Newsletter for employees of the Tippecanoe School Corporation
|
|
Dayton teacher wins Anne DeCamp Award
|
|
|
|
The TSC has announced Beau Scott from Dayton Elementary School as the winner of the 2017-18 Anne DeCamp Award for Creative Teaching.
Scott receives a $500 check to be used for Lego Boosts robotics kits for his 4/5 high ability students. He will be recognized at the TSC Staff Recognition Night in April and his name will be added to a plaque displayed at TSC Administrative Offices.
|
|
|
Partners in Education grants available
|
|
Evonik Corporation, Tippecanoe Laboratories, is now accepting applications for its Partners in Education (PIE) grants. The grants are available to local teachers to promote enrichment and educational excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curricula.
|
|
Professional development opportunities
|
|
 |
ESL book study
TSC employees are invited to participate in an ESL book study: 50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners. Amy Sturgeon and Carrie Painter will facilitate the online discussion February 12 - March 23.
The first 26 participants who email
Amy Sturgeon
to sign up for the study will receive a free copy of the book. Participants will learn and discuss effective strategies while earning 12 PGPs.
|
|
|
|
Teaching the teen brain
Youth Services of Tippecanoe County is offering a free "Teaching the Teen Brain" training session from 4-7 pm, March 8 and 15.
The training involves how to approach youth in a way that minimizes conflict and increases relationship building and compliance.
Please contact
Rebecca Humphrey
for more information and to register by February 19.
|
|
|
|
Celebrating school counseling week
|
|
School counselors play a significant role in fostering student aspirations, helping students overcome obstacles to learning and ensuring that students are college and career ready.
Read more
about how school counselors support learning in Indiana schools.
|
|
|
|
TSC School Resource Officer Aaron Gilman with the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office shares information on topics important to the safety of our staff and students. Please read
this message and reflect on how these tips apply to you and your building.
Safety starts with you. Taking action is one of the simplest things to do. When you see something, say something.
|
|
|
Adding frequently visited websites to the Chrome Bookmark Bar can save you time and help you work more efficiently. Do you find yourself visiting the "TSC Tech Links" website on a daily basis to access websites such as Aesop, PowerSchool and SMART? If so, adding these websites to the Bookmark Bar could save you a great deal of time. To add websites to the Bookmark Bar, simply 'click and drag' the icon to the left of the website address (shown below), or follow
these instructions
. Once you've bookmarked websites, you can access them from any device by signing in to Chrome.
|
|
|
Employee assistance program
|
|
Are you feeling stressed due to depression, grief, marriage/family issues, financial, or legal issues and need help finding a solution? The TSC is now offering an
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
. The EAP is available at no cost for all employees and immediate household members.
To make an appointment, call 800-745-4838, ext 2, between 8 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
|
|
|
|
It’s already that time of year to start getting ready for upcoming spring races. Winter is a great time to prepare for a 5K. Choosing to prepare for a 5K starts with that first walk, jog, or run.
Click
here
for helpful tips on how to prepare to run or walk a 5K race.
|
|
|
Personal coaching program
|
|
Click
here
to apply for NuStart's healthy living program. The coaching is now available at the TSC/LSC WeCare South Clinic, along with the TSC/LSC WeCare North Clinic and the app.
|
|
INtegrate movement challenge
|
|
|
|
A new INtegrate Movement Challenge starts today – the Golden Sneaker trophy and $100 will be awarded to the winning school/team! All you have to do to help your team win is to move, hydrate, participate and complete the weekly survey on the
NuStart Health app.
Contact
NuStart if you need technical assistance with the app. Make sure you sign up to get the app and register so you can participate in the challenge. Feel free to email
Bryce Lindsay or call him at 260-274-0311 if you have any questions.
|
|
|
Inspiration Matters
With Kathy Nimmer
|
|
My students in creative writing were brainstorming natural occurrences
and normal tendencies in this world that they could potentially change
up in a fairy tale world. They talked about what it would be like if it was normal to walk on our hands instead of our feet, what red snow would be like instead of white, and how dating would be different if clapping meant serious romantic interest. For the latter, they giggled over the image of a couple clapping at each other in a fancy restaurant instead of making smoochy faces! I laughed as I listened to them, and a large reason for that laughter was their sustained ability to think outside the box. These were students 16-years-old or older, and yet, when given permission to be original thinkers, they still knew how to do it.
It is easy for us to be married to predictability. Following rules, checking off standards, and fulfilling requirements in our workplace and beyond will get us from here to there, but that journey is much less interesting if we chop off the creativity that once characterized us as little children. I loved witnessing my teenage students innovate like this, but it made me sad too because their originality made me realize how long it has been since I let whimsy lead my thought patterns. I'm guessing that the thinkers and doers out there--the ones who are soaring in the business world and beyond--retain the kind of thinking my creative writers were doing. I wonder how much better we would be at this adult thing if we too cultivated and protected whimsy. It might be worth a try.
|
|
|
Employee Name:
Angie McClure
Years with TSC:
19
Position:
Custodian, Hershey Elementary School
Why this employee makes TSC great:
Angie is an experienced, dedicated employee who can always be counted on to come to work even in adverse conditions. She consistently performs at a high level to provide a safe, healthy environment for all.
|
|
Employee Name:
Nicole Johnson
Years with TSC:
8
Position:
Cafeteria Manager, Wea Ridge Middle
Why is TSC a great place to work:
It allows me to spend time with my family and I enjoy serving the students every day.
|
|
February 19 - School in session (for January 12 cancellation)
March 9 - End of the third nine weeks
March 26-30 - No school, spring break
May 29 - Last student day
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
