September 21

The SAN Script The Week of September 22 – 26

Rest: Community

Richard Rohr

Our Western culture leans toward self-sufficiency and independence, and we often need to be reminded that we are part of a greater whole, that we are not alone in our longings and efforts for peace, justice, and healing. This is one of the great gifts of what we usually mean by “church”—a gathering of people in solidarity of purpose, praying and seeking God’s presence together.

Find some way in which you can join in the life that is greater than your own. Participate in a vigil, sharing the grief and hope of your neighborhood or world. March with others to bring visibility and voice to an important issue. Make a pilgrimage to a sacred or violated site to connect your small place in time with a history and a broader meaning.

Rest in the knowledge that God’s Spirit weaves your participation as a single thread within a life-renewing pattern. You are connected to the source of Life!

Gateway to Silence:
I am hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3).

an example of Shayna Tate's work - Shayna will be in this week to start working on a mural for St. Anthony.

an example of Shayna Tate’s work – Shayna will be in this week to start working on a mural for St. Anthony.

Nurturing the Innovator’s Mindset in Your Classroom

From Edutopia

Galileo Learning’s California-based programs have been developing K-8 innovators for the past 13 years. This summer, more than 20,000 kids worked with 1,300 educators to build go-karts, print 3-D projects, program Java to modify Minecraft, paint Italian frescoes, engineer bridges, and design fashion lines.

One thing that we always come up against, and I’m guessing it will sound familiar, is that students are often reluctant to engage in creative work because they fear making mistakes and are overwhelmed by open-ended design challenges. They can also be quick to give up when they experience a setback.

To counter this, we identified a set of attributes required for innovation, and we call them the Galileo Innovator’s Mindset:

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  • Visionary
  • Courageous
  • Collaborative
  • Determined
  • Reflective.

These attributes are prominently visible in every one of our classrooms. But the words are just the starting point. Dozens of practices and rituals come together to make our culture of creativity and innovation real for students. We find that, after just a few weeks in this setting, students are willing to imagine new possibilities, take risks, build off each other’s ideas, and keep going until they reach their goals.

8 Strategies for Teaching Innovation – click to see more

Our Innovation Center

Our second meeting planning our innovation center will be held at the Faculty of Social Science, University of Ottawa on Monday morning.  We have now linked ourselves up with St. Luke’s Ottawa along with the University of Ottawa, Algonquin College and Blockheads.  We are working on fundraising for materials for the innovation center and also activities for our Maker Week planned for later this year.  I still need a few teachers to volunteer to take a student teacher from the Global Cohort program on EPLC so that we have student teacher volunteers to work on the center.

I will write a full report on the community blog after the meeting.  You can read more about the project here

The innovation center will be set up in the learning commons and will feature among other things a 3-D printer!

St. Anthony this week

Monday, September 22

Paul out early AM – Innovation Center meeting at University of Ottawa

LTO Interviews (Paul) 10:30 –

Tuesday, September 23

Paul out – Elementary Principals meeting Board Office

Tech Tuesday – Lisa Langsford and Karen McEvoy will attend.  Thanks for completing the survey!

Wednesday, September 24 – Terry Fox Day!

10:15 – start to the walk – more details coming from Sandra.

Welcome to Brandon Jodoin-Algonquin CYW

Thursday, September 25

Shayna Tate – artist visiting St. Anthony – planning for school mural

I will try my best to get to every room and spend 10-15 minutes or so talking to each class (depending on what the teachers prefer)
Please inform teachers that due to smaller size of mural, all students in school may not have a chance to paint with me. It is up to teachers to decide students selected and sign then up on my schedule day of. All students ideas will be considered however and the goal is to be inclusive in this way. They are partners with me in designing theme.
This will allow for a better quality mural.
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11:00 – 1:00 PM Planning and Facilities meeting – Paul – at school

Welcome to BBBSO Lainey for Grades 4/5 and 5/6 students

Friday, September 26

We (Social Committee) will be collecting monies shortly.  I understand the going rate is $50 for full time staff and $25 for half time staff.

Please note – ALPs are due to Paul by September 30th.  The document is attached to the calendar.

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Posted September 21, 2014 by mcguirp in category SAN This Week

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