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Novel Ideas: Fall 2018

This is an ELA Newsletter to foster community and share great ideas.

Announcements

Happy Fall Y'All!  It's hard to believe that October is here already.  As the weather changes and the days get longer, it can be difficult to keep the momentum going.  In this edition of the newsletter you will find articles to help keep your classroom organized and engaging, as well as some professional development opportunities to keep you professionally motivated.  And most importantly, don't forget to take time out of your busy schedule for some self-care.  Below are some steps to help you take care of you:

  1. Build in rest as a catalyst for productivity, not a break from it.
  2. Streamline your schedule by doing fewer things, better.
  3. Pair a self-care habit with your regular routine so it becomes automatic.
  4. Focus on the habit of the habit: value right actions over right results.

Classroom Spotlight

Just because we aren't in elementary school, doesn't mean we can't go all out on creating a cozy learning environment for our students.  Check out what Madeline Craig has done for Jacinda Graham's classroom at Northwest High School.  If you have someone you want us to check out, please let Julie Schik know.

 

Earn a Master's in Special Education

Articles of Interest

MLC 2018-2019 Program

Creative Writing Forum

TOPIC: Writing Dangerously: The Art of Activism

 The Forum is the 26th and 27th of October.  On the 27th, the Forum opens at 8:30 and is held in Building 10 of our Fort Omaha Campus. 
Tickets are required, but include food, books, and other giveaways. There will also be two separate drawings for participants to win gift certificates and other prizes.

Please note that your students are eligible for the reduced student rate. 

Questions: eskay@mccneb.edu

Full Schedule

9-10:15 breakout sessions: 
  • TERESA DZIEGLEWICZ / The Pressure of Reality: An Exploration of Documentary Poetics    
  • KENT D. NIESEN  / Gwendolyn Brooks: A Small Voice with Something Big To Say
  • SAM ANDERSON / Setting Matters: Breaking Down the Cardboard Box Story                                                               

10:25-11:40 breakout sessions:

  • PEDAGOGY PANEL: Teaching Creativity
  • JEROME KILLS SMALL  / Patriotic Songs and Stories of the Lakota
  • SCOTT WORKING / The Living Newspaper  
Lunch (included) is from 11:40- 12:15
12:15-1:30 breakout sessions:
  • STACEY WAITE / Queer Poetry in the Age of Alternative Facts
  • MCC Spotlight: a reading and Q&A by MCC Creative Writing Faculty and Students
  • KIM WHITESIDE  / A Writing Feast for the Senses    

1:40-3  Keynote:

  • A Conversation with MORGAN PARKER  

Metropolitan Literacy Council Writing Contest

Omaha Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age, genetic information, citizenship status, or economic status in its programs, activities and employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following individual has been designated to address inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Superintendent of Schools, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (531-299-9822).

Las Escuelas Públicas de Omaha no discriminan basados en la raza, color, origen nacional, religión, sexo, estado civil, orientación sexual, discapacidad , edad, información genética, estado de ciudadanía, o estado económico, en sus programas, actividades y empleo, y provee acceso equitativo a los “Boy Scouts” y a otros grupos juveniles designados. La siguiente persona ha sido designada para atender estas inquietudes referentes a las pólizas de no discriminación: El Superintendente de las Escuelas, 3215 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68131 (531-299-9822).