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Robert Gordon_ IT director

BESD assessment Director Jeremy Young

CTE Director - Alison Williams

Bear River High School co-valedictorian

We interviewed the co-valedictorian from Bear River High School.
Here is a link to one of Zerin's Comics
Here is a poem from Aliya
9/22
There are no words that can explain
The hidden world’s frame of itself
So we made up a way to claim
The secrets marked but on a shelf
The numbers climb my page and notes
And the questions grow and spurt
My pencil taps my page and floats
Numbers cannot speak and can’t hurt
The world fades out and I can’t see
Don’t need to feel or think or cry
Because the numbers just can be
A great escape away to fly
But sometimes you still have to live
Since these don’t have that much to give
-AP
 
 

Interview with the principal of Harris Intermediate school David Lee

In this interview, we talk about using data.  Making growth in students and teachers.  We discuss Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction. We discuss the types of assessments with team-driven assessments, District, and State assessments.
 

Box Elder High School valedictorian and salutatorian

In this episode we interview the BEHS valedictorian and salutatorian.  We talk about how they became the valedictorian and salutatorian and what plans they have after high school.

BEHS football players Dax and Cole

Box Elder High School had two players recognized by the National Football Foundation for being great student-athletes.

BRHS Student Athletes

In this episode, we interview three student-athletes from Bear River High School who will continue their education through athletic scholarships at various schools throughout the country.  Two athletes will be playing Lacrosse and one will be playing softball.
 
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PCBL a new approach to teaching all students

Here is a link to the framework
 
You may be interested in implementing PCBL in your room if you experience some or all of the following:
You are frustrated that some students are bored and waiting for you to move on while other students are lost and need extra help.
You are frustrated that some of your lessons "just don't work" for some of your students.
You are tired of being the "sage on the sage," and you would prefer to be the "guide on the side." AND/OR you want to get away from "death by PowerPoint."
You wish you had more time to talk to your students individually rather than teaching "the mass" every day.
You will likely need the following to pursue the implementation of PCBL in your classroom:
You are not afraid for your classroom activities to look different than those of your department members.
You are okay with the discomfort of trying something new and not having it work perfectly the first time.
You are willing/able to invest time in learning and prepping the materials you need for a PCBL classroom for at least a short duration, e.g., one unit. We will be most successful if we start small.
Here are some details about the support you will receive and the "nets of safety" that will accompany any work you do to implement PCBL in any form:
I will collaborate with you personally to design and test your PCBL unit. I am not an expert with PCBL; in fact, we will largely be learning together, but I have the flexibility to support you so you are not working alone.
There are no deadlines to pursue, performance indicators to achieve, or consequences for not getting the outcome you hoped on the first implementation.
Full administrative approval/support for breaking the mold and trying something new. You would get this anyway, but there it is all the same.
You still get to (and should) utilize all the components of the PLC process - e.g., you'll still use all your common assessments and you'll still be pursuing all of your essential learning targets.
There is no requirement to do a certain "amount" or duration of PCBL learning. It makes the most sense to start with one unit, but there is not a specific requirement. You can take a break from it whenever you want.

How teachers find happiness when stress is weighing them down.

Teachers have many things in their lives that can weigh them down.  Here are some ideas to help lift the stress.