proposals

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Here is a place you can make suggestions for school improvements based on what you learned at the NMSA conference.
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School-wide Proposals:

 * In his presentation on "****The Adolescent Brain: Reaching and Teaching,"** //David Vawter exhorted educators, "Do not move students on test days. Learning is visual and physical. Students who are moved perform less well on tests." **So why do we move students for exams?**// Here is my proposal: //**Hold exams by class period in the classes in which they are taught.** (Also, teachers are advised not to move students on test days.//) -- Susan

Alissa proposes to list 5 prefix or suffix related words in the announcements, one for each day of the week. Teachers are encouraged to reinforce the day's word throughout the school in order to help build **vocabulary skills across the curriculum**.


 * Revisit house games**? There is research to support this as an effective tool. How can it be improved?

Departmental Proposals:
English Department to discuss vocabulary study/distribution Should English/LA overlap be revisited?

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