Instructional Leadership
SUMMARY: School executives will set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in a no-nonsense, accountable environment. The school executive must be knowledgeable of best instructional and school practices and must use this knowledge to cause the creation of collaborative structures within the school for the design of highly engaging schoolwork for students, the on-going peer review of this work and the sharing of this work throughout the professional community.
Internship Experience
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Professional Development: #ObserveMe Week Dec. 12-18, 2018 & April 1-5, 2019
Because we learn something new every time we enter a classroom...
This idea came from Señora Drew but also the Twitter practice and Pineapple Charts explored in my Teacher Empowerment course. After pitching the idea to the Continuous Staff Improvement (CSI) Committee of the Leadership Team of which I have participated for the last two years since its inception, the team took the idea and morphed it to fit the anticipated needs of the BHS faculty. Concept: provide voluntary PD by visiting classrooms during the #ObserveMe Week. Observing teachers will gain another perspective on teaching practices while observed teachers will solicit feedback on their individual goals via a Google Form, QR-Code on their poster. My role was to minimize the work of teachers by managing the schedule (Google Spreadsheet link), producing and hanging the posters after asking faculty to provide me with their goals, collecting prizes, inviting counselors and non-teaching faculty to participate, and inviting in-house talent to provide mini-workshops.
Note to self: This must be a team effort that is tailored to the needs and energy levels of the teaching faculty. Examples of great leadership: Dr. Ashburn participated to be observed/shadowed; counselors participated to see what a Spanish 2 classroom is really like. A PD effort of this magnitude needs thoughtful scheduling, advertisement, and trust to maximize participation. Post paper schedule in work room spaces. Don't forget feedback/evaluation.
This idea came from Señora Drew but also the Twitter practice and Pineapple Charts explored in my Teacher Empowerment course. After pitching the idea to the Continuous Staff Improvement (CSI) Committee of the Leadership Team of which I have participated for the last two years since its inception, the team took the idea and morphed it to fit the anticipated needs of the BHS faculty. Concept: provide voluntary PD by visiting classrooms during the #ObserveMe Week. Observing teachers will gain another perspective on teaching practices while observed teachers will solicit feedback on their individual goals via a Google Form, QR-Code on their poster. My role was to minimize the work of teachers by managing the schedule (Google Spreadsheet link), producing and hanging the posters after asking faculty to provide me with their goals, collecting prizes, inviting counselors and non-teaching faculty to participate, and inviting in-house talent to provide mini-workshops.
Note to self: This must be a team effort that is tailored to the needs and energy levels of the teaching faculty. Examples of great leadership: Dr. Ashburn participated to be observed/shadowed; counselors participated to see what a Spanish 2 classroom is really like. A PD effort of this magnitude needs thoughtful scheduling, advertisement, and trust to maximize participation. Post paper schedule in work room spaces. Don't forget feedback/evaluation.
Celebrating Engagement #CAPtivate2Cultivate
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