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Gifted & Talented – Jordan Teaching & Learning Skip to content Advanced features of this website require that you enable JavaScript in your browser. Thank you! Gifted & Talented Jordan Teaching & Learning Primary Menu Menu Search for: -- Home Our Team ALPS What is ALPS? ALPS Testing ALPS Schools Secondary GT Advanced Placement Concurrent Enrollment Jordan Applied Tech Center Work-Based Learning Special Programs Creative Pursuit Debate History Day Monster Math Problem Solvers in Training Reader’s Faire Story Weavers Teacher Resources Recommended Links Multi-Tiered Support H.O.T.S. Hints Programs for GT Students Literacy UAGC Family Resources Links for Parents Links for Students Contests & Competitions Programs for GT Students PD Welcome! During the school closure, we will post daily with helpful information and resources. We wish teachers and students the very best at this time and are here to support you. June 1, 2020 Summer Reading and Rejuvenation by Joshua Block “Teaching would not be possible without time devoted to reflection and rejuvenation. In the same way that crops need to be rotated so that soil can be replenished, teachers need time away from the classroom to rediscover different parts of their identities and return to classrooms and students with renewed joy, creative ideas, and reaffirmed visions of themselves as educators. Summer is a time for reflection, scholarship, and a chance to give myself a break from the daily cycle of planning and feedback that make the school year such a whirlwind.” What are your plans for rejuvenation this summer? https://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-reading-and-rejuvenation-joshua-block May 29, 2020 As we prepare for the future and returning to school, here is some great advice from Sean Slade, Senior Director of Global Outreach at ASCD: “We may not have control over the syllabus. We may not have control over the revisional work to be caught up. We have no control over what has taken place across our schools, our communities, our country and our world… ...but we do have some control over the climate, culture, and sense of community and belonging we develop in our classrooms and across our schools. We have a choice in how we respond and support our students, our colleagues, and our families. So until our new normal becomes normal, let's just focus on controlling what we can.” Shared in ASCD and CDC Webinar Leading Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Medium-Term Steps Tuesday, April 28, 2020 May 28, 2020 “When you know yourself well--when you understand your emotions, social identities, core values, and personality--you gain clarity on your purpose in life and in work. Being anchored in purpose makes you able to deal with setbacks and challenges.” -Elena Aguilar, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators As we finish the school year and move into summer, take time to ground yourself in who you are--your values, your purpose in teaching. Try some of these reflective activities: Take a core value assessment to help identify your top values. Reflect on how those values impact you as a teacher. Here is an example of a core values assessment: https://www.cmu.edu/career/documents/my-career-path-activities/values-exercise.pdf Write for three minutes about your purpose in education. Why did you become a teacher? What motivates you to stay? What do you love about teaching? May 15, 2020 Teacher Collaboration Many of you have been collaborating with grade or team members. It has strengthened your ability to teach on-line and you have shared lesson responsibilities to lighten the load. Instructional coach and TechEd editor Lauren Davis says, “The beauty of collaboration is not only the ability to tap into various perspectives and ideas, but also to share responsibility for our students’ learning. The more people invested in a student’s education, the better the chance that student has to be successful.” During this interesting teaching moment in history, continue to reach out to your colleagues, support each other and keep up your excellent effort. If you would like to read more about the positive effects of teacher collaboration on students success read: https://www.schoology.com/blog/teacher-collaboration May 13, 2020 As we contemplate the effects of losing 10 weeks or so of school, John Hattie reminds us that “It is not the time in class, but what we do in the time we have, that matters”. In a current post, Visible Learning Effect Sizes When Schools Are Closed: What Matters and What Does Not , Hattie notes: Do not panic Worry more about subjects in which parents have the least skill Engage students in optimal tasks designed to find out where students are and where they need to go in their learning Create many opportunities for social interaction Listen to feedback from students about their learning View the full post to learn more about, “What Matters and What Does Not.” https://corwin-connect.com/2020/04/visible-learning-effect-sizes-when-schools-are-closed-what-matters-and-what-does-not/ May 12, 2020 Be a Part of History! The Utah Division of State History is gathering first-hand perspectives on the pandemic in Utah from students in grades K-12. For more details, visit: https://history.utah.gov/covid-19-memory-project/ It may be an interesting, and meaningful writing project for your students. May 8, 2020 Visit this link for a free download of the graphic below. It captures the wonder and talent of teachers! May 6, 2020 It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week! Take time on social media to thank teachers or colleagues you know with this hashtag #ThankATeacher. Visit HERE for more information. What’s one thing you’ve learned recently about the work that teachers do? Tag teachers (or colleagues) in your life and let them know how much you appreciate them. Ask a teacher (or colleague) “What can I do to help?” Post a #TBT that brings back memories of your favorite teacher. How has a teacher (or colleague or student) helped you make it through this week with a little more joy? May 5, 2020 Happy National Teacher Day! Do you know the origins of National Teacher Day? It is believed that in 1944, an Arkansas teacher, Mattye Whytte Woodridge was writing to political and educational leaders asking for a national day for teachers to be honored. One of her letters made it to desk of Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1953, Mrs. Roosevelt worked with groups like National Educators Association (NEA) to convince congress that there should be a national teacher day. It took decades for congress to declare the first National Teacher Day on March 1, 1980, and it was only for that year. However a movement had started to make it an annual thing with NEA on the first Tuesday in March. In 1985, NEA Representative Assembly voted that the first Tuesday in March would be National Teacher Day. Then, the National Parent Teacher Association decided to take this a step further and decided the first full week of May would be Teacher Appreciation Week. To learn more about Mattye Whytte Woodridge and the history of National Teacher Day, check out this blog post. May 4, 2020 May the Fourth Be With You! Click HERE for a special Teacher Appreciation message from Debbie Fisher, a teacher specialist in Jordan School District. May 1, 2020 May is Utah Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month! Explore the Utah Division of State History Site to see all the amazing online events that will be offered throughout the month of May. Spend Mondays “touring some of Utah’s historic homes and buildings.” Tune in on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon, when the State Historic Preservation Office will share their “expertise in the realms of historic preservation and archaeology.” Interested in the Jarvie Ranch, Utah’s mining heritage, Fremont Sites in Utah Valley or the Oljato Trading Post? If so, participate in the “Brown Bag Speaker Series” each Wednesday at noon. https://history.utah.gov/celebrate-archaeology-and-historic-preservation-month-with...