PL Monthly Huddle Every month, a week after the PL Lighthouse goes out, we host a monthly huddle meeting via Zoom. During this time, we'll answer any questions and provide additional supports related to that monthly blast. While it's not required that you join the Zoom Huddle for the entire hour, know that it's time dedicated for you to join informally to get answers to your questions and/or request additional supports needed. October's PL Monthly Huddle is scheduled for Thursday, October 11th from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM. Calendar invites have been sent to PL campus coordinators and main contacts, but know that anyone with questions is welcome to join using the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9139807686. Required action items have been highlighted in pink in the announcements that follow. REMINDER: Campus Support Plans due 10/15
MAP Testing Unfortunately, as of Tuesday, October 9th, there are still no updates on progress made towards MAP testing. As soon as there are updates, you'll hear from our team! Once we're able to begin testing again, we'll share out new testing windows.  Edcamp [October 27th] Edcamp Personalize DISD is a free event for PL Cohort teachers that delivers learning opportunities for educators that is spontaneous without pre-organized sessions or content.
SMU Blended Learning Graduate Course for Teachers To support Dallas ISD teachers who are working to implement Personalized Learning in their classrooms, Southern Methodist University (SMU) will offer a course in Blended Learning for the Spring 2018 semester, taught by Dr. Tony Cuevas. The Blended Learning course will take place on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 8:05 PM and will include both in-person sessions at SMU and virtual sessions. Spring classes at SMU begin in January 23, 2019. If you are interested in enrolling in the course, please complete the form here below by Friday, October 19th. There are 30 available seats in the course, and they will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Instructional coaches and Instructional Lead Coaches are also eligible to submit an interest form; however, teachers will be given first priority. Once you have submitted the form, information on next steps to officially "enroll" at SMU will be sent to your Dallas ISD email address with 1-2 days. SMU has the deadline of application submission on November 1st. You will also need to submit an official transcript to the university by November 15th. Questions? Email Vanessa Rodriguez at [email protected]. Join the PL Family Slack Channel We’ve created a PL Family Virtual Community via Slack to continue the collaboration across PL cohort schools. Slack is a collaboration hub that allows you to connect with groups, pose questions, and share resources (learn more about Slack and how to use by watching this video. Click here to create a free account and join. Once you join, you’ll find different channels for each grade level and domains on the PL rubric. We’re hopeful that this will allow you to continue the conversations and collaboration. Also, feel free to share with other teachers on your team/campus. There might even be a reward for the campus with the most active members coming up soon. iNACOL Conference If you’re planning to attend the iNACOL Conference coming up October 22nd-24th in Nashville, let the PL Central Team know. We're planning to host a Dallas ISD dinner Monday, October 22nd for everyone attending. Also, if you're planning to attend and want to help facilitate some mini-workshops within sessions, we're looking for some extra hands. If you're planning to attend, check out the conference trip agency here. Reach out to Kristen ([email protected]) for more information. DATE CHANGE: PL Summit We've moved the first-ever PL Summit to Saturday, February 23rd- more to come soon! This will help us accommodate some conflicts shared with the previous date in January and give us more to celebrate during PL's 5th birthday week. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon via social media and email. If you're interested in joining the PL Summit Steering Committee, we're looking for a few more members. This is open to administrators and teachers! Email Kristen ([email protected]) if you'd like to join the committee. Current Meeting Dates:
PL Educator Tours Registration is now live for our 2018-19 monthly PL Educator Tours at www.thepltoolbox.com/tours. If you're interested in attending, I would sign up soon as tickets go fast once we start advertising. Also, feel free to advertise the tours website and/or the direct link to your campus educator tour from your campus website (reminder, these are just for educators). 2018-19 Learning Excursions
If you're interested in joining any centrally planned learning excursions, which are school visits to other innovative schools across the country, please complete the interest form here. Once we've received your interest request, we'll follow up with confirmed opportunities. Please note that if you're interested in joining, campuses will be expected to cover travel costs to join. Here are the tentative learning excursions for this year:
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