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Preparing Now for Freshmen Later
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Thanks, Dr. Shapiro. I looked at the photos to get a sense of the I'm Awesome program. I plan to discuss this over lunch today with my principals. I'll get back with you after the discussion.
Hi Deanie,
If you would like to see some photos of some of the activities which are included in the I'm Awesome, But I Have My Limitations program, just click on the Photo Album hyperlink. You will go to the Photo Album on this NING. When you fini...
Hi Deanie,
If you are looking for a mid-year assembly program to recognize your students for doing a great job with the transition, I would recommend considering the I'm Awesome, But I Have My Limitations program as posted in June 2009 on this Nin...
Sure - I'll send you a message with some details.
Thanks for the notes...I still have them from the seminar and in the book. Could I visit your school sometime early this spring?
I assume you're referring to Success Prep Conferences - let me know if you have any specific questions. Either Ray or I could travel to your school to help you all with this if you're interested. We've done that before with other schools. Also, ch...
Thanks for all the great ideas that you gave us in the summer. We are having a very smooth freshman year, and we feel that the summer activities helped tremendously. Now we are moving toward the second semester, and we plan to have the success con...
Urbandale High School does a couple of things. Like others, we have a Shadow Day. We try to get a mixture of students who have been successful throughout middle school, and those who have the potential to be "at-risk" and we have them shadow a cur...
When I first came to this school, I was surprised at how many students put on the dead stare and walked down the entire length of the building without making eye contact or even turning their heads to acknowledge a window or another person. I set ...
I also think that succes strategies should be taught. Our freshman team divides some of these strategies amongst the members and we cover several of them in the first week of school. That way, we know that all students have some knowledge of thing...
ABSOLUTELY! Things like ZAP lists (Zeros aren't permitted) do absolutely no good unless you are teaching students about the detrimental power of zeros. Success strategies should not just be part of the hidden curriculum - they should be an up-fron...
We have been in school about ten days, and the "honeymoon" seems to be over. I have noticed that freshmen are showing up on ZAP lists. I think the teachers may need to teach success strategies that part of the "hidden curriculum." What do you think?
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Now that freshmen are here....
We have been in school about ten days, and the "honeymoon" seems to be over. I have noticed that freshmen are showing up on ZAP lists. I think the teachers may need to teach success strategies that part of the "hidden curriculum." What do you think?
Posted on September 9, 2009 at 9:59am — 2 Comments
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- At 9:53pm on September 8, 2009,
Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro said…
- Happy Birthday, Deanie!!! Ron
- At 11:44am on September 8, 2009,
Scott Habeeb said…
- Happy Birthday!
- At 11:27pm on April 23, 2009,
Kelvin Hart said… - Tell me about your Summer Blast. We are planning a Summer Transition Program in Memphis. Looking for some neat ideas and of course ways to get the kids to attend.
- At 8:37pm on March 23, 2009,
Scott Habeeb said…
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