Learning Unleashed

Welcome to the first edition of Learning Unleashed for the 2023-24 school year. This newsletter is designed to keep #1LISD continually growing and improving by connecting us to just-in-time ideas, content, and resources aligned to our Learning Model and guiding philosophies.

Start your school year off by building strong relationships and empowering learning environments with your students. Explore the resources below to pick up a new idea, tip, or inspiration to set your (and your students') year up for success!

• 23 Ways to Build and Sustain Classroom Relationships
• Building Community Through Collaboration at the Start of the School Year
• Balancing Friendliness With Firmness
• The First 5 Days of the School Year: The Key to Success
  
• Creating Inclusive Spaces Begins with Saying Each Other’s Names
  
• Powerful, Evidence-Backed Ways to Connect with Students in the First Week of School
• 20 ways to Build Classroom Community and Relationships

Leander ISD's written curriculum is developed to allow time for building strong connections and systems before diving into the content. Whether kicking off with a Week of Inspirational Math, relationship building to support reading/writing workshop and literacy communities, or collaboration and classbuilding tasks to support Dual Language environments, the #1LISD curriculum development teams have prioritized time for you to connect and build community with your students!

We are so excited to welcome our newest LISD teachers! Check out what your fellow educators offer as Advice for New Teachers in Their First Year of Teaching to help guide your year.

Have you checked in with your instructional coach and/or mentor to plan for all the systems and procedures to launch your year?

If you missed this amazing resource on Learning Environment Day, please bookmark the Choice Board to support continuous just-in-time learning.

Did you know that Leander ISD has a website full of teambuilding resources to support building a strong community and culture in your classroom and/or work environment? Curated and modeled by master experiential educator, Greg Glover, you'll find something to fit your needs based on age or size of the group! Check it out!

Join us this fall for our 30th Annual Continuous Improvement Institute (CII)! Whether you want to improve your classroom or workplace processes, increase student empowerment, or take action on a goal you’ve set, CII can give you the tools and concepts to tackle your probletunity!

Small group cohorts will meet on:

• September 18 (4:30 - 6:30, virtual)

• September 27 (1:00 - 4:30, in-person @ a location central to the cohort)

• October 18 (1:00 - 4:30, in-person @ a location central to the cohort)

• November 6 (a session during the Continuous Improvement Conference)

LISD will cover the cost of participants' subs for the 2 half-day sessions.

For more details see the CII flyer and/or sign-up form.

Let us know what you think about this edition or what you'd like to see in future editions of "Learning Unleashed."

For more opportunities for professional learning provided by Leander ISD, check out Eduphoria Strive.

Email: professional.development@leanderisd.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/leanderisd.org/professional-learning/home
Phone: 512.570.0209
Twitter: @LISD_IPL