June 4, 2010

The MSP report is now up on Google documents.  The good thing about Google documents is that more than one person can work on it at a time.  


There are 2 files.  One for August through December and one for Jan through July.  The file was too big to upload as one file. 

Please, please, please, please ... do not sort or delete any rows or columns.  There are formulas throughout so that it will pull numbers and sum from different places.  

The schools are grouped by system and then alphabetical by school and then within the school list the teachers are alphabetical.  If a teacher is missing, send me the name and the school and I'll add them.  The list of teachers is from FileMaker pro and that may or may not be most accurate.  It was accurate as of July2009 but many changes have occurred since then.  


Please enter your time in hours.  If it is a half hour then please enter 0.5.  Round to the closest 0.25 of an hour.  You can enter hours by teacher not school as discussed before.  I have been entering the teachers.  That is why it took me a week and half to get it posted. 

Please send me or tell me where to find all pre and post test.  I will get those entered into Survey Monkey and where applicable, print if needed for the workshops.  When computer access is not available, the surveys will be on paper and the participants will answer on scan tron sheets.  Those have been ordered.  After all workshops, I will go to Wellborn and use the scan tron machine and tally the results. 

It is very important that everyone take a pretest and a post test and that they choose a 4 digit (unique) number so pre and post test can be matched to show growth.  If someone needs to leave the workshop early, be sure they take the post test.  If someone comes in late, be sure the take the pre test immediately. 

 I'm producing a blank sign in sheet that will be used at all workshops so that we will have a record of those in attendance for our MSP grant.  They will still sign in on the In-Service printed roster and then they will sign our sheet.  The sheets will be ready Tuesday by lunch. 

May 24, 2010

Please send me (by Wednesday, lunch) the dates you will be taking your vacations, aka, ncds. 

And please keep Google updated.  As soon as you know something that will take you “out of pocket”, i.e.… not at work during the school year, please place it on Google. It helps with long range planning..

Please hold February 1 – 3 for a possible statewide staff meeting. 

Sustainability:

Joanne will be working with us – coaching us – during the 2010-2010 school year.  Save these dates:

July 13^th – I know that a conflict with one vacation but it was the best we could do.  We will catch you up.

October 11, January 17, and  March 7. 

            News from SDE AMSTI

New hire plan – directors are working on implementing.

Need 10 questions for pre and post test (10 total, same test pre and post) for workshops this summer.

Nick has worked on a MSP worksheet.  Tanya will place it on Google (by Tuesday lunch) for you to add your contact hours. Please have all contacts hours for 2009-2010 entered by July 30.  Include teachers who attend the summer workshops.  Tanya will add anything that she has been involved in... data meetings, plts,  ACHE workshops, etc.   This is all AMSTI teachers. You will enter it by school and there is one column for you indicate the teacher’s names in order not to count the same person twice.

As of right now, our budget for 2011 is approximately the same as 2010.

State BOE will vote in November to adopt or reject Common Core Standards.

            Materials

Make your request to Barry and he will get it filled for you.  Request in writing..email, note, something.  He must keep track of what leaves the warehouse.

Remember… anything you need from the warehouse… ask Barry.

In preparation for warehouse system, please review the lessons you taught this year during sustainability and make a list of items/material that you used in those lesson. By June 30 to Barry.  As we discussed before, we will find an area, vault/workroom, where these commonly used items will be stored and not part of the inventory system.  

May 14, 2010

WOW, wasn't the 7 Habits Training wonderful!

Please remember to register on STI PD for the 7 Habits training.  https://pdweb.alsde.edu/pdweb/

Registration for 7 Habits on STI-PD

AMSTI-ASU-JSU-UAB-7Habits

Please remember we have the Listening Post with Steve, Robin or Sandy, Tod or Sheila on Thursday May 20 at 2 PM in the Board Room 2113 at the InService Center.

May 7, 2010

Oops!  In last week's BLOG, it has been brought to my attention that there was a major typo.  I wish this had spell check....

I meant to say.... Lynn has worked very hard in our VAULT to make room for the valuable equipment that should be kept behind a locked door.  Equipment purchased with MSP money: cameras and the rest of the equipment as soon as it arrives will be stored in the vault.  Teachers who attended the training by Eric can check our the equipment to use in their classroom or to train their school.  Specialists can also check out the equipment.

7 HABITS!  YEA!    See the email on snacks:  UAB will bring snacks on Monday,  Athens on Tuesday and JSU on Wednesday.  Everyone bring what you like to drink.  I'm bringing a case of water on Monday, brownies, cookies and something salty on Wednesday.  7 Habits training is listed on the InService website.  Please register:  http://inservice.jsu.edu/

April 30, 2010

Short and sweet this week --

Etowah County has accepted our offer of Alphabet Soup.  This PD will be open to more than just Etowah County.  We will include Gadsden City, and Cherokee County.  June 30 at Glencoe Middle School.

Schools have been sent flyers for Alphabet Soup.  It is on the In-Service Website.

Lynn has worked in the value to label and make room for all equipment that needs to be behind locked doors.  More equipment to come.  MSP training materials.

April 23, 2010

• Are there any workshops that we are offering this summer through the InService center that should be open to ALL teachers regardless whether or not they have had  AMSTI training or not?
• Computer Lab is reserved for June 14-16 for GLOBE training.
• Oxford City confirmed Alphabet Soup for June 29.
• PLT training for 9 "phase 1" schools has been sent to principals:  Training is May 13th - ACHE Wkshop
• Alexandria Elementary
• Duran Jr. North -- accepted
• Duran South
• Floyd
• Glencoe Middle
• Saks Elementary -- accepted
• Walnut Park 
• Wellborn Elementary - accepted
• White Plains Elementary -- accepted
• Deadline to accept May 6th
• Forms sent to principals to inquire who at their school has NOT had AMSTI training.  Few responded.

April 16th, 2010

Science Compressed Training --
Carolina will provide live animals for training.  Tanya will get with Barry and we will get an order form to you like we use for Summer Institute.   I will have it by the April 26th staff meeting. You will be responsible for completing the order form with the dates you need the animal and when you want them shipped and returning it to Tanya.  We will need to submit the form for the summer trainings after the May deadline and for the fall trainings after the August deadline.  I think Animal Studies is the first one that will need live animals so we will need to submit the form August 6th or 9th.

7 Habits training will begin at 9 am on Monday, May 10 and at 8:30 Tuesday and Wednesday.  Bring drinks and snacks to share.  What ever you like.  Training will probably last each day to 4 or 4:30.