Stories tagged: professional development
TAG Philly Story Slam - reframing the 'failing school' refrain
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 17:09 Posted in Community voices | Permalink
If you love stories, you should plan to attend TAG Philly's annual Teacher Story Slam. The back- to-school event will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Zocalo Restaurant, 3600 Lancaster Ave.
Let me tell you a story…
Because the human brain is wired for stories, I bet you were all ready to follow a narrative with an attention-grabbing opening, a topsy-turvy plotline, and some satisfying ending or lesson to learn.
Connected educator: Meenoo Rami of #engchat
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 14:26 Posted in Class notes | Permalink
Meenoo Rami is a consummate connected educator, a National Board Certified teacher and debate coach at Science Leadership Academy. She is also the founder and moderator of #engchat.
I will co-host the Connected Educator Month #engchat event with Rami at 7 p.m. EST on Monday, Aug. 27. (If you would like to keep pace with Rami's prolific Tweets, then follow her at www.twitter.com/meenoorami)
To gear up for our conversation, I asked Rami a few questions. In keeping with Twitter's 140-character limit, the questions and responses are short and concise.
Reed: What motivated you to start #engchat?
Rami: I wanted to learn from my colleagues, build a community for English teachers, and find a place where questions, ideas, and resources can be shared easily.
Hite tells safety summit: Prevention, not punishment, is key to good school climate
Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 16:29 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Incoming Superintendent William Hite told a roomful of school leaders at the District's annual leadership summit Monday morning that enforcement of rules is just one piece of school discipline and that "zero tolerance" to him means "a preventive set of strategies," rather than a punishment tool.
Mastery poised to expand its influence around teacher coaching
Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 13:25 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
Mastery Charter and its methods for training and supporting teachers may soon exert greater influence in schools all over the city, a development that promises to cement the organization’s influence on educational practice well beyond its own schools.
The Philadelphia Great Schools Compact is asking the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for $2.5 million, some $650,000 of which would pay for Mastery to train teacher coaches to work in District and Catholic schools and other charters.
Mark your calendar: Connected Educator Month events
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Sun, 08/05/2012 - 22:14 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
As teachers gear up to return to schools, the U.S Department of Education is launching Connected Education Month (CEM) in August 2012. Throughout the month, there will be online events and activities designed to help teachers develop skills to enhance their personal learning networks.
Great Schools Compact asks Gates Foundation for $2.5 million
Submitted by Benjamin Herold on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 19:47 Posted in Latest news | Permalink
By Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks
Seeking to create a “pipeline” of principals and teachers who are better equipped to deal with the real-world challenges found in Philadelphia’s toughest schools, city education leaders submitted a three-year, $2.5 million grant proposal this week to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Marci Resnick Teacher Fund: Grant application deadline April 16
Submitted by Guest blogger on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 17:15 Posted in Community voices | Permalink
This guest blog post comes from Dina Portnoy.
Marci Resnick was an elementary school teacher in Philadelphia public schools for more than 20 years before becoming the second director of the Philadelphia Writing Project and later an associate director of the National Writing Project. In 2007, Marci died, much too young, and the Marci Resnick Teacher Fund was established in her memory to honor and support the work of elementary school teachers. The fund awards $500 grants for classroom or school projects that reflect her interest in and devotion to improving learning for young people in elementary school.
Reorganization is underway
by Dale Mezzacappa Posted in April 2012 Edition | Permalink
Working with Chief Academic Officer Penny Nixon to develop a new organizational blueprint for the School District, seven “academic design subcommittees” have been meeting since February.
Curriculum development: This committee is expected to develop a pre-K to 12 curriculum with outcomes for each grade level that are aligned to college and career program goals and the new Common Core State Standards.
Occupy professional development with Edcamp
Submitted by Guest blogger on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 13:26 Posted in Community voices | Permalink
This guest blog post comes from Kristen Swanson, an edcamp organizer. The next Edcamp Philly will take place May 19.
We’ve all been there: A mind-numbing, passive professional development session that aims to “fill up” your mind with knowledge and expertise. Quite often, these types of experiences leave you drowsy and uninspired.
Well, there’s a new form of professional development sweeping the nation that aims to change all that. Edcamps are unconferences for educators where learners share their experiences and their professional expertise in a collaborative, interactive learning environment.
Continue the EduCon conversation on #engchat
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 15:29 | Permalink
Tonight 7:00 p.m. I will host #engchat and continue the conversation that Timothy Boyle and I convened at EducCon 2.4, entitled "Teachers as innovators and social entrepreneurs."
#engchat is a community of English teachers collaborating with one another via Twitter to share ideas and resources. It attracts teachers from all over the country for rich conversations and sharing every Monday from 7-8 p.m.
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