Happy Teacher Appreciation Week |
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Dear Educators,
We hope that during this Teacher Appreciation week, and every week, you know just how deeply appreciated you are by all your DPS teammates, students and families. Thanks to your tremendous efforts, our kids have been able to learn and grow together in person again this school year. The journey to this point has been challenging, and we recognize all of the time and energy you poured into not only supporting your students, but supporting and lifting one another up as well as we navigated through the constant change of the pandemic. You have been beacons of empathy, understanding and reassurance for kids, families, school leaders and the greater DPS community. Thank you for continually putting Students First.
As we continue to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, be sure to check your email for Teacher Appreciation Daily with words of thanks from students, videos, giveaways and more! Catch up at teacherappreciation.dpsk12.org. Plus, share how you’ve been celebrated on social media using #DPSLovesTeachers.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week, and THANK YOU for all you do!
Many thanks,
Tamara and Mike
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‘Your Voice/Tu Voz’ Survey is Now Open |
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The final “Your Voice/Tu Voz” Survey of the 2021-22 school year is now open. Please check your DPS email address to find your link to complete the survey. All surveys will include additional questions about the Healthy Start Times initiative for the 2023-24 school year, so please help encourage your students and families to participate. Make sure to take the survey by Friday, May 13.
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TSEAL Tip of the Week: Activities to Reflect on the School Year
Check out the tips below to help you, your students and your school community intentionally create a space to reflect on this school year. These activities are meant to help build self-awareness and intentionally make decisions moving forward for:
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Students: Create or co-create activities for students to reflect on their school year using these five fun activities.
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Schoolwide Community: Questions to think about with your community include:
- How are you hearing from your community about their experience this year?
- What spaces could you bring in a family's reflection on the year to inform moving forward?
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This Week's Top 5 Things to Know |
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Cultural Moments: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
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May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! This month, we will feature how our students are learning about, connecting with, interpreting and celebrating AAPI Heritage Month through their writing, artwork, music, photos and videos. Submissions will be shared on our website and social media channels at the end of the month. Please submit your submissions through this Google Form by May 20 for consideration.
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Summer PL Session Guide Now Available: Registration Opens May 3 |
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Summer 2022 professional learning session information is now available in the Session Guide. Required sessions are bolded and noted in the audience column. Additional information, including registration and session links, will be made available May 3. These sessions will provide you with the opportunity to build your capacity to support students by deepening your understanding of content and best practices. Be sure to bookmark the Professional Learning page on The Commons for updated information.
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2022 Regional Summer School Teacher Jobs Now Posted |
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The RSS Teacher job postings are now live on the DPS internal job board. RSS postings can be found by logging into your Employee Infor account to access internal job opportunities, and searching Job ID: 54178.
Summer school teacher job descriptions were updated this year to provide uniformity for all summer programming; however, Job ID: 54178 is specific to teachers in Regional Summer School 2022.
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ICYMI: Nominations for Night of Honor Awards Now Open |
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Do you know someone on Team DPS who embodies the Shared Core Values every day? How about a successful and effective team? Recognize them by sharing a nomination:
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Leadership Lamp Award: Our most distinguished award honoring our Shared Core Values champions (four awards total).
Also, we are excited to celebrate some of last year's honorees in the next few weeks, and plan to announce our 2020-21 Leadership Lamp honorees during an in-person event in the fall.
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Join Achieving Excellence Academy Summer Pilot Program |
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Are you passionate and knowledgeable about racial and cultural identity? Are you skilled at teaching ethnic studies and incoming ninth-grade students? Teach or lead at the Achieving Excellence Academy! The Achieving Excellence Academy (AEA) summer program is an in-person, immersive four-week pilot taking place June 21-July 14 at Denver School of the Arts. AEA will serve as a cultural identity and ethnic studies program especially for -- but not exclusive to -- Black/African-American and Latinx families, students and educators to learn more about these experiences and ancestral histories. Learn more here.
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Additional Resources and Opportunities |
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Click here to learn more about these resources and opportunities:
- Paid, Remote Summer Opportunity for DPS Educators
- Join Brown Bag Research Presentation: The Development of the Student Belonging Scale
- Register Now for the 2022 Biliteracy Conference
- Second- through Fifth-grade ELA-S Teachers Needed for Spanish Literacy Assessment Review
- PD Opportunity: Teaching Elementary Science with Art, Music and Movement
- ECE Update: Alert Your Facilities Manager of STEM Kit Delivery
- Summer PL Available for K-3 Inquiry Journeys
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