Curriculum Blog - Kristin Dixon

Our Committee meets again on Tuesday, November 10. Our hopes from this committee work are as follows. To offer:

• Guidance and support for all schools to review a content areas
• Assistance to schools who are writing their in-depth for the Accreditation in 16-17 by providing tools and a process to follow.
• Data review process
• Samples of a Curriculum Mapping Process
• A list of on-line resources

Thank you to schools who are offering teachers release time to participate ...

Many thanks for your participation in Teacher Excellence Day 2015! Thanks again to the staff at St. Charles Borromeo School in Tacoma and Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle. And, I want to take this moment in ink to thank the logistics manager of the day, the woman behind the scenes, my assistant Elizabeth (Lisa) O’Leary. Her passion for Catholic education fuels her desire to help all Catholic schools, administrators and staff. I thank her for the organization and all the detail work! From ...

Members of visiting teams who have not been trained in the new protocol are strongly encouraged to attend the training scheduled for Monday, September 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 P.M. at the Chancery, 710 9th Avenue, Seattle. Please click here to register for the meeting.

If for any reason you can't make this training, and you need this information, please give me a call in the office, 206-382-4872.

Registration closed Thursday, September 9. All principals will receive a final list next week. Teachers who have not registered may still attend, however, they will receive a blank name tag and list of the open break-out sessions. We ask that those without a registration to please see the Help Desk on the morning of TED.

The name tags will be given to the principals at the Principals' Retreat, September 24-25. The name tags have all the important info on it - the sessions each teacher ...

Last Tuesday, Principal McGovern invited me to participate in the opening day at Our Lady of the Lake. I was honored to be among all the new backpacks, big smiles, and sad/happy parents and teachers! All the children gathered in front of the school, and as a light rain fell, Fr. Tim blessed the front doors of the school and all who had gathered. What a blessing we have in our Catholic schools! A place where children are known, challenged to use our gifts, and encouraged ...