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Congratulations to Flower Mound Elementary

FlowerMound

On January 21, the Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education out of Washington D.C., Frank Brogan, visited Alpha Plus partner school Flower Mound Elementary.

Congratulations on a job well done and thanks Mr. Dax Trent for the shout out!

Channel 7, KSWO carried an article about the meeting. Click here to read more.

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Sandra Valentine at Idabel Central Elementary

Idabel Central Elementary

Our facilitator, Sandra Valentine,
had a great professional development day at Idabel Central Elementary (Wednesday).

We are looking forward to a great new school year!

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A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity

Rose Thorn

Here's a good idea from the George Lucas Educational Foundation's website: Edutopia.org comes an article by Alex Shervrin Venet.

The rose and thorn check-in is a quick strategy for building community and developing student voice.

"At the start of a recent class, my students gathered a bouquet of good news: a trip to Ireland, an end to recent car troubles, an upcoming visit with a friend. These were highlights they shared during our start-of-class routine, the rose and thorn check-in."

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