and our partnership with @MaritimeAqua at the Innovating Against the Tide conference presented by CAPSS for CT’s superintendents and district leaders @robpennington9 @aestrel3 #summerlearning #enrichment #communitypartners
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We can buy all kinds of programs to help kids pass tests but if we ignore practices aligned w how young people learn, none of those $$$ programs will make any dent in making learning stick or kids who care about pursuing new learning -we will get what we’ve always gotten #satchat
