MDE Rolls out Phase II of Online Parent Dashboard for School Transparency

Additional programs about schools are now available to parents on the Parent Dashboard for School Transparency. In addition to last year’s phase I release that included state assessment performance and progress, students with on-track attendance, English learner progress, graduation and dropout rates, and advanced coursework,  Phase II was released today and is now available under …

Year One Professional Staff Explore Special Education 101

Our latest Dearborn Teacher University Year One PD session focused on the components of Special Education. Participants spent time learning about the various acronyms and labels utilized in the department and how students are identified for potential services. Some key take aways from the workshop included:  Special Education is an intervention and a service ….

SIOP Strategies make content comprehensible for Year One Professional Staff

The Dearborn Teacher University professional development December session provided our newly hired professional staff with an introduction of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol or The SIOP Model as it is known by most educators.  Two of our EL Department trainers and coaches, led by Kellie Bugajski and Jeannine Oynoian spent the hour receiving a brief overview…

Year One Staff navigate NWEA and SAT Classroom Reports

Over 50 new professional staff members spent the November session of the Dearborn Teacher University professional development workshop being introduced to the world of summative assessments. The high school staff, led by Dearborn High Coordinators, Christine Rosbury and Laurie Lintner, spent the hour examining the the various resources and tools that are available to classroom…

Great Share for Our New Teachers . . . Getting your to-do list under control!

As the first marking period comes to a close, this article from Edutopia can help you stay on top of your constantly growing list of tasks to accomplish. Click on the title below to access the article: Getting Your To-Do List Under Control Building routines around recurring tasks can help new teachers save effort and…

Get to know your students . . . Year One Staff learn about Culturally Responsive Teaching

Last week, our Year One professional staff examined the critical topic of Culturally Responsive Teaching. The EL Department trainers and coaches, Ms. Ameena Elder and Ms. Nadra Shami presented information and activities that introduced the staff to the challenges that our refugee students face on a daily basis. Time was spent in small group and…

Mentor/Mentee meetings are off to a strong start!

During the past month, over 380 teachers were in attendance at one of the Dearborn Teacher University Mentor/Mentee professional development sessions.  Multiple dates were scheduled to offer flexibility and to encourage having both the new teacher and their mentor attend the meeting together. Based on staff feedback from last year, part of the sessions were…

Year One Professional Staff make their mark with Gradebook

Recently, our newly hired teachers attended their first Dearborn Teacher University Year One professional development on Gradebook. Ms. Fadia Nahed from Computer Services and Ms. Katharine Keebler from Howe Elementary introduced how to set-up gradebook, enter assignments, as well as how to pull various reports. Participants had the opportunity to engage with the MiStar website and…

School Improvement News

School and District Improvement Plan Documentation Submission the 2018-2019 School Year for the 2019-2020 School Year: The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is working toward an enhanced whole child model of needs assessment and planning; however, for this year in partnership with AdvancED, the MDE will continue to keep the ASSIST web-based open for submission of District Improvement…

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