December 2022 Lighthouse

Welcome to the December Edition of the PL Lighthouse

This monthly email blast and webpage has been designed to serve much like a lighthouse, to serve as a way forward and help in navigating through the busy school year. Nothing else speaks of safety in the face of adversity and challenge quite like the lighthouse. ​

December Lite-Brite | Releases December 14th

The Lite-Brite is a PL practitioner facing newsletter that spotlights PL strategies and opportunities to spark implementation around the Dallas ISD PL cohort.  This newsletter will be shared exclusively to the PL Collaborative Schoology Group members. To ensure that your teachers don’t miss out, please share the following link with your staff, if you have not already done so.  This link will give them step by step instructions for how to join their respective collaborative groups in Schoology. ​

Modern Classrooms Project | Winter Cohort Accepting Applications Now!

We have partnered with the Modern Classrooms Project to offer scholarships for Dallas ISD PL educators to their teacher-created, classroom-tested Virtual Mentorship Program. During the 12-week Virtual Mentorship Program, teachers create content to use in their Modern Classroom through a virtual, asynchronous, and self-paced course. They are guided through creating mastery checks, instructional videos, self-pacing tools, and systems for student engagement. An Expert Mentor in a similar content or grade level provides feedback and guidance to help teachers build a unit they are confident in using in their classroom. Scholarships are limited; complete this form to learn more and apply by January 13: www.modernclassrooms.org/dallas

Grant Updates

Wednesday December 7th, 4:30-5:30 on Zoom | RBL quarterbacks and principals, please join us for a fall update. If you cannot attend the fall update, please let Lily know as soon as possible.

Friday, December 9th | Texas Tech coaching visits at your campus! A calendar invite was sent from Lily with the specific time your Texas Tech visitor and either Brittny or Lily will be visiting. Remember to provide a written reflection on needs or concerns around the classroom visit and post-visit meeting with a pilot teacher OR a video of the post-visit debrief with a pilot teacher. Be prepared to verbally reflect on how the visit went as well.  
Wednesday, December 21st | Complete one observation for each pilot teacher. Be sure to use the Google form for your campus to capture the Blended Learning model, Progression Pause, and I Like's.