BESD Super Scoop: Recent Episodes
Box Elder School District
In this session we talk about why and how BESD does there PD days that give the teachers time to learn and sharpen their saw.
Also we talk about the dignity project. View it here
In this podcast we talk about the proposal for the upcoming November election bond on the ballot in Box Elder County. There are a few things reference.
Information about the Bond
keith.mechan@besd.net
heidijo.west@besd.net
steve.carlsen@besd.net
Cost per square foot to build
Elementary - $ 481
High Schools - $ 449
Middle schools - $382
Town Hall meetings:
October 7th at Box Elder Middle School
October 8th at Bear River Middle School
October 17th virtual meeting
Please register to vote
In this episode we talk about the things our State Representative has done in the session this year. We also discuss how others can get involved to make a difference.
In this episode we talk with the ELA department of Bear River High school Heidi Jensen, Jamie Marble, and Kelbie Jackson. We discuss how this department uses data to pinpoint student gaps. These gaps are taught to students during an intervention built into their schedule. They talk about the Utah State Standards and how they break those down to understand what students really need to know.
They talk about a Strategic Implementation Guide that helped start the conversation.
They also talk about the 4 PLC questions:
1) What do we want our students to learn?
2) How will we know if they learned it?
3) What will we do if they did not learn it?
4) What will we do if they did learn it?
In this podcast we talk to 2 teachers of the DLI program and the district director. We talk about the long term benefits for signing your student up for the program. BESD offers 4 schools with Spanish DLI and one with Chinese.
In this episode we talk to students and faculty at our schools about fundraisers and food drives done to support our local communities. Every year our school, through the help of the communities, donate tons of food to the local food pantries and thousands of dollars to local charities to help those around us. One of the great benefits of this that happens with our students is the unity to a common goal.
You can follow many of the activities that happen at:
BRHS instragram
BEHS instagram
Box Elder School district Facebook
Today we talk about how students and teachers can use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom to help with learning and productivity.
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For more information about BESD health services please visit: https://www.besd.net/page/health-services-main-page
We talk to Tom Shaw, a member of the BESD foundation, about the fundraising efforts and the support the foundation gives to BESD. More information can be found at https://www.besd.net/page/foundation-home
We are excited to have the students back with us at BESD for the first day of school 2023.
We interviewed the co-valedictorian from Bear River High School.
Here is a link to one of Zerin's Comics
Here is a poem from Aliya
9/22
There are no words that can explain
The hidden world’s frame of itself
So we made up a way to claim
The secrets marked but on a shelf
The numbers climb my page and notes
And the questions grow and spurt
My pencil taps my page and floats
Numbers cannot speak and can’t hurt
The world fades out and I can’t see
Don’t need to feel or think or cry
Because the numbers just can be
A great escape away to fly
But sometimes you still have to live
Since these don’t have that much to give
-AP
In this interview, we talk about using data. Making growth in students and teachers. We discuss Tier 1, 2, and 3 instruction. We discuss the types of assessments with team-driven assessments, District, and State assessments.
In this episode we interview the BEHS valedictorian and salutatorian. We talk about how they became the valedictorian and salutatorian and what plans they have after high school.
Box Elder High School had two players recognized by the National Football Foundation for being great student-athletes.
In this episode, we interview three student-athletes from Bear River High School who will continue their education through athletic scholarships at various schools throughout the country. Two athletes will be playing Lacrosse and one will be playing softball.
SouthernWesleyanUniversity
MidlandUniversity
BrighamYoungUniversity
Here is a link to the framework You may be interested in implementing PCBL in your room if you experience some or all of the following:* You are frustrated that some students are bored and waiting for you to move on while other students are lost and need extra help. * You are frustrated that some of your lessons "just don't work" for some of your students. * You are tired of being the "sage on the sage," and you would prefer to be the "guide on the side." AND/OR you want to get away from "death by PowerPoint." * You wish you had more time to talk to your students individually rather than teaching "the mass" every day.
You will likely need the following to pursue the implementation of PCBL in your classroom:* You are not afraid for your classroom activities to look different than those of your department members. * You are okay with the discomfort of trying something new and not having it work perfectly the first time. * You are willing/able to invest time in learning and prepping the materials you need for a PCBL classroom for at least a short duration, e.g., one unit. We will be most successful if we start small.
Here are some details about the support you will receive and the "nets of safety" that will accompany any work you do to implement PCBL in any form: I will collaborate with you personally to design and test your PCBL unit. I am not an expert with PCBL; in fact, we will largely be learning together*, but I have the flexibility to support you so you are not working alone. * There are no deadlines to pursue, performance indicators to achieve, or consequences for not getting the outcome you hoped on the first implementation. * Full administrative approval/support for breaking the mold and trying something new. You would get this anyway, but there it is all the same. * You still get to (and should) utilize all the components of the PLC process - e.g., you'll still use all your common assessments and you'll still be pursuing all of your essential learning targets. * There is no requirement to do a certain "amount" or duration of PCBL learning. It makes the most sense to start with one unit, but there is not a specific requirement. You can take a break from it whenever you want.
Teachers have many things in their lives that can weigh them down. Here are some ideas to help lift the stress.
This last year Golden Spike Elementary was opened. This podcast is about the steps it took to open that school.
In this podcast we meet with Keith Mecham, the Assistant Superintendent over personnel. We discuss the resources in the district to help educate the whole student.
This podcast is about the Bear River High School Robotics Club.
Thank you to the sponsors of the club.
Especially
Walmart
Nucor
AutoLiv
In this episode, we talk with BEMS theater department about the school play. We interview 3 students and the directors.
The superintendent talks about the SEE initiative.
This is part of the Vision of Box Elder School District.
Strengthen PLC
Expand Student Connections
Elevate Employee appreciation
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In this episode, we discuss how BESD handles school threats and what parents can do when they hear about them.
Here are some links discussed in the podcast
SafeUT
Policy 5005 - Safe Schools
FERPA Law
HB 239
In this episode, we discuss the virtual day. Why do we have one and what goes into the decision not to hold a normal school?