This activity is ideally suited for use as a 15-minute "show-and-tell of ideas" at each staff meeting. "Instant Meeting" Idea Many principals like teachers to play an active role in staff development. This activity provides an easy way to accomplish that. Use this activity to spread aroun...
Teacher 2: Yes, I think that’s so nice. We talk a lot when we sit in our staff room. We’re not just talking at the group meeting. I can say: “Yes, but then I did this. What do you think I should do next”. I can always just reach out a hand: “Does anyone have time...
To see the full power of this activity, read the Education World article,Staff Meeting Idea: Teachers "Stand" for Students. The "I Stand for" activity can work at any point in the school year, but it seems a perfect exercise for the middle of a school year. At that point, teachers k...
The goal of a teacher survey is to discover the main topics concerning teachers as well as determining opinions about these topics. For surveys designed by administrative and data teams, the primary topics usually surround evaluation, staff-leadership relationships, professional and learning development,...
rediscovering passion for living and working–a passion I’ve struggled to find back in Canada. Other than that I am just a normal guy who enjoys meeting new people, reading, and learning new stuff. Since I read a lot I find myselfcomfortable conversing about all sorts of topics, which ...
Leaders need to be skilled and knowledgeable in explaining why professional learning is not voluntary, why meeting some student learning needs are given priority at this time over others, and why the leaders of each professional learning opportunity are chosen based on task-relevant expertise rather ...
Video of the meeting shows that Hargrave addressed the superintendent directly after raising her hand to speak and being recognized. She questioned Puyau's raise, given that teachers haven't received an increase in 10 years, despite growing class sizes and other demands. ...
What we wear to a Parent Teacher Conference or IEP meeting matters. “I have an IEP meeting tomorrow, should I dress as a Storm Trooper?” Uh, no. No, you should not. One of my friends asked that on Facebook a while back. I get that this mom feels like she’s going to battle,...
Afshar & Doosti (2022) found that professional development courses that are organized and arranged by administrators and consultants are not effective enough in meeting teachers’ needs. Instead, they argued that teachers’ needs and the methods through which the content of the professional development...
The figures suggest that staff who qualified more recently have more confidence in meeting pupils’ needs. Sam Twiselton, emeritus professor at Sheffield Hallam University and a former adviser to the DfE,said: “Both the frameworks for ITT and the ECF [Early Career Framework] were designe...