Tuesday, September 1, 2015

September 1, 2015

I hope week three started well for all of you. Monday's Labor Day, enjoy a long weekend.

Head's up

Did you know that the Meteor Theater in Downtown Bentonville is open and hosting live music? If you know a student band, have them talk with Les Key at the Meteor.
Mary Mae Jones is being honored as the "Hometown Hero" we know she is by representatives from Mrs. Field's Cookies on September 25th.
September is Substance Abuse Awareness Month.
Drew Osborne's producing The Return of the Glass Slipper at Elm Tree on October 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm. This 4th-grade musical mashup combines Cinderella, Shrek, and the Prince and the Pauper into a night of family fun. You know Drew - it's going to be quite a show.

Tinkerfest 2.0 is happening at the Scott Family Amazeum on Saturday, October 10.
It's time to start seriously thinking about teaching digital citizenship. Digital Citizenship Week is October 19 - 23 check out Common Sense Media for resources.
October is also Connected Educator Month, and Anti-Bullying Month.

Use this form to let us know of special events at your building. When are those fall festivals?



@bpscommunity

Spent some time at Elm Tree last Wednesday. Great to see so many engaged learners.

Students in Mrs. Wise's 4th grade supporting each other's learning.


Great to see the collaboration happening through the use of some technology.




Students got game!











Vote for Elm Tree, Central Park, Willowbrook, Ruth Barker, and BHS as the "Best of the Best!"
Planning to stop in at Cooper Elementary Wednesday morning to see all the great stuff going on out in Bella Vista.

Grants and PD

Here's a link to a whole bunch of grant opportunities in the APSRC newsletter.
edWeb.net has some great one hour Digital Citizenship webinars, next one is on September 16th.
Make sure to join #bpseduchat tonight at 8:30 CDT. AJ Juliani is going to jump in and check up on how our year has started. Questions here. But wait, there's more! AJ's also giving away a FREE digital copy of his book Learning By Choice to any staff member who joins the chat tonight. Stop lurking, starting chatting.

EdcampNWA 2.0 is on October 17, 2015 at BHS. There's no Razorback game that weekend, so join us for a day chock-full-o learning.

Video of the Week

I really wish I'd made this short film that outlines Dr. Tony Wagner's 7 Survival Skills for the Knowledge Economy.




Have a great week.


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