What motivates kids? Social Currency!

 Social Currency?

  

Heard in the halls, “I get to be the football manager!  That is the coolest thing ever!”

Very inexpensive currency right there

September 14-19, 2015

Social Currency - Middle School students are often enthused and motivated by the amount of "social currency" they can earn form their teachers and each other.  Deposits and withdrawals are tallied continuously and mentally by each student. Motivations shift from extrinsic to intrinsic after sufficient social capital has built up.

We are on a fine path to becoming that school using social currency for student deposits to help influence behaviors.  Acts of integrity are seen often.  Ms. Dixon even came down today to award one of our students with a special shout-out for a bus situation.  Warriors of Wonder have been submitted and praise offered.  Students seem respectful, especially when we use the phrase, “in a minute, but not yet…” Students even hold the door open for others every now and then, all acts stemming from a well-funded social capital account.

 

Thanks for the shout Ms Dixon!  We really appreciate it.

Monday

Binder Team Agenda

                We will work on our goals, student data, eValuate, and best lessons presented recently.

CC to Bowling Green

Softball hosts Troy at 4:30

Volleyball hosts Bowling Green @ 5:00 here

Tuesday

We will have our first PBiS Meeting of the year:  Topics will include Training, Tier 1 Rewards and

Let’s move the meeting to Daugherty’s Room for computer use.

Sped Training at Central Office

Board Meeting

Football Game against Troy at our house -  Start time 5:00 pm –

 Wednesday

                Early Release Day

                                Our Wednesday Guest Speaker has postponed so we will build our agenda as follows:
 NEW PLAN
Co-Teaching Training for all Co-Teachers and Sped Teachers at Central Office
All other teachers to High School for UoI work with our RPDC Rep Tom Hairston
Please let me know which you plan on attending 

1.       Dessert First - Technology, Google Class, Google Docs etc

2.       PBiS Details

3.       Content/Binder Time – Planning, collaboration, eValuate, planning, Dates or what your team may need specifically

4.    Exit survey-binder report on Google Sheets

                Softball @ Warrenton Jr High at 4:30

Thursday

                Volleyball at Warrenton @ 5:00

                Softball hosts Elsberry at 5:30

Friday

                Jeans Day – Yeah!

Saturday

                7^th Grade Troy Volleyball Tourney at 9:00

Upcoming

                Homecoming and Spirit Week is next week, Sept 21-26…  Assembly, fun outfits, daily

                WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BUILD A FLOAT FOR HOMECOMING.

                                IDEAS? Clubs, library, Stuco, WJHS, Yearbook, Cheer... ???  Grade Level

                Red Ribbon on Radar for October

 

Things are getting busy! Anything I forgot?

The district has have a big district calendar that the AD office maintains.   

It has all kinds of things on there.  You can even link it to load to your calendar.