http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org Know being a professional is more than showing up for work. Developing principles is crutial to professional success and in turn nurturing student success. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:34:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Groton classroom teachers have used various methods to "map" their curriculum.  Mapping curriculum is much like creating the road map for a state.  Each county is a different lesson taught throughout the year and when you put them together it makes a map of a complete state (your childs' classes).  Our teachers ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/22/mapping-our-curriculum/ Janice Jones is a professional from the SD Parent Resource Network who speaks to parents and teachers about parent-teacher involvement in education.  We had the pleasure to host a Parent Night at the elementary.  Janice had captivating stories to tell about her life and family that helped us understand how critical a ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/22/parentteacher-involvement/ The elementary and high school staff are partnering to finish out this year with two book talks. Professional book talks are a great way to visit and share with fellow staff members. One of the books we are reading includes A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne. The staff members ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/a-nose-for-reading/ Groton Area Elementary teachers took part in a Core training experience this winter. Peeling apples was not part of the class but getting to the core of reading was. Several teachers took the training last year as part of the RtI Pilot Project. You might call this Core Training Part ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/getting-to-the-core/ I was not one of the fortunate ones to have the opportunity to travel to Pierre last week and attend the one day workshop put on by Wayne Callender but from what I hear I will need to seek him out in the future. He has much experience in the ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/wayne-callender-insight/ Another exciting opportunity is headed our way this summer. The 3rd Annual National Laptop Institute is hosted in Mitchell again this year. I was not able to attend last year. I was too busy taking care of a sick gall bladder. Yuck.....but I will not miss the event this year! ... http://grotonareaelem.edublogs.org/2009/04/20/national-laptop-institute/