
Historic Dessie Scott School Building Destroyed by Fire
A landmark in the Pine Ridge community was lost late Thursday night, January 22, as fire destroyed the main school building on the Dessie Scott
Very excited to try my classroom design for this upcoming year! No more rows of desk!
I am still going the route of planning a PD on classroom Redesign! I have already began researching and will keep you posted on what I learn and the dates. Hopefully we can do a PD no later than beginning of September.
I will help gather some resources for you and if I can help with the PD, please let me know!! Awesome idea with IMMEDIATE impact
Emely, I thought this article was interesting.
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/collaboration-wheels-21st-century-classroom-furniture-work
21st Century Furniture
https://smithsystem.com/catalog/2015/#18
Be sure to check out the Holler on Innovative Learning Spaces…I created it last week and am starting to post some resources!
After careful consideration, my Capstone Problem of Practice will be “How Can I Personalized Professional Learning for all my Teachers.” To begin this project, I surveyed my teachers to determine their individual needs for their Professional Growth Plan and/or other areas in their field. From the surveys, I am planning a beginning of the year…Read More
This sounds awesome! So encouraged by this capstone! Your teachers will love this.
I think this sounds like a wonderful Capstone. I will see if I can help find some resources around Personalized Professional Learning for you!
Jill, check out EdSurge….TONS and TONS of resources on personalized professional learning and folks share what is going on in their schools/districts….you will be able to share there!! https://www.edsurge.com/guide/how-teachers-are-learning-professional-development-remix
I have attached a link to a video I watched yesterday. It is a little long, but I thought the last part was very profound… The point is… we must ACT! Planning is not enough and too time consuming. We must experiment… learn and move on. We have developed ‘learned helplessness’ by not engaging others in the work, but by wasting time.…Read More
I am reading this book, Other Duties as Assigned, and ASCD shares the first chapter. For those who are looking to strengthen teacher leadership and include teachers in leadership teams, this resource might be VERY helpful.
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Shared Leadership
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A landmark in the Pine Ridge community was lost late Thursday night, January 22, as fire destroyed the main school building on the Dessie Scott

The district has officially launched a Professional Development Cadre for Aspiring Leaders, a new initiative designed to help educators who are ready to take the
I think it will be interesting to look at classroom redesign at the secondary level, and in a math classroom at that!! I will be on the lookout for resources!