Jeff Dagg

In honor of Mr. Jeff Dagg, DCS Instructional Coach, who is retiring, Mrs. Finn and Mrs. Haidl painted our storm drains to remind us to take care of the Great Lakes Watershed.

4th grade classes met with members of the Dexter City Council over Zoom to present their tree research. They studied the health of the trees in Peace Park.

Citizen scientists at work analyzing tree health in Peace Park. @mrsebersclass @JeffKDagg @wylieelem

These kindergartners were excited to show off their garden. This has been amazing learning experience for them.

To share their place-based learning experiences at Mill Creek Park, some students from the Barnes/Kohler/Hanlon team composed and recorded this song with the one-and-only Joe Reilly! Enjoy!

Home-based K’s are finding joy exploring their identities as scientists by making observations about pumpkins with their senses, asking questions, and supporting their claims with evidence. Excited to see where they go next! @timmischris @ryanbruderk2 @CraigMcCalla24

Look how the Wylie Community is impacting Dexter, MI and beyond! #4CommuniTREE #DreadStrong

🌳🎗#4CommuniTREE Together, we are #DreadStrong 💪

@howie_hua This was definitely something we couldn’t do with our slide rules and endless pages of trig tables and log tables.

I wanna see something. Like this tweet if in middle school you turned your calculator upside down to see what words you could write.

@wylieelem @semiscoalition Wylie students present plan to city council for community support and solidarity during pandemic thesuntimesnews.com/wylie-students… via @thesuntimesnews

Wylie students present plan to city council for community support and solidarity during pandemic thesuntimesnews.com/wylie-students… via @thesuntimesnews

Wylie Elem Ss engage in civic action to create positive impact during social distancing. #4CommuniTREE resolution passed by Dexter City Council. Residents are encouraged to show community spirit and support by tying ribbons to street trees. Join the movement!@DexterSchools

Wylie Elem Ss engage in civic action to create positive impact during social distancing. #4CommuniTREE resolution passed by Dexter City Council. Residents are encouraged to show community spirit and support by tying ribbons to street trees. Join the movement!@wylieelem

Barnes/Kohler 4th grade team spending time exploring Mill Creek, and collecting water and bottom samples to create an indoor stream in our classroom

@mrskernsclass @wylieelem Ha! I started laughing when I saw the banner. I must have done something right; the class applauds whenever I enter the room. It just took 25 years of failing forward.🙂

Today, these amazing second graders presented their learning and plans to install green spaces at @BeaconElem to expert Dr. MaryCarol Hunter, whose work inspired their project! @MaryCarolHunter @JeffKDagg

Amazing couple of weeks! @semiscoalition featured in the New York Times shorturl.at/eAKOV, then Michigan Radio shorturl.at/amoz4, and yesterday on the front page of Detroit News!!! shorturl.at/LOPSX @JeffKDagg @heister02 @jbanksphd7 @EdInnovates @Fischer_ECA

@blocht574 @daveschmittou @mieducation We seem to differ on the term "conference". In my mind, conferences are intended to be PD for educators and not for general public consumption like a beer week. Perhaps a term we could agree on is "community showcase" - where events feature local students and educators?

@JeffKDagg @daveschmittou @mieducation agreed, Inspiration has to come first, then perspiration, then respiration. I just feel that if we are having all these conferences lets allow the world to see us work and do it in a way that celebrates education. We have beer weeks, but no education week?

@mieducation A few weeks ago @blocht574 made this suggestion & I have been pondering it. What if there was a PD week available to MI teachers every March w/no students. It could proceed most district Spring Breaks. So many great conferences in March & most can't go due to subs.

@blocht574 @daveschmittou @mieducation How is this? Change happens when "inspiration" becomes "respiration".

@blocht574 @daveschmittou @mieducation No argument on celebrating education. Fear is that conferences are seen as "the way" to change the system. I'm advocating embedded support within the schools on an ongoing basis. I've seen the fire go out in the eyes of many conference attendees when they get back to reality.

@daveschmittou Collective efficacy comes from building culture within a school or community over time through hundreds or thousands of small interactions. Conference seeds don't take root if the soil back at home isn't ready.

The biggest takeaway has always been the long term collaboration that ignites from new connections, shared experiences, and the fostering of new ideas. Teacher efficacy is one of the leading causes of student academic achievement.