December
2021 marked a year different than any other we have ever experienced and as with any major change, the transition to online learning was a learning experience for all of us. Despite challenges and bumps in the road, we are excited for all of the growth and celebrations the school year brought.
In Durham Public Schools’ we saw an opportunity to share knowledge, empower and promote awareness through remote and concurrent learning district wide. During each month, there will be focus on a character trait as well as other designated celebrations that are in response to highlight the cultural variations of our DPS student population.
Whenever you post anything related to DPS Celebrations on social media, please use the hashtag #DPSCelebrates! so that we can celebrate together!
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Character Trait of the Month
Character Trait of the Month: Respect
K-12 Resources:
https://www.signupgenius.com/school/character-education-activities.cfm (Source: Julie David)
PBIS.org | Resource: Sample Lesson Plan on Teaching Respect (Source: pbis.org)
Top 67 Quotes About Respect (INSPIRATIONAL) (graciousquotes.com) (Source: graciousquotes.com)
Respect | Teaching Tolerance (Source: teachingtolerance)
https://goopennc.oercommons.org/courses/creating-an-equitable-classroom-through-establishing-respect/view (Source: ncdpigoopennc.org)
Elementary Resources:
Character Trait-Respect - School Counselor Ideas (Source: schoolcounselorideas.com)
https:// goopennc.oercommons.org/courses/thats-not-cool-healthy-and-respectful-relationships-online/view (Source: ncdpigoopennc.org)
Teaching Respect With Clifford the Big Red Dog | Scholastic (Source: scholastic.com)
Secondary Resources:
www.goodcharacter.com/middle school/respecting-others (Source: goodcharacter.com)
Monthly Celebrations
National Learn a Foreign Language Month
K-12 Resources:
Inclusive Schools Week
December 7-11
K-12 Resources:
ready_set_respectFINAL_RGB_WEB – ACE EDITED 2-17-16_v4_PDFX (glsen.org) (Source: glsen.org)
Inclusive education | UNICEF (Source: UNICEF)
Inclusive Schools Week | Inclusive Schools Network (Source: Inclusive Schools Network)
https://www.weareteachers.com/tips-tricks-inclusive-classroom (Source: weareteachers)
Strategies for Inclusive Teaching | The Center for Teaching and Learning (wustl.edu) (Source: Washington University- St. Louis)
Inclusive Education: Definition, Examples, and Classroom Strategies (Source: resilienteducator.com)
11 Strategies To Promote Inclusion In The Classroom (Source: James Stanfield)
Elementary Resources:
INSCOOL-Inclusion-Week-Activities-Pack-ENG.pdf (inclusiveschools.net) (Source: inclusiveschools.net)
ACADEMIC SPECIFIC CELEBRATIONS
World AIDS Day (1)
Special Education Day (2)
International Day of People with Disabilities (3)
Human Rights Day (20)
Cultural Celebrations to be Aware of
Winter Holidays:
Hanukkah (10-18)
Christmas (25)
Kwanzaa (26-1)
New Years Eve (31)