ASCP Snack Offer versus Serve Presenter Mary Burks, RD, SNS.
1 GREAT SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP Tony Lamair Burks II, Ed.D.
-
Upload
debra-clarke -
Category
Documents
-
view
216 -
download
0
Transcript of 1 GREAT SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP Tony Lamair Burks II, Ed.D.
1
GREAT SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Tony Lamair Burks II, Ed.D.
These are all our children;we will benefit by or pay for
what they become.
James Baldwin
This I Believe: Tony Lamair Burks II
3 © 2008
3
4
“And How Are the Children?”
Student Voice and Choice
5
Rev. Dr. Patrick T. O'Neill
Rev. Dr. Patrick T. O'Neill, former senior minister of the 180-year-old First Unitarian Church Brooklyn, spoke about the famed Maasai warriors in a classic sermon.
6
• Objective (What): What word or phrase grabs your attention?
• Reflective (Gut): What feelings do you have after reading
this?
• Interpretive (So What?): What issues does this essay bring up for you?
• Decisional (Now What?): What actions will you take?
“And How Are The Children?”
Significant changes in schools begin with
significant changes in what leaders think, say, and do.
Dennis Sparks
Leadership Matters
Significant changes in classrooms begin with
significant changes in what students think, say, and do.
Tony Lamair Burks II
Students Matter
9
Three Types of Students
10
Puzzled?
11
Puzzled? in teams of 3 participants
DIRECTIONS
• ASSEMBLER: One blindfolded person assembles the puzzle according to the instructions of the instructor.
• INSTRUCTOR: One person gives verbal instructions to the assembler; this person MAY NOT touch a puzzle piece or the assembler.
• OBSERVER: One person writes notes about the process of putting the puzzle together; this person also ensures that the others follow the directions of the task.
12
Puzzled? Just A Dinosaur
13
Puzzled? Course Corrections
DIRECTIONS
• OBSERVER: 1 minute to share notes without commentary and/or interpretation.
• ASSEMBLER AND INSTRUCTOR: 2 minutes to discuss practices and verbal instructions that helped and/or hindered the puzzle assembly process.
ASSEMBLER REMAINS BLINDFOLDED
14
Puzzled? Just A Dinosaur
15
Puzzled? Role-alike Conversations
• What was it like as the assembler? What was easy for you? What could have been clarified?
• What was it like as the instructor? What was difficult for you? What was your strategy?
• As the observer, what did you see that hindered the puzzle assembly? What helped? What suggestions would you give to your team’s assembler and instructor?
The FIVE As for Student Achievement and Success:
going from student to scholar
Brand YOU: The FIVE As
AttendanceAttitude
AvocationAttire
Academics
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhy Attendance?
If you don't show up for school, you will definitely miss out on everything.
Attendance: Regular daily attendance. No pattern of absences. 96% attendance or better (no
more than 7 days absent in a year).
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhat Attendance
looks like: • Coming to school on time
each day.• Going to each class each
day. • Staying home only when
sick.• Asking for make-up work
when you miss a day of school.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhy Attitude?
It’s the little thing that makes a BIG difference in determining your ALTITUDE.
Attitude:Good attitude and behavior. No pattern of
misbehavior or disrespect. No Out of School Suspensions. No social media attacks or
inappropriate posts.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhat Attitude looks
like: • Focusing on good people and
things.• Making good choices about
social media.• Solving problems without
violence and cursing. • Showing respect to students
and adults.• Demanding respect for
yourself and others.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhy Avocation?
Find out what you like to do, learn new things, meet new people…all work and no play makes
you boring.
Avocation: A hobby or interest – clubs or sports or service. No consistent pattern of inactivity. No gang or
gang-related activity.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhat Avocation looks
like: • Joining a club at school.• Traveling with a group at
church.• Starting your own club.
• Learning a hobby like running, dancing, kickboxing, golf, or
chess.• Doing something creative like
drawing pictures or writing a book.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhy Attire?
Dress the part of a scholar.
Attire: Standard Mode of Dress or school uniform
worn daily. No sagging pants, no gang-wear. No days out of Standard Mode of Dress .
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhat Attire looks
like: • Wearing the appropriate
Standard Mode of Dress .• Knowing when to wear
what.• Developing your own
sense of fashion and style.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhy Academics?
Your job is to be a student and become a scholar. Learn all you can while you can, then share what you learn as
often as you can.
Academics: Good grades – As and Bs. Taking courses that
challenge you. Having tools for success (pen, pencil, notebooks, textbooks, homework). No pattern of poor
performance. Not only taking easy classes.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsWhat Academics looks
like: • Knowing it is cool to be
smart.• Earning as many As as you
can.• Asking a teacher (or a friend)
for help when you don’t understand something.
• Helping others learn and understand.
Brand YOU: The FIVE AsAttendance: If you don't show up for school, you will definitely miss out on everything.
Attitude: It’s the little thing that makes a BIG difference in determining your ALTITUDE.
Avocation: Find out what you like to do, learn new things, meet new people…all work and no play makes you boring.
Attire: Dress the part of a scholar.
Academics: Your job is to be a student and become a scholar. Learn all you can while you can, then share what you learn as often as you can.
30 © 2008
30
THANKS AND BE WELL
31
Be well read. Be well dressed. Be well travelled. Be well loved. Be well housed. Be well fed. Be well rested. Be well respected.
I AM by Tony Lamair Burks II
I am from collard greens and cornbread.
I am from the Heart of Dixie,
the buckle of the Bible Belt.
I am from grits and catfish, bursting with flavor;
cooked with love.
…………….
I am from big city USA equipped to traverse the globe.
I am from Mary and ML, Lillie and Tim,
Janice and Tony.
I am from genesis and revelations…what is
and what is to be.