Students are not the only learners at Almond School!!!  Almond staff will be in learning mode tomorrow at Ed Summit: Breaking the Silos in Education.

At 6:30pm tonight, at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, our district will kick off two days of professional learning for all interested in deepening their knowledge around a variety of topics in education.  Warren Berger, author of A More Beautiful Question, and Lisa Kay Solomon, author of Moments of Impact:  How to Design Strategic Conversations that Accelerate Change, will partake in a provoking conversation around “creating conditions of discovery & inquiry in our schools.” 

On Friday, all LASD staff have the opportunity to engage in a variety of sessions to expand their collection of instructional tools.  Some of our very own Almond superheroes are leading workshops:  Samantha Nguyen (Aurasma: Using Augmented Reality in the Classroom), Joe Chan (Using Twitter in the Classroom), Melissa Dowling (Mystery Skype in the Classroom), Elizabeth Leach (Learning Circuitry Basics Maker Style!), and Erika Benadom (Integrating Growth Mindset into your Classroom and School Community).

Saturday is dedicated to an EdCamp experience.  What is EdCamp?  (I’m so glad ;-) you asked.)  It is based on Open Space Technology which states that "whoever comes are the right people and whatever happens are the only things that could have."  Educators will convene in the morning and bring ideas for what they want to learn.  These ideas will be posted and grouped and then space will be provided to allow these groups with similar learning interests to work together to broaden their knowledge on a topic of their choice.

Talking about Saturday...the Almond Walkabout is only 4 Saturdays away!!!  Our campus will be buzzing on October 11th with music, walking, food, families, and fun!  Our theme is the Boot Scootin’ Boogie and there will be an annual surprise for all to enjoy.  I can’t wait.  We have a goal this year to have 100% of our families participate.  While it would be wonderful for each student to raise $75, participation will be counted at any dollar contribution.  We want everyone out there because this is a hallmark Almond event that brings us all together.