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Monroe County School System MESSAGES
December 5, 2011 |
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Instructional Resource Highlight |
Khan Academy is a non-profit video library with extensive K-12 resources.
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A note from the superintendent...
On Saturday morning, I had the privilege of hearing Mr. Jamie Vollmer speak at the Georgia School Boards and Georgia School Superintendents Associations' Annual Meeting. He spoke primarly about the fact that "schools cannot do it alone" which happens to be the title of his most recent book. He also reviewed a small portion of a list he has created identifying how much has been added to curriculum since the early 1900s to the present. Many items on his list are critical to ensuring all students have appropriate educational opportunities. If interested, google Mr. Vollmer to find the list.
What do you see as the essentials the Monroe County Board of Education needs to consider for the education of boys and girls in Monroe County Schools? If you would like to respond to my question, click on my name highlighted in blue below to email me your thoughts.
Respectfully submitted,
Anthony Pack
Superintendent
Monroe County Schools |
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A Note Highlighting GALILEO, Georgia's online resource portal...
Looking for resources to support Georgia Performance Standards related to holidays, celebrations, and festivals? GALILEO has several resources with articles and book chapters to help students learn about these.
For information on holidays and festivals from all over the planet, Book Collection: Nonfiction offers book chapters for all grade levels, and History Reference Center includes articles for grades 5-12. From feasts and fiestas in Mexico to the Chinese New Year and from the  to May Day, students can find book chapters about the customs of a wide range of cultures. Encyclopędia Britannica School Edition includes great background information on festivals and holidays around the world with articles about the origin of holidays current holidays celebrated in the United States and other countries. Students can also search SIRS Discoverer (elementary and middle school) or SIRS Issues Researcher (high school) for a particular holiday or festival. The Spotlight feature in each of these resources also includes a spotlight on winter holidays as well as other celebrations. To see the Spotlights in SIRS Discoverer, just click on the Spotlight of the Month at the bottom of the screen. In SIRS Issues Researcher, click the Database Features tab at the top and then choose Spotlight On... to see the spotlights. Kids Search (elementary) and Student Research Center (middle and high) provide articles from newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias as well as primary source documents and multimedia related to many aspects of celebrations. Search for a particular holiday or search for holidays in Kids Search or holidays in Student Research Center to see the breadth of what's included. Finally, for a peek at how Georgians have celebrated holidays and other special days over the years, check out the Digital Library of Georgia. To access GALILEO's full suite of resources from home, you will need the GALILEO password. Contact your school's media specialist for the latest GALILEO password. |
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A Note from Professional Learning for Teachers and Administrators...
You can now add the PD360 Mobile app to your favorite smartphone or tablet.
With PD 360 Mobile, you have access to all of PD 360's on-demand video library featuring:
· 1,800 on-demand training videos
· 120 educational experts
· 117 topics
· Complete synchronization with your PD 360 Account
The easiest way to receive effective training just got easier. Get your PD 360 Mobile App for Apple and Android devices today!
For Apple devices, click here to access the iTunes App Store.
For Android devices, click here to access the Android Market. |
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Invitation to Participate: Speak Up 2011
The Georgia Department of Education is offering Georgia students, teachers, and administrators the opportunity to Speak Up, a national online research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow®. This survey gives individuals the opportunity to share their viewpoints about key educational issues. Each year, findings are summarized and shared with national and state policy makers.
All Georgia public schools have been pre-registered so that their stakeholders can participate in the survey without additional registration. The Speak Up data provides valuable information to participating schools and districts, but participants also report the Speak Up data provides them with a better understanding of the future of K-12 education. Speak Up 2011 national findings will be released beginning spring 2012 through a variety of venues, including: Congressional Briefings in Washington, DC, national and regional conferences, and our website.
The Speak Up data represents the largest collection of authentic, unfiltered stakeholder input and is regularly used by education, business, and policy leaders to inform federal, state, and local education programs.
1. Go to this link: http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2011/
2. Click on the appropriate survey: parent, student, teacher, administrator.
3. Follow the given instructions to access the Georgia survey and enter the school name to find your school.
4. Students will choose the grade level and enter the Secret Word below.
5. Administrators/Teachers/Media Specialists will choose the appropriate survey and enter the Secret Word below.
6. Parents will not need the Secret Word to access the survey.
7. Complete the survey, and look for Monroe County School System results for this survey to be published in the spring.
Monroe County School System's Secret Word is: su_ga.
The deadline for participation is December 23, 2011.
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The Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public.
It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas.
Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX
Dr. Mike Hickman
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-2031
Student and Athletic Title IX
Tommie Walker
25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-2031
Student 504
Lisa Allred
433 Highway 41 South, Forsyth, GA 31029
478-994-2031
Any employee, student, applicant for employment, parent or other person who believes he or she has been discriminated against or harassed in violation of the above areas must make a complaint in accordance with the procedures outlined in Board Policy GAAA. |
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