The SAN Script The Week of September 22 – 26
Rest: Community
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).
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:
- 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
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.