Our back to work in-service was about Professional Learning Communities; thankfully, I already knew a little something about them, thanks to the VCET Academy this summer. I think I've said before that my principal is really good about implementing practices that are good for everyone, whether or not he gets support from downtown. He's also good at getting the faculty to buy in and have ownership of them as well, and today was no exception. We worked in teams with people we normally don't work with to practice setting group norms, in preparation for our department meetings on Wednesday, using strategies we could/should use in our own classes. And we read an excellent article on the topic as well, which will now be in my notebook for future reference: "What is a Professional Learning Community?", by Richard DuFour. The big take away for me was that instead of focusing on our teaching, we should focus on the learning that is/is not occurring. And just as importantly, we should have intervention for students as opposed to remediation. I'm interested in how this looks in practice, something I hope to learn more about on Wednesday.
And by the way, I am so glad I decided to begin this blog and only wish I had begun years ago!
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