Reflecting on Leading Professional Learning
As a curriculum coordinator, I wear many hats and play a variety of roles. Everything from curriculum writer and director, art studio designer, mentor, curator, kiln expert, safety inspector and so many other jobs, so many roles that the teachers I work with have started calling me "Art Boss." There is one job that I love the most and it is Professional Learning planner, not a stretch I still love teaching! When my kids were smaller and I started this job it was hard to ex
It's #Reflect31
What is it? A challenge! We challenge you to spend 31 days reflecting on you educational practice. It is a practice we are always adapting, adjusting and changing and these decisions are better made when we dedicate time to reflecting. 8/1/19 - Day one: What is your WHY? Reflect on why you chose to be an educator, what was it that called you to the profession? Share a little video reflection on social media using #Reflect31 so we can learn and reflect together. 8/2/19 -
Changing up curriculum .... Sketchbooks, Visual Journals and Process Journals
So as a curriculum leader, I think about curriculum writing, unit structure, lesson plans and CHANGE (a good deal of the time.) Down side is that as an administrator it's not very often I get to see the implementation of the curriculum I'm leading..... I see snapshots when I'm in classrooms but it's just not the same as being THE teacher. All of this to say, I've been working on a project since the spring to support our secondary teachers and more importantly their students
