Welcome back Team hastings!
Dr. tony sinanis
Twitter: @tonysinanis
Instagram: @hohsup
Facebook: hastings supsinanis
Where you can find me…
Entry interviews were a focal point this summer
What have i learned so far from the entry interviews? So much including one major recurring theme...
Life ready
We are nurturing life ready students here in hastings & that is awesome work!
But, what does that look like?
Life ready is…
Not about high stakes tests
Not about appr & evaluations
Not about a class average or
a hw assignment!
Life ready is about so much more!
Life ready is about…
Relationships
Relationships with each other, with our kids, with our families & with the community
Being learners first!
Life ready is about…
Learning is a social construct & life is all about social experiences! Let’s remember that each day in our student-centered learning spaces!
Life ready is about…
Nurturing & embracing curiosity, creativity & risk taking in our schools
Curiosity is what piques our interest; risk taking is what inspires our learning; creativity is what changes our world!
Life ready is about…
Having high levels of self-awareness &
the world
Understand yourself in an effort to understand others! Be inclusive of those who have traditionally been marginalized!
Respect & appreciate the Sociocultural Experiences of colleagues, kids & families To Understand Where others Come from!
Finding the joy in our world/work
Life ready is about…
When we find our joy we rediscover our happiness!
Being happy leads to endorphins in the body!
Endorphins change the experience!
Life ready is…
Not about high stakes tests
Not about appr & evaluations
Not about a class average or a hw assignment!
Life ready means…
You are aware of self; you are aware & respectful of others!
Life ready means…
We value the opportunity to learn by critically consuming information (aka - thinking) & engaging with others!
Life ready is an
Identity
That is enriched every day by your experiences!
Life ready is about people & the difference we can make in the world through education, relationships & empathy!
We aren’t just looking for the next ivy grad or ceo
We are looking for global citizens to rewrite the societal narrative through action!
We are looking for people who are going to deconstruct & rebuild the social constructs that impede us from growing!
This is our charge!
This is our goal!
That is our future!
Thank you & have an awesome year!!