MASSP is dedicated to keeping our members informed as the situation with COVID-19 develops. This week you will receive the COVID-19 updates you have come to expect on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As you begin to implement your Continuous Learning Plans and engage with teachers, students and parents we will honor your time and reduce the amount of communication we are sending.
If you have resources or information you think should be included in an upcoming update or on the MASSP COVID-19 resource center, please send them to Alicia Pilmore for consideration.
Learning Management Systems (LMS) Task Force Application
MASSP is looking for Middle and High School Principals who are excelling in their virtual/online format for a statewide task force. This task force would consist of 4-5 teachers and 2 Principals who will help gather templates and tips for schools across the state. Each task force will be formed around a Learning Management System (LMS) being used (Google Classroom, Schoology, Canvas, etc.) and grade level.
This task force is in partnership with the Michigan Education Association (MEA) to help more schools across the state be successful in this transition to remote learning. The application deadline is Friday, May 15, 2020. You will be notified the last week of May if you have been selected to be on this committee.
Leader2Leader Round 8
MASSP is hosting two concurrent panel discussions during Round 8 of Leader2Leader from 1-2 pm on May 14 - one for middle level and one for high school. Round 8 of L2L will feature a panel of counselors and teachers sharing reflections on their experience with remote learning and what they think should happen moving forward. Focus questions to guide the conversation include:
- What did you appreciate/value regarding your schools approach to remote learning?
- What challenges/obstacles did remote learning create for you and/or your dept/team? Students? Families?
- What do you believe needs further rethinking/reframing/refining?
- What would you appreciate or need moving forward?
Meet the Middle Level Panelists:
- Leslie Anderson, Counselor, Liberty Middle School (Plymouth-Canton)
- Todd Bloch, Science Teacher, Warren Woods Middle School
- Le Ann Brink, Social Worker, Escanaba Jr/Sr High School
- Emily Collier, Special Education Teacher, Hart Middle School (Rochester)
- Josh Delamater, Teacher, Grant Middle School
- Rachel Mainero, Media Specialist, Reuther Middle School (Rochester)
- Liz Schlenvogt, Counselor, Escanaba Jr/Sr High School
- Shantel VanderGalien, ELA Teacher, Wyoming Middle School
Meet the High School Level Panelists:
- Owen Bondono, English Teacher, Oak Park Freshman Academy
- Erin Carlson, English Teacher, Sandusky Jr/Sr High School
- Kelly Cusmano, English Teacher, Rochester High School
- Nick Fotiu, Social Studies Teacher, Canton High School
- Sarah Gammins, Counselor, Northview High School
- Shanna Meyer, Math Teacher, West Ottawa High School
- Roselie Rubelman, Counselor, Sterling Heights High School
- Ben Tomlinson, Math/STEM Teacher, Paw Paw High School
Click here to register for the Middle Level: “In The Middle with You” panel discussion.
Click here to register for the High School: “Trusted Voices” panel discussion.
Best of COVID-19 Resources
With the amount of content, resources, articles and ideas hitting your inbox over the last month, it's easy for information to pass you by. Here is a quick recap of some of the best resources MASSP has provided members during the COVID-19 crisis. Click on the image below for a clickable document that takes you to each of the resources listed.
From Dr. Mark Wilson: Paralyzed or Energized? Your Choice
Originally published in the Principals Matter! Newsletter.
You don't know everything about the conditions of your reopening of school, but you know that it will be different.
As you plan for a new school year, it's natural to have a yearning for the way things were, before the quarantine. Most school leaders would like to find a way to return to the comfortable, familiar ways in which schools operated before we stopped in-person school in mid March.
Of all the scenarios for the beginning of next school year, a return to the way things were on March 11 seems the most unlikely. So how will things be? What can you do about them now?
Teacher+
Do you have non-traditionally certified staff that would benefit from additional support? Do you have teachers in years 1-3 that have instructional gaps? MASSP’s new Teacher+ program is there to provide support and grow practice. Teachers will earn 20 SECEHs for successful completion of module 1: Classroom Environment and Culture for only $100. Registration closes on Wednesday, May 13 for this special offer!
News Items and Resources
Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online
Challenges abound for students forced to take classes remotely
What it takes to make a virtual presentation great
For Teachers
Focusing on Student Well Being in Times of Crisis
7 Ways Educators Can Help Students Cope in a Pandemic
Cool Virtual Field Trip Opportunity – Students will learn about how high lake levels are causing coastal flooding, travel to a Great Lakes island, and encounter the jumping fish species that's invading the lakes.
For Parents
Student and Staff Engagement
In the Twitterverse
