Monday, September 4, 2017

Week of September 5th

UAI Staff News

Volume V
Issue 2
September 4th, 2017
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This Week's Memories

Kiri's Principal Message. This post marks the first official weekly staff message of the year.  Last week, I had the opportunity to briefly catch up with many of you.  It was great seeing so many of you after summer vacation!

2017-2018 is UAI's 12th year, and it is the first year that we are repeating a complete cycle.  Our mission from day one was to empower young women through STEM education.  The goal has always been focused on preparing our students to succeed in college and beyond.  Through our partnerships with the Urban Assembly, Girls Inc and NYU Tandon School of Engineering (formerly, NYU Poly), UAI's aim has always been to round out our students' experience.  By pairing challenging academic courses with the social emotional learning and real-world experiences, our young women will develop the balance of skills and knowledge that propel them to college completion.For the last 11 years, this mission has always just been an idea, and our vision.  This year is the first year that our mission begins to recur and grow.  Now that we have finally completed it, we can begin the work of refining and improvement.

Tomorrow I will share with you the goals and visions for this year as we launch our PD for the year. I am excited to bring together our team and to launch our work to bring our best for our students and their families.  Our mission has never been so important as it is today, in today's social and political climate.  Our job is not easy, but when we commit and when we turn to each other for support, we will accomplish real change in helping our students become the future that we all desperately need.

Things To Do This Week

PD Agendas.  See below for the agendas on Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday, Sept. 5th, 2017

  • 8:30-9:00      Breakfast
  • 9:00-9:30      Welcome and Overview for the Day
  • 9:30-10:00    Introductions and Icebreakers
  • 10:00-10:30  State of the School Address & Goals for the Year
  • 10:30-10:45  Break
    • 10:45-11:45  Programs and Initiatives for the Year
          • School Culture (Jen)
          • Advisory and Parent Engagement Time (Kiri)
          • Operations (Brodie)
          • The For Alls: College Access (Martine & Danielle), Math (Jamie)
    • 11:45-12:45 Lunch
    • 12:45-2:00   Instructional Planning
          • Please bring your Curriculum Map, Unit Plan, and Pacing Calendar
    • 2:00-2:50     Independent Work Time and Classroom Set Up
    Wednesday, Sept. 6th, 2017
    • 8:30-9:00       Breakfast
    • 9:00-9:30       The Importance of the Lesson Plan
    • 9:30-11:00     Lesson Planning for the first Unit
    • 11:00-12:00   Lunch
    • 12:00-1:30     Lesson Rehearsals
    • 1:30-2:00       Final Wrap and Share
    • 2:00-2:50       Independent Work Time and Classroom Set Up       

    Planning Document Links.
    Here are the links to the most up-to-date templates for your planning documents this year. Please make sure that you are using current versions.  Also is the link to the folder where you should upload these documents.  All templates are "view only" so you will have to save a copy into your own drive before you can edit.





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