Spring 2019 LI News Blasts

Happy Friday!  Is it just me, or did this week feel a million years long?  But we made it to Friday and next week is the last SBS! THANK YOU for all of your hard work this semester.  Each and every one of you went above and beyond to support your PTs and they were all so lucky to have you. Final Portfolio Submission: PTs are still having a difficult time uploading their portfolios to Blackboard.  As long as they informed you before the deadline, they will not be penalized for this.  They can temporarily share the portfolio via a Google Drive folder to ease their anxiety and so you can start looking through them, but ultimately they need to work with a peer or you to figure out Blackboard. Portfolios must be graded by May 30th. Please let me know as soon as possible if you will need grading help from our support staff. Keep the questions coming!  And my apologies again for sending mixed messages! Filming at SBS: On Wednesday, our last SBS, the program is filming some

Happy Friday, LIs!  I've head from a few of you that last night's Virtual Session went well. Thanks for taking extra steps to set up and facilitate!! LI Meeting: Mark your calendars for our  Tuesday, May 14th LI virtual meeting.  At the meeting, we will: Breakdown the rubric for the final portfolio and norm on a sample portfolio Practice entering scores into Blackboard and Teacher Track 2 Review troubleshooting procedures for Blackboard  Preview Gateway 3 and tackle Frequently Asked Questions In preparation for the meeting, feel free to send questions my way about the portfolios or Gateway 3 (or anything else!) that we will answer at the meeting.   Information to join the meeting is below.  You must join the meeting using a computer to fully participate. Topic: LI Virtual Training Time: May 14, 2019 4:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/120079620 One tap mobile +16468769923,,120079620# US (New York) Dial by y

Hello PTs!  I hope everyone had a delightful spring break and a strong first week back!  We received a lot of excellent and helpful feedback on the sessions this week that will help us plan for the summer.  Please continue to send your modifications, concerns, ideas, best practices, etc!! Virtual SBS: As discussed in our April 16th meeting, May 9th will be a Virtual SBS via Google Hangouts or Free Conference Call. The session for May 9th is now  Family and Community Engagement The session for May 8th is now  Unit Plan Feedback and Reflecting on Professional Growth Any PTs who cannot attend the virtual session at the date and time you select should make up the session by Tuesday, May 14 so they are caught up for the next session the following day. If they do not attend the virtual session or make it up as instructed by you, it will count as an absence. Whichever platform you choose, plan to practice ahead of time to ensure you are comfortable with the logistics and can