Monday, November 2, 2015

November 3, 2015

Hope that extra hour of sleep helped you recover from Halloween.


Head's Up


Let me know when the bikes will be out at your school. We're making a short video about the bike program for the Walton Family Foundation.

Today is National Sandwich Day. Thank the Earl for disrupting lunch by packaging it between two slices of bread. 


It's No-Shave November y'all. Let it grow to raise awareness and money for a variety good charities. www.no-shave.org/


A preliminary Diversability Awareness meet-up is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 4:30 to 5:30 at the Admin building. If you are interested and can attend please add your voice to the conversation. 

Monday, November 9th is World Freedom Day. The week of November 9th - 13th is National Young Reader's Week.

Need some books for those young readers? Visit Barnes and Noble Book Fair November 6 - 8, 2015 and not only get some new books but also support  the Washington Junior High Robotics team and FabLab. 

There's an interesting opportunity coming up on November 21, 2015 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Meteor Theater in Downtown Bentonville. There will be a Holiday Market! Might be an opportunity to sell some of those maker-space items for a profit. The Lighting of the Square occurs on the same day at 6:00 pm. 

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Know a new teacher who's just plain rockin' it? Email Taylor Backwell tblackwell@bentonvillek12.org and suggest that he/she be the subject of the next New Teacher Feature. Read about the inaugural featured teacher Ruth Barker's Katie Trumbo here




Grants and PD

Infosys Foundation USA is looking for applicants for its Infy Maker Awards program. Fifty middle and high school students will win $1,000 each. 

Foot Locker Foundation seeks entrants for the 2015-16 Foot Locker Athletes Program. Could mean $20,000 for a student.  


Here's a calendar of webinars from edweb.net. I've done a few of these and they are pretty good,. The presenters supply their materials to participants the following day. http://home.edweb.net/webinars/

A whole bunch of good stuff from Economics Arkansas:


JOIN.ME/ECONOMICS ARKANSAS: (TESS 4d and 4e)

The 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3:30 pm, we will host a quick online meeting (30 minutes or less) spotlighting a resource or activity to use in the classroom. To join, simply visit: https://join.me/economicsarkansas. Our next online meeting will be November 17th


ECONCHALLENGE: (TESS 3c)
We are excited to announce that we are offering the EconChallenge this year. This academic competition is free for student teams in grades 9-12.  The first phase of the competition is an online testing period which is available November 16-20th.
To find out more information, visit: http://www.economicsarkansas.org/for_teachers/econ_challenge.html


10 FUN-FILLED FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: (TESS 3c)
Edutopia recently shared 10 of their favorite formative assessments. Learn more at

“FREE” NEW ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL FINANCE  RESOURCES (TESS 1d)
1.   EconEdLink   http://www.econedlink.org
There are a number of wonderful new lessons available on EconEdLink. Plus, your K-12 teachers will find many tried and true lessons. All are available at no cost to educators and integrate economics through technology, literature, and more!
2.   St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Resources http://www.stlouisfed.org
Encourage your teachers to visit the economic resource section on the St. Louis Fed website. There are a number of children’s literature selections tied to economic and personal finance with Whiteboard applications. In addition, there are online courses, podcasts, video series and more for all ages.


Crystal Bridges has some great opportunities coming up as well: 


Wednesday, November 4, 6 to 8 pm
Wednesday Series for Educators » Unveiling the Mysteries of the Art Library


Join Interim Library Director Valerie Sallis for a guided tour of the Crystal Bridges Library and helpful advice on how to use the library for research. Two hours of professional development credit available. Sponsored by Neff and Scarlett Basore. $10.

Friday, November 6, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Teacher Preview Night » Picturing the Americas

Join fellow educators for a first glance of Picturing the Americas and a discussion of possible classroom connections. This event does not count for professional development credit. Sponsored by Neff and Scarlett Basore. Free.

Register for these and other Crystal Bridges programs here, or by calling Guest Services at 479.657.2335

Video of the Week


This one's for all the nerds and geeks out there.





If you haven't checked out TEDed yet, it's worth a look.

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