Tuesday November 11th, 2014

We had an excellent training at Harrison on Monday for the fourth grade team and specials teachers. Here is a short video clip that the trainer shared. How we think as a person, as a team, and as a school- it all impacts students:

8 Mindframes of Teachers

This website is geared towards secondary, but many ideas relate to elementary as well. I keep checking back for new learning modules. There are so many items that relate directly to our school improvement plan, The Leader in Me, and our own school and what we are doing. The schools profiled are very similar to Harrison. This would be a great website to bookmark and refer to throughout the school year, and there are short video clips:

Leading Success

This is a great article about conversations in the classroom. Danielson, our evaluation framework, is mentioned as well. We've seen a big increase this year with collaborative discussions in the classroom, and that assists students with developing a deeper and better understanding of content.

Talking and Listening

Talking and Listening Infographic