As the school leader, you will want to initiate change by engaging and collaborating with faculty and staff. Professional development sessions can offer a useful opportunity to introduce new initiatives and create collaborative planning activities for implementation. Part 1: Establishing a Professional Learning Community This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment. You and your…
Informal observations are brief observations that are not necessarily part of the formal evaluation process. As a school administrator and primary instructional coach, you will conduct informal and formal observations. Informal observations allow you to take the pulse of the school by giving you a glimpse of what is happening across classrooms daily. Allocate…
As a future leader on a school campus, it will be important to support new teachers. You will want to create a new teacher induction that is supportive and relevant. New teachers will benefit from feeling welcomed, being introduced to the school culture, and learning about school policy and procedures. Allocate at least 3…
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to the question of how to ensure that your diversity and inclusion efforts deliver business impact. However, there are some key principles that all organisations should remember to make the most of their diversity and inclusion consulting initiatives. 1. Define what success looks like Before embarking on any D&I initiative, clearly…
Using PowerPoint or Google Slides, you are to create a presentation appropriate for use with other educators or parents. In this presentation you are to do the following: Identify each student and the issue he or she is facing. You must use the four student profiles provided below. Please DO NOT copy and paste…
A professional learning community is essentially when teachers (or other fields) collaborate with each other during meetings to share ideas or tips with each other in an effort to improve teacher skills. Which is very similar to mentoring programs for new teachers, where veteran teachers specifically mentor new teachers on their tips, tricks, advice, and…
Allocate at least 3 hours in the field to support this field experience. Pre-assessments can often provide critical data to guide your instructional content and strategies. With assistance from your mentor teacher, select three students from your field experience classroom who would benefit from an additional intervention strategy in the area of reading or math….
The discussion requirements. This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below) Due Tuesday Every day we engage in arguments. This is another instance where defining our words is important. When we talk about critical thinking, the “arguments” we refer to are not the conflicts or squabbles we have…
Hirsch and Lilly dated briefly. Unbeknownst to Hirsch, Lilly got pregnant. She knew Hirsch was the father because she was not intimate with anyone else. When Lilly gave birth, she told Hirsch (via text) about the baby. Lilly had the baby and after two months decided it was best to give the baby to an…
Proficient teachers are the backbone of an effective school. Providing feedback on observations of proficient teachers allows for their continued professional growth. As a building principal, you must provide support and feedback to proficient teachers as well as to beginning teachers. Allocate at least 2 hours in the field to support this field experience….
