I know that I have written about PD before. It is a passion of mine. As a educational leader, my job is to help my staff grow and push/pull them along.
I have a great staff! They all want to grow, but some struggle on where to start. Others jump in feet first and start swimming. They all see the future and are jumping on the train (tugboat or jet plane) towards it. They want to learn and apply their knowledge to the classroom. They want their students to succeed.
Last night I helped organize a #brewCUE for @NBCUE. It was great. @awesomecoachv was a fabulous moderator. He had a great venue and the group who attended was awesome. It was the first time I had used Google Moderator ever. The forum that Google moderator created (with the help of @awesomecoachv) was great. The participates typed in questions and they everyone voted on what we would talk about. What was awesome was the discussion the questions created. It got me thinking about how I could use Google Moderator with my staff. I have a new plan for a future staff meeting now, and it involved Google Moderator.
The biggest take-away I had from the evening was, teachers need choice and time. I know this, but sometimes we need to be reminded about what teachers need. PD is not one size fits all. Also, the size of the group participating in the PD is not important. I had encouraged all on my teachers to attend this event. Six of my teachers did come. They are at all levels of proficiency. The conversations were also at all levels. So, everyone was able to walk away with something.
What a great night! Great food, drinks, people and conversation! I can't wait for the next one!
The pearl of wisdom, leaders need to model for their staff what they want done in the classroom. We also need to take advantage of the "teachable moments" that staff has as well. Even through we have 14,000 things to do, we need to take advantage of the "teachable moments" and make that a priority in that moment.
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