IgKnighters--Optional Meeting 5/17

We will host an optional IgKnighters meeting on May 17th at 4pm at Harter Middle School.  If you were unable to attend our first meeting last month, we strongly recommend you join us at this meeting.  Even if you were able to join us, we'd urge you to attend this meeting, too, as we will discuss the following items before heading into summer:

-Summer work hours
-Finalizing the most recent draft of your proposals
-Finalizing initial conference attendance
-Planning for next year's meeting times
-Reviewing our constellations
-Connecting with folks with similar plans

Saving the Learner Profile for K-2

The following are directions for saving K-2 student learner profiles for this year:

Here is a link to the process: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hreGW8qL-JwyL70Edchn2PKiW9Y9_TEoQimF0dpC7T8/edit?usp=sharing

K-2 Learner Profile Collection Process
2017-2018

Over the course of this school year, our younger students have been using a variety of templates for their reflective practices on the learner profile.  We realize that they do not have access to the “official” profile in the google drive until mid to end of Second Grade.  The following are directions to capture the excellent work kindergarten through second grade students have started and share with future grades as they graduate to the next level.  Please follow the directions specifically in order to provide ease in finding the students work in the future years.  Thank you to all staff who supported the learner profile completion and reflection with our students.  Such great products were produced along with amazing conversations.


Steps to Saving a Student’s Learner Profile:
 Capture the document through one of the following processes:
PDF the document using the copy machines and email to yourself and then save using the following directions.
Capture the file via video and save using the following directions
Save from a school computer if it is in a word doc or publisher using the following directions.
If on Seesaw, download and save the file names using the following directions.
If on Flipgrid, use the link and download from this website or another video downloader.
https://www.onlinevideoconverter.com/video-converter
Be sure to select mp4  or .mov format (The default is mp3 which is audio only)
Then follow the directions below.
Rename the file with the students 6 digit ID number followed by their last name (example:  120061MUMM)
Save to the District Shared Drive.  Find the Learner Profile folder.  Inside this folder enter your students’ work in the corresponding Graduating Class Folder (example:  2017 Kindergarten will be saved in the Class of 2030)
Please do NOT create a school or teacher folder within this file.  Students do move from class to class and school to school.  Keep their work only in their graduating class file and search by their ID number
Please do not use or save to the Teacher Shared Drive, these cannot be accessed by all staff

And the Winner Is.....

The winners of our staff Kaneland Pride Video Challenge are in.....

Best Kaneland Pride Video in the Comedy Category:

Mary Kuntsman, Nancy Meisenger, Kristi Purnell, Liz Orman, Ashleigh Sterkel, and Tracy Mazurkiewicz; John Stewart!

Best Kaneland Pride Video in the Drama Category:

Athina Montgomery, Kelly DeGaetano, Autumn Glichrest, and Sharlene Momich; Blackberry Creek!

Best Kaneland Pride Video in the Action Category:  

Sarah Conley, Josh West, Michael Cimino, Matt Smith, Ken Paoli, Judy Fabrizius, Michelle Jurcenko, and Jennifer French; Kaneland High School!

Each team will be receiving a $100 gift card to enjoy lunch together!  Thank you so much for showing your pride in such a creative way!  Your videos truly made us all proud to be Knights!

Are You Interested in AU Cohorts Held on Our Campus?

Aurora University's School of Education and Human Performance is eager to bring our Masters degrees and endorsement programs back to Kaneland, and we would love your input! Please use the link below to complete a very short survey to let us know which programs would be most interesting and helpful to teachers in the Kaneland District. The survey should take you no more than a minute or two, and as an added incentive, anyone who completes this survey will be entered to win an AU hooded sweatshirt.

The link to the survey is: https://aurora.edu/kanelandsurvey. Based on survey results, we will plan our next cohort offering in the Kaneland district.

If you'd like to receive information right away about AU degree and endorsement programs, please email AUadmission@aurora.edu.