Thursday, June 14, 2012

Starr's Tweets During Board of Education Meeting Today


Tweets 

its MCPS staff night at  baseball tonight. i'm throwing out the first pitch.
important question for us: when and why should students use calculators? similar to question: if you can google it should you teach it?
QO HS math teachers are collab lesson planning, peer observations and walkthroughs. increase in math discourse;
Carole Working, princ QO HS, math goal is understanding and incorporating standards of math practice; use videos and blogs re:;
Rebecca Jones, princ Westbrook ES: parent communication has been critical, they hold regular mtgs, tchrs present lessons, lots of exposure
Tamisha Sampson: students are able to apply concepts, have a better foundation, much deeper knowledge and understanding
Tamisha Sampson, princ Sargent Shriver: strategy for improving math includes collab planning, focus on thinking & academic success skills
we're about to start talking about math. 3 of our principals are joining us at the table
training at College Gardens ES along with Eastern MS magnet teachers. We are generating some great ideas for the upcoming school year!
Board approves FY13 MOE budget. thanks to staff, parents and community who supported our budget. kudos to Marshall Spatz who led the work.
Thanks to the leadership of MCEA, SEIU and MCAAP for working with us in interest-based and collaborative way. it's working for our kids!
BoE votes to approve the contract with MCEA
Pleased to share that MD was named a top 10 "future boom state" for jobs by the Chamber of Commerce: 
Board is about to vote on our contractual agreements with MCEA, MCAAP and SEIU
BoE honored various scholarship winners; great kids doing wonderful work
All day BOE mtg today. We'll be discussing math and voting on the budget and contracts. Tune in on the web or mcpstv.

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