Faculty+Meetings+Dates+and+suggestions

In response to last spring’s communication survey comments made by faculty asking for more time to have the opportunity to meet in a less formal way for in-house professional development, digital tool/tech training, interdisciplinary planning and the like, I have scheduled both required and optional meetings for this academic year.

Required meetings: The required Upper School Faculty Meetings are held once a month to discuss important topics related to our work with students and with one another. This time also affords us a wonderful opportunity to share ideas regarding teaching strategies, assessment and the integration of technology. Please schedule these required meeting dates on your calendar now. For those of you involved in co-curricular activities, please plan on scheduling rehearsals and athletic practices after these meetings. All meetings will be held in Room 112 from 3:15-4:15 except for the workshop meeting which will begin at 9:00 am.

August 24 September 21 October 26 November 30 December 14 January 25 February 22 March 22 April 26 May 10

Optional meetings

Here are the dates for the informal meetings. The location will depend on the kind of topic/training we engage in. I’ve proposed an activity for the first that may be familiar to some of you. In my time as a teacher and administrator, I have participated in a teacher to teacher professional learning process called the Critical (read: “important”) Friends/ Consultancy Process. I found it so helpful in getting support and good ideas on how to improve professionally. Recently, Francie suggested this as well as a possible teacher directed professional learning opportunity. Please see the attached description and let me know what you think!

Please send me your ideas for the other meetings either now or as the year progresses. What topics, professional development or tech training needs would you suggest?

October 12: 3:15 -4:15 Critical Friends/Consultancy Process November 16: 3:15-4:15 January 11: 3:15-4:15 February 8: 3:15-4:15 April 5: 3:15-4:15