Culture

Another Awesome Week @Manor New Tech (Week 18)

Week 18 is the halfway point for the 2015-2016 school year.  During this week, I attended a monthly Instructional Coach Network training at Region 13, I observed 8 classes and I …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 17)

Week 17 was our first week of 2016 and our first week back after winter break.  The week started with two days of campus professional development and the students returned …

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Another Awesome Week @Manor New Tech (Week 16)

Week 16 at Manor New Tech High School (MNTHS) was a festive week full of MNTHS traditions: the Adopt-a-Kid parties, the Staff/Student basketball game, the Alumni Assembly, and the Teacher …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 13)

Week 13 started a brand new trimester at Manor New Tech.  The turn of the trimester created opportunities for new classroom cultures to evolve due to the creation of new …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 12)

Week 12 at Manor New Tech HS was the final exam week of our 1st Trimester.   During this week, students reviewed and took their final exams in each course.  Aside …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 7)

Week 7 at Manor New Tech marked the start of a new six weeks.  During Advisory this week, the school gathered to listen to the speeches of students running for …

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Another Awesome Week at Manor New Tech (Week 4)

Things got really real at Manor New Tech HS in Week 4.  On Tuesday, we launched our Clubs/Interventions program.  And on Wednesday, our beloved principal, Steve Zipkes, retired. This week, …

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Another Awesome Week @ Manor New Tech (Week 2)

This week, many classes launched their first projects for this school year.  I got to observe students in several classes doing cool things in the context of PBL projects.  Unfortunately …

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Another Awesome Week @ Manor New Tech (Week 1)

During Week 1, the staff quickly embraced communication and safety systems.  We started meeting the district agenda expectations by posting agendas in Echo and then printing agendas and posting these …

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Brainstorming: Culture by Design

I’ve brainstormed several possible professional development activities for the morning session we have dedicated towards building MNTH Culture.  Now, I need my Stehler thought partner to help me edit and …

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