Monday, August 25, 2025
25 August - Day 1
Friday, August 22, 2025
22 August - First Week: Teacher Workdays
So far, during this opening week of Teacher Workdays, I've been focused on getting to know people, the culture, and the way of doing things at Dudley High School. It's nice to be in a building where there are already some policies and procedures that guide instruction. I'm looking forward to activating those more thoroughly and with more fidelity across the school to support teachers and students. I've also been doing a lot of work so far this year on planning the professional development and learning for the school. It'll be nice to have a focused and aligned plan for the year that focuses on building good instructional habits, collaboration across and within content areas, and that builds capacity for teachers.
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
3 June - It's LDOC
Friday, May 30, 2025
30 May - Almost LDOC - Final Friday!
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
28 May - Coming Up on LDOC
Friday, May 23, 2025
23 May - Friday Feels
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
21 May - Wacky Wednesday
Monday, May 19, 2025
19 May - Kicking Off the Week
English 11
Whoo! What a day! I love when we have days like today when it feels like everyone is making some forward momentum and progress. We're all in some different places, but that's called life, what matters is that we're all pushing forward in the way that we need to. Our main focus for today's class was focused on our final writing assignment - The Design Challenge - and understanding the requirements for our final exam.
Your Design Challenge could be finished this week. Next class will be a class focused on creating. I'm hoping that we'll be in workshop mode as we make and produce and revise with feedback. The goal is that you can submit your "text" by Friday for us to review together. If you can't make Friday, then you have several other deadlines. The final deadline is June 3. The last day of class.
We also discussed the final examination today. Your essay will fall on May 28. You'll have the whole class to write. If you are planning to take the exam early, you'll need to make a plan for Lion Time to complete the reading portion. I've given and posted the review materials, so prepare as you need to!
As always, reach out with any questions. I'm looking forward to supporting you in your creations on Wednesday. We'll take our Vocabulary Quiz Eight on Friday. Study and prepare! This is the final quiz! I'll see you soon. I'm always here to help!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
15 May - End of the Week
English 11
Really good end to the week in English 11 today. I'm really happy with the way that so many of you lauched right into our final assignment. I love the enthusiasm. Be sure that if you didn't complete your Brainstorming today, to do so by the end of the weekend. I'd like to have feedback for you by the next time I see you. That will set you up well for Part 2 - Finding Evidence and Planning Your Text.
After lunch we moved into our choice independent working time. As I explained, some of you need to finish the Drama Project. You can use your choice play or A Raisin in the Sun for this. Prioritize the writing about the speech - this is two major grades. Use SIS and your progress report to help you figure out what to complete. Most of the work is located in Previous Lessons, Unit 4.
I'm available next week during Lion Time for extra help. We'll also get our final exam materials next week. Be ready for the end! It's coming on apace!