Week 3.1

Veterans Day

TES 5th Graders led the Pledge of Allegiance
at the Veteran's Day Program last night.

Today is Veterans Day, and I want to highlight the fantastic job that TES did last night to honor our veterans.  Special thanks go to Holly Courtney, Veronica Wilkerson, Jennifer Malone, Tamara Fite along with countless volunteers.  The kids along with the Eaglette drill team made the evening a special event. 

To celebrate our veterans from Tatum, check out this video created by Veronica Wilkerson.

Take some time today to tell your students your story about Veterans Day, and share with them how freedom isn't free.  It is bought and paid for everyday by the brave men and women who defend our country every day,

Growing Excellence (+10 for ALL) 
Some of our kids have been working hard for the 1st 12 weeks of school, and some have struggled.  With the 2nd 6 weeks behind us and the 3rd 6 weeks beginning, how we respond to repeated failure is critical to make meaningful change for our struggling students.

With that said, how do you respond to failure?  How do your kids react if their grades are low?  Will they approach failure with a fixed mindset or a growth mindset?  Knowing the answers to these questions will tell you what adjustments need to be made to ensure that failure does not repeat itself in the 3rd 6 weeks.  Please let me know if I can help you in any way help your struggling students succeed in the 3rd 6 weeks.

Here is a video on how we can transform the finality of failure into growth.

College AND Career 

Via Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

"At least 60% of jobs in Texas will require a career certificate or college degree by 2020."  This statistic by the "Jobs for the Future " illustrates that moral imperative for public education to guarantee that every student graduates with a college and career advantage.  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has set a goal for 2030 to have at least 60% of Texans ages 25-34 earn a certificate or degree.  Those Texans are in our classes right now, and we owe it to them to continuously preach the importance of college and career on a daily basis.



Google Me This 

• Adding a Classroom Hashtag to your Google Classroom

• Use Flubaroo to Grade your Quizzes on Google Forms

• Watch this video on how to use Padlet in your instruction.  Great bell ringer or exit ticket activity.

 Upcoming Dates 

• Fri, 11/13 - End of 2nd 6 Weeks & Deadline to enter 2nd FA Data into DMAC 
• Mon, 11/16 - Response to Assessment (Talk to your principal about how to complete this task.)
• Wed, 11/18 - Early Release Day (Professional Development for Teachers.  All staff see principal for specifics.)
• Mon - Fri, 11/23 - 11/27 - Thanksgiving Break
• 12/7 - 12/11 - EOC Retesting
• Fri, 12/11 - End of 3 Weeks & Deadline to submit Formative Assessments to Principal
• Fri, 12/18 - Early Release for Christmas Break

Image by @sylviaduckworth

What I'm Learning

• What Makes a Master Teacher? by George Couros

• 20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers

• 10 Alternative Assessment Strategies

20 ways to use #twitter in the classroom: via @davidsornberger #edchat #unionrxi pic.twitter.com/izXgAAUX04

— Dr. Justin Tarte (@justintarte) September 12, 2015

TES 5th Graders led the Pledge of Allegiance
at the Veteran's Day Program last night.