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...moving in.

...getting used to my new digs in Germantown. I moved into an office I'll be sharing with a soon to be hired Student Information Specialist. To be honest there were plenty of times in the last week I felt like I was going to puke - moving on from all I've known for 7 years professionally. Stomachs have settled now and great conversations are taking their place. Had a great one today with our high school media specialist Jeff Schreiber who has done great things integrating technology, boosting circulation and getting kids reading. I know we're going to do some great things in the next few years and I look forward to the challenge of discovering what works for Germantown in terms of instructional technology.

In addition to instructional technology integration, I'm also working on data and assessment analysis. This is a hot topic in Wisconsin right now, as the DPI NAEPized (more than you care to know on this link) our standardized test scores. Students who may have been deemed "advanced" in the Spring, now may be considered "basic" with the score changes. There's so much to communicate to our community and staff right now, but with districts helping each other the work is less daunting. The great thing about education is - everybody shares! Map testing is literally only a few weeks away, along with many other assessments. Many PDFs to read, many recorded webinars to view.

New school year! New job! New challenges! Bring it on!

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  1. doug0077August 28, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    Good luck in the new position, Nathan. You'll do great!

    Here a sign for over you desk as you start doing all that data:

    Not everything that counts can be measured. Not everything that can be measured counts. - Einstein

    Doug

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  2. UnknownAugust 28, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Thanks Doug. One of my colleagues in Sheboygan told me the same thing today. Now it's my job to prove both of you right!

    I love the quote - I think it would be great to put that line on my signature, but it might raise some eyebrows!

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