Something Personal
The dinner table conversation this week led to a great conversation about the Zones of Regulation as both girls shared how they learned about them in class. With my dad hat on, this was exciting to hear as there is nothing better than knowing that they are developing an emotional vocabulary, ultimately increasing their emotional intelligence. Thank you, QUEST!
As you know, we have a large chunk of staff starting the Zones this year as a pilot, but the end vision would be that hopefully we can move this to a school-wide approach in years to come.
What are the Zones?
The Zones of Regulation is a widely recognized framework designed to help children and individuals of all ages develop self-regulation skills and emotional awareness. It categorizes emotions and states of alertness into different zones(not good nor bad, just emotions to label and work through), each represented by a specific color. From there, strategies are taught to help children, and adults, navigate each zone effectively and in a healthy way.
Why should the Zones become part of a classroom wide management plan:
-Emotional Awareness: The Zones help students identify and label emotions. This ultimately supports the management of emotions.
-Self-Regulation: Learning the Zones provides students with tools and strategies to regulate different emotional responses (and we don't have control over the emotions we feel, only how we respond!).
-Social Skills: Knowing their own emotional state ultimately helps them to learn about the emotion of others--teaching them empathy. This can improve social interactions and help them to develop better communication skills.
-Problem-Solving: The framework pushes students to think critically about why they might be in a Zone and then what to do to shift their emotion. This encourages proactive responses to challenges.
-Academic Success: Students learn better when they are emotionally regulated. This is paramount.
Why does this fit at QUEST?
-IB: This aligns with the profiles of being balanced, reflective, a thinker, and caring. In addition, the self-management side of it aligns beautifully with ATL's.
-Whole child: As highlighted above, we teach the whole child. It is as simple as that. Always have. Always will.
-SEL: This aligns well with the SEL work that has taken place in Hilton.
-We know that behaviors are a response to emotions. A child feels an emotion and reacts. Doesn't it make sense to increase their emotional vocabulary and related strategies?
Although we are piloting this year, all are welcome to give the Zones a try!
Something Professional
From the Director of Tech., Kristy Shafer
The District Technology
Committee is looking for more staff members to join the group for the 2023-2024
school year. We meet four times a year (dates and times below), from 3:45 to 5
in the Board of Education Room at Quest Elementary. Attendance at all meetings
isn't required to be part of the committee. We focus on topics related to
technology implementation and integration throughout the district. If you are
interested in participating, please contact Kristy Shafer at kshafer@hilton.k12.ny.us.
- October
24, 2023
- December
5, 2023
- February
6, 2024
- April
23, 2024
Thanks for your continued help with this.
We have changed our family letter to communicate when a child is receiving MTSS services. Both reading and math center are sending home the same letters, which indicate the service (subject and tier 2 or 3) as well as who is providing the service. This may change again in the future as we tighten systems further, however, this is our starting point. See the letter below for your reference.
Good afternoon,
Our Video Coaching
Series for 2023-24 has been added to Frontline.
ALL
COACHING IS CONFIDENTIAL AND NON-EVALUATIVE
You can sign-up by
clicking on the links below…
This
course is offered to all Teachers in the District.
New
Teachers:
Video
Coaching 100 is one component of the Induction Plan for Teachers New to the
District.
(Click
here for more info: Essential
PDs for Probationary Teachers)
Video Coaching 100
SIGN UP
DEADLINE
OCT 6, 2023
BEGINNERS ONLY
An introduction to how video
helps you reflect and improve your instruction. This course takes the
"Scary" out of undertaking a video for reflection and growth. Video
100 participants will partner with a Video 400 coach or Video Coaching Facilitator
to help them reflect on their practice and impact student learning. Using
Harvard's "Best Foot Forward” research you will be invited to video some
of your teaching ("A Selfie”) reflect on it, identify a goal important to
you and one which would advance student learning and then dialogue with your
Video 400 coach or Video Coaching Facilitator to advance learning. Video 100
participants will meet with Jim Thompson (Coordinator of Hilton's Video
Instructional Coaching Program) in-person on 11/7 at 3:45 and then connect with
him on zoom 1/16, 3/19, and 5/7. Most participants say that this professional
learning journey was ‘transformational”. ALL COACHING IS CONFIDENTIAL AND
NON-EVALUATIVE.
Video Coaching 200
SIGN UP DEADLINE
OCT 6, 2023
PRE REQ Video 100
!! PRE-REQ is VIDEO COACHING
100 !! Building on Video Coaching 100 you will develop understanding of
philosophy and practices of coaching; apply new learning to oneself or
collaborative partners. Those who have attended Video 100 are invited to
participate in Video 200. Jim Knight's newest book ‘The Definitive Guide to
Instructional Coaching' will surface key chapters including "The
Partnership Principles, Communication Skills, Coaches as Leaders, and The
Impact Cycle”. Video 200 folks will engage with an individual or group video
project mentored by member(s) of Video 400 or Video Coaching Facilitator(s).
This project might be another "Selfie”, a group project involving video
reflection and sharing, etc. Video 200 members will meet with Jim Thompson on
Zoom 10/24, 11/21, 1/31, 12/19, 3/5, and 4/16 at 3:45 PM. Past participants
have said this was very meaningful professional learning that very positively
impacted their teaching. ALL COACHING IS CONFIDENTIAL AND NON-EVALUATIVE.
Video Coaching 300
SIGN UP
DEADLINE
OCT 6, 2023
PRE REQ Video 100 And 200
!! PRE-REQs are VIDEO
COACHING 100 AND 200 !! Building on Video Coaching 100 and 200 you will develop
your Coaching Capacity while continuing self-reflection.. Those who have
attended Video 200 are invited to participate in Video 300. "The Coaching
Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever" by
Michael Bungay Stanier will be used. An individual or group video project
mentored by member(s) of Video 400 or Video Coaching Facilitator(s) will also
be part of Video 300. Some folks look to videoing a real or mock coaching
conference for their project. Video 300 members will meet with Jim Thompson on
Zoom 10/31, 11/28, 1/9, 3/12, and 4/23 at 3:45 pm. ALL COACHING IS CONFIDENTIAL
AND NON-EVALUATIVE.
SIT
Our school improvement team is serving as a management team and a team that leads school goal efforts.
If you have a concern that impacts the entire school, and that is non contractual, please communicate with a SIT rep. and we will include it on our agenda. SIT members are:
Cathy Lippincott: Facilitator
Derek Warren: Admin.qwr+
Amanda Wilson: SRP
Nicole DiBattisto, Katie PJ, John W, Brenda Carpenter: Teacher reps
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