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
Professional Development
Concerns from the Community – Standards-Based Grading
“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 feedback is that?” Continue reading
First Day of FCMS Professional Development
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 prep time. Continue reading
Data Teams
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 and classroom activities, meet standards, collaborate, and motivate one another. Continue reading
Professional Development, Continued
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 centered on staff norms, walk-throughs, and feedback (how feedback should be continual and allow for progress rather than a final grade). Continue reading
Starting Professional Development at MCHS
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 High School (MCHS). Yes, today marks the first day of student teaching activities! It’s finally happening! Continue reading