Differentiation / Accommodations… Poverty Training 28 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 Today our Professional Development was held in the high school auditorium, bringing both middle and high school together for a presentation and mini-training on poverty. Continue reading "Poverty Training"
Discussion Board… Concerns from the Community – Standards-Based Grading 27 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 "When I think about my school experience, I think of multiple choice and true-false and fill-in-the-blank. I think of a score at the top of the page. What kind of…
Forest City Middle School… First Day of FCMS Professional Development 21 Oct 201521 Oct 2015 PD Days are on Wednesdays at Forest City Middle School. There's a shortened schedule, and students are let out at 2, which means from 2:15-4 is an all-staff meeting/professional development/teacher…
Mason City High School… Data Teams 10 Sep 201525 Sep 2015 Mason City High School has Data Teams, which are essentially groups of teachers within the same discipline that work together throughout the year to better their teaching, create challenging assessments…
Mason City High School… Professional Development, Continued 31 Aug 201527 Sep 2015 There's a lot for new teachers to soak up in the weeks before school starts--this I've learned in my PD/In-service (Professional Development) Days. The focus of this week's PD was…
Mason City High School… Starting Professional Development at MCHS 26 Aug 201527 Sep 2015 People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. This was the opening premise and strongest point I took away from today's Professional Development at Mason City…
