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Good morning and happy Friday! As we wrap up our first week of classes let's take a look back at how we worked to become #NobleReadyForRemote
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Starting in the spring @BeNobleFIT and @BeNobleRCP teacher Sean Cattouse has led @BeNobleSchools community through weekly virtual yoga and mindfulness exercises. #NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/17/noblefit-provides-free-weekly-virtual-yoga-for-the-noble-community/
Jalynn, an alumna from @BeNobleHCP and current @Fisk1866 student, sat down with Hansberry College counselor Kameshia Ward to talk about the college process in the spring and share advice with rising seniors.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/18/collegechoiceremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/18/collegechoiceremote/
. @moonux discussed the Data & Innovation team's work to create new systems for remote attendance taking which feed into student support systems #NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/19/readyforremote-attendance-mtss/
Noble Head of Schools, Ellen Metz, sat down for a conversation about how the Noble reopening plan came together and was based on input from students, staff, families and, importantly, science.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/20/how-nobles-remote-learning-plan-came-together-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/20/how-nobles-remote-learning-plan-came-together-noblereadyforremote/
Noble Chief Schools Officer Brenda Cora shared details from Noble's annual leadership retreat which focused on our ongoing work to become an anti-racist organization
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/21/spotlight-on-the-noble-leadership-retreat-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/21/spotlight-on-the-noble-leadership-retreat-noblereadyforremote/
We released custom @zoom_us backgrounds for staff and students as they prepared for the first week of school! #NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/24/custom-zoom-backgrounds-for-all-noble-campuses-noblereadyforremote/
In the spring Noble shipped nearly 9,400 chromebook and internet hotspot devices directly to students to make sure all students had what they needed to learn. Chief Operating Officer Mike Madden shared how that came together.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/25/spotlight-on-tech-keeping-noble-students-online-during-remote-learning-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/25/spotlight-on-tech-keeping-noble-students-online-during-remote-learning-noblereadyforremote/
We shared a look at our remote teaching framework, "The (remote) Noble Classroom" in a conversation with Director of Academics, Christina Ginardi
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/26/spotlight-on-teaching-what-is-the-remote-noble-classroom-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/26/spotlight-on-teaching-what-is-the-remote-noble-classroom-noblereadyforremote/
Senior Director of Talent, Tanya Klinkachorn, gave us a peek behind the curtain at what hiring during a pandemic looks like and how @BeNobleCareers helped ensure 100% of positions were filled before the first day of school.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/27/hiringduringcovid/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/27/hiringduringcovid/
We shared updates to our student and parent handbook before the first day of school including adjustments to the promotion policy, dress code and student fees.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/28/student-and-parent-handbook-updates-for-semester-1-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/28/student-and-parent-handbook-updates-for-semester-1-noblereadyforremote/
Janine Franklin, Director of Student Culture and Support, and Nicholas Jones, Manager of Student Culture and Support, shared details about Noble's plans to keep students on track during remote learning with our MTSS system
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/31/support-for-students-during-remote-learning-mtss-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/08/31/support-for-students-during-remote-learning-mtss-noblereadyforremote/
Chief Development Officer Maria Lefkow-Sorensen shared stories about the Noble Family Support Fund, which at the time had distributed almost $500,000 of support directly to Noble families
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/01/supporting-families-through-the-pandemic-noble-family-support-fund-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/01/supporting-families-through-the-pandemic-noble-family-support-fund-noblereadyforremote/
We had our annual kickoff where CEO Constance Jones set the tone for the year with a call to #BeAntiracistBeNoble and for us to get in good trouble.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/02/noble-annual-kick-off-2020-get-in-good-trouble/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/02/noble-annual-kick-off-2020-get-in-good-trouble/
. @BeNobleJCP U.S. history teacher Amelia Gernand shared how she approached remote learning in the spring and how she's focused on building intentional online community this fall.
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/09/adapting-instruction-for-remote-learning-spotlight-on-johnson-college-prep-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/09/adapting-instruction-for-remote-learning-spotlight-on-johnson-college-prep-noblereadyforremote/
Noble teachers led and participated in almost three weeks of professional development preparing for the year. Senior Manager of Instructional Development, Lyndsay Cowles, shared what that development looked like:
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/10/professional-development-for-a-virtual-first-day-of-school-noblereadyforremote/
#NobleReadyForRemote https://nobleschools.org/2020/09/10/professional-development-for-a-virtual-first-day-of-school-noblereadyforremote/
These are just a FEW of the thousands of stories from our community of how we prepared to be #NobleReadyForRemote, there are even more stories shared by our campuses every day, so make sure you follow:
@BeNobleBaker @BeNobleButler @BeNobleGCMS @BeNobleGCCP @BeNobleHCP @BeNobleJCP @BeNobleMuchin @BeNobleUICCP @BeNobleDRW @BeNobleBulls @BeNobleRCMSA @BeNobleStreet @BeNobleGolder @BeNobleRCP @benoblespeer @BeNoblePritzker
@BeNobleAcademy
@BeNobleMHS @BeNobleFit @BeNobleCareers
@BeNobleAcademy
@BeNobleMHS @BeNobleFit @BeNobleCareers
We'll continue to share more #NobleReadyForRemote stories in the coming days. Congratulations to our teachers, students, families and staff for making it through week one!
