Author Archives: Rebecca Mantonya

Herd Huddles

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

This is take two, yesterday I had started this blog post and somehow I lost it, Grrr. Now I have the opportunity to write it again and it should be even better. Every Wednesday morning at Brownell we have the … Continue reading →

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Technology Conference

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

As a part of our Building staff development many of the staff at Brownell attended a half day session at North Star to learn about different  uses of technology.  My 2 favorite sessions were about connection writing and technology and … Continue reading →

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Anita Archer

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

What is a great way to get ready to go back to school?  I chose to go to a 2 day workshop led by Anita Archer. Day 1 4 Big Ideas for the day that deal with the Design of … Continue reading →

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Summer learning

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

For the past 4 days I have allowed myself to be a student, 2 days at Eric Jensen and the last 2 days taking a graduate level Math as a Second Language class. I have felt first hand the successes … Continue reading →

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Eric Jensen

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

On June 9th and 10th, I had the opportunity to attend a conference led by Eric Jensen.  I was inspired to attend because I had co workers who attended his workshop in Texas and we have done all school  book … Continue reading →

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Summer has begun and so has summer learning

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

School got out on a Friday, a weekend of camping flew by. Monday was filled with errands and on Tuesday I was back at school for CSI- Continuous School Improvement.   It was a time we were able to reflect on … Continue reading →

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GRIT

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

The last week of school, the children and teachers are ready for summer but there is one more week of school to go. GRIT, we have talked about it all year with the students and the teachers need to use … Continue reading →

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Trauma Training

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

We had our 2 day after school trauma training in March and April. Where do I start? First here are some websites www.beyondconsequences.com traumasensitiveschools.org www.NCTSN.org www.livesinthebalance.org What can we do as educators? Be aware and learn as much as possible. … Continue reading →

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Equity meeting 11/14/13

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

  *This post somehow got lost in my draft folder. Equity Liasion meeting, November 14, 2013 LPS Social workers  Nora Treat Northeast High School  sponsor of the Gay Straight Alliance, Sue Ditton- Lincoln High School  Social Worker sponsor clubs for … Continue reading →

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Bilingual Liaison Roles Lincoln Public Schools – ELL Program

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rebecca Mantonya

I started this post  many years ago and it needs to be published. As we are getting back to school and classroom teachers are looking over class lists and wait, the parents of my student does not speak English. What … Continue reading →

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