Key Dates:
Please mark your calendars:
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August 20th—Peer Observer Led Whole Group IRR
August 21st—Peer Observer Self-Selected PD Part 2 in rotating groups
August 22nd—Green Day Support in Schools. If a school has not asked for your assistance,
please report to Del Pueblo for alternate activities.
August 23rd –No Nonsense Nurturer--Two simultaneous NNN presentations for interested
schools 4:00-6:30 @ Del Pueblo Jeff Leah and Karin Joanna (optional for those who are
interested or have not attended)
August 23rd—Peer Observer Led Content Specific IRR
August 24th—No Nonsense Nurturer Leah, Peggy and Bev to facilitate at Ashley ELE 811. (optional for those who are interested or have not attended)
August 24th—Work with the CAO office (location TBD)
August 27th—Whole Group IRR led by Todd
August 28th through September 7th—small group IRR in schools and meeting your caseload
September 5th—P.O. Meeting at Del Pueblo from 8:00 until 11:00 a.m.
All sessions are at Del Pueblo from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Key Dates:
 GOAL—MEET 100% OF OUR
CASELOAD BEFORE SEPTEMBER
10TH. RELATIONSHIPS,
PERSPECTIVES AND
POSITIVITY!
ISSUE 3
VOLUME 1
August 20-24, 2012
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 THOSE INTERESTED IN LEAD
PO RESPONSIBILITIES SHOULD
P.O.W.R.
PLAN TO MEET FOR LUNCH
AUGUST 27TH.
 THOSE INTERESTED IN
WORKING ON THE PO
FEEDBACK RUBRIC SHOULD
PLAN TO MEET AUGUST 27TH
FROM 4:00 TO 5:00 PM
Team
Peer Observer Weekly Report
QUOTE OF THE WEEK—“WHAT IF THE HOKEY POKEY REALLY IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT?” FROM
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS BY CHERYL CALDWELL
Dear Todd(y),
“Dear Todd—I am working on a committee in my content area for the district. We are developing materials for use across DPS.
Are you willing to review some of the materials?” --Just Wondering
Part of my job is to support you! The short answer is “absolutely!” I will do my best to give feedback. One of my goals
is to help you think through instruction as it relates to your responsibilities. Always ask! If I can help, I will!
(Series) 5 Ways to Make a
Killer First Impression
Most people will judge you within the
first second of meeting you and their
opinion will most likely never change.
Making a good first impression is
incredibly important, because you only
get one shot at it.
Princeton University psychologist Alex
Todorov and co-author Janine Willis, a
student researcher who graduated from
Princeton in 2005 had people look at a
microsecond of video of a political
candidate. Amazingly, research subjects
could predict with 70-percent accuracy
who would win the election just from
that microsecond of tape. This tells us
that people can make incredibly
accurate snap judgments in a tenth of a
second.
How can you ensure people are judging
you accurately and also seeing your best
side? You never want to give people an
inauthentic impression — many people
can intuitively feel if someone is being
fake immediately. However, any time
you meet someone for the first time,
you always want to start on the right
foot. Here are a few ways you can make
sure people’s first impression of you is
a good one:
First--Set an intention. The most
important thing to do for giving a good
impression is to set your intention. This
is especially important before any kind
of big event where you would be
meeting a lot of people — i.e.
conferences, networking events or friend’s
parties. As you get ready or when you are
driving over think about what kind of
people you want to meet and what kind of
interactions you want to have. This can be
an incredibly grounding experience and
works very well to focus on what kind of
energy you want to have for your event.
(More next week.)
From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/yec/2011/11/02/5-ways-to-make-a-killer-first-impression/
Mandated---
All employees are required to complete the Student Safety Mandated Reporting Training by
September 7th at 3:00 pm. After you have completed viewing the PowerPoint, please send an
email to Tonia indicating that you have viewed it. This is a requirement of DPS and there are no
exceptions.