Full-day Professional Development 1.11.13
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Together We Create a Better Tomorrow...your voice counts!
Professional Development Study
Please participate!
Dear Humanities Teachers,
As you may already know, we are asking K12 Insight to conduct several research projects this year to help us give everyone a voice in collaborative planning of district initiatives. We'll be encouraging you to participate in three projects in the first half of the year, an Opening of Schools study (concluded), a Technology Assessment critical for state reporting and this Professional Development Needs Assessment . This study is designed to provide feedback on PD topic areas such as classroom management, pedagogy, assessments, etc.
Twenty-First-Century Learning means that students master content while producing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from a wide variety of subjects and sources with an understanding of and respect for diverse cultures. Students demonstrate the three Rs, but also the three Cs: creativity, communication, and collaboration. They demonstrate digital literacy as well as civic responsibility. Virtual tools and open-source software create borderless learning territories for students of all ages, anytime and anywhere.
Powerful learning of this nature demands well-prepared teachers who draw on advances in cognitive science and are strategically organized in teams, in and out of cyberspace. Many will emerge as "teacherpreneurs" who work closely with students in their local communities while also serving as learning concierges, virtual network guides, gaming experts, community organizers, and policy researchers.
In order to participate, please follow the instructions contained in the e-mail you received on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 from Dr. Roseli Weiss. The link is designed specifically for you! Your participation is completely anonymous.
Your responses will guide our Professional Development planning for the remainder of this school year and next school year. We look forward to hearing from each and every one of you! Thank you for all you do for our students!
Sincerely,
Dr. Roseli S. Weiss, Superintendent
Anita M. Rodriguez, Director of Elementary Education
Melanie R. Gates, Director of Secondary Education for STEM
Elizabeth A. Haskell, Director of Secondary Education for Humanities
As you may already know, we are asking K12 Insight to conduct several research projects this year to help us give everyone a voice in collaborative planning of district initiatives. We'll be encouraging you to participate in three projects in the first half of the year, an Opening of Schools study (concluded), a Technology Assessment critical for state reporting and this Professional Development Needs Assessment . This study is designed to provide feedback on PD topic areas such as classroom management, pedagogy, assessments, etc.
Twenty-First-Century Learning means that students master content while producing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from a wide variety of subjects and sources with an understanding of and respect for diverse cultures. Students demonstrate the three Rs, but also the three Cs: creativity, communication, and collaboration. They demonstrate digital literacy as well as civic responsibility. Virtual tools and open-source software create borderless learning territories for students of all ages, anytime and anywhere.
Powerful learning of this nature demands well-prepared teachers who draw on advances in cognitive science and are strategically organized in teams, in and out of cyberspace. Many will emerge as "teacherpreneurs" who work closely with students in their local communities while also serving as learning concierges, virtual network guides, gaming experts, community organizers, and policy researchers.
In order to participate, please follow the instructions contained in the e-mail you received on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 from Dr. Roseli Weiss. The link is designed specifically for you! Your participation is completely anonymous.
Your responses will guide our Professional Development planning for the remainder of this school year and next school year. We look forward to hearing from each and every one of you! Thank you for all you do for our students!
Sincerely,
Dr. Roseli S. Weiss, Superintendent
Anita M. Rodriguez, Director of Elementary Education
Melanie R. Gates, Director of Secondary Education for STEM
Elizabeth A. Haskell, Director of Secondary Education for Humanities
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