Analysis And Action Plan For Student Learning (AAPSL)

- I encourage students to share their varied perspectives and experiences & create a supportive environment in which this can occur

Teaching is moving from an individual to a collective activity. The level of agreement and alignment across classrooms around powerful practices are increasing. The school is aligning its organizational resources around support for instructional improvement.

1.11 Create a learning environment in which the diversity of groups and the uniqueness of individuals are recognized and

Over the course of the last three months, I have had the opportunity to complete my internship at HCC. My passion for assisting students in making a smooth transition between a high school and a collegiate environment led me to serve the HCC

B. Inclusive learning, e.g. the use of different delivery methods, resources and adapting session plans.

One thing that is a for certain in education is changes will take place. Education mirrors the world we live in, and that is, change is inevitable. However, this process is not always accepted by the entire staff of a school and may be found burdensome to others. As a teacher leader, when certain changes in the school take place regarding a rule, the entire staff needs to come together to ensure the rule is being implemented and enforced. One such change that is happening at my school is the once a week mandatory meeting of all PLC teams. The decision to implement mandatory PLC meetings did not go over well with all teachers. When a school makes a rule or policy change, there are parts of the organization, such as the political, human resource, and cultural perspective that feel the effect.

The Principals-Leadership conference focused on establishing work expectations, providing departmental updates, reviewing relevant information and setting the agenda for future meetings. The first item on the agenda was calendar information; Mr. Freeman stressed the importance of keeping an updated calendar, as it is a continuous process there is always a need for development and monitoring. Each school has the responsibility of

W. Edwars Deming, American engineer and management consultant, wrote “a bad system will beat a good person every time.” This quote demonstrates the necessity for a school administrator to establish a school culture that is inviting and characterized by collaboration. In order to intentionally create a welcoming and collaborative school climate, clear, frequent, and inclusive communication is fundamental. Families, staff, and community members should be afforded the opportunity to become involved in enhancing student learning, the decision making processes of the school, and meaningful school-based activities. Opening the lines of communication about possible involvement at a school promotes a good system, in which good people can thrive.

I agree, we often mistake PLCs for when teachers meet with other teachers. In my opinion, in order to have a successful PLC, you need to see student growth as well as have action steps to move the students forward. This is very different than when teachers meet with other teachers to discuss issues, but do not come out with action steps.

During the meeting, I observed the team members demonstrate two very effective strategies: the team members actively listened and addressed the parent’s and student’s concerns and ideas and they

Identify and select appropriate strategies that assure faculty and staff will work as a learning organization focused on continuous improvement of student learning.

Henderson, Mrs. Sherri Coale, and the alumni that came back to speak, among many others, helped me in my development as a person. For example, Dr. Henderson’s lesson on not chasing awards, but striving to do better for other people, was a very inspiring speech for me. This reminded me that receiving awards on campus is not as important as making a positive impact on the people’s lives around me. Another great lesson from those speakers was from the alumni. Their messages all seemed to follow a general theme of building relationships with the PLCer’s around me. I made sure to follow that advice and have not only made exceptional friendships, but also will have these great leaders around me pushing me to succeed for the remainder of my college years. That is what I ultimately think PLC is all about. A bunch of leaders all pushing each other in a friendly competition to reach higher and do

Like it or not, there has always been diversity among students in the classroom. It is the fact that each and every student is unique. From every circumstance, students bring a varying set of values, perspectives, and beliefs to the learning environment. Understanding the character of students is important in order to become a competent teacher. In fact, teachers should be aware and recognize students, as unique individuals, all acquire information differently than others. Some of these differences are due to developmental variations in cognitive, physical, intellectual, moral, emotional, and social changes caused by maturation and experience. And this reality of classroom conditions makes instruction much more challenging for teachers and

In ACA I have learned many valuable learning techniques such as time management, how to stay focused, studying skills, and also valuable ways of communication with college professors.For example, in chapter two “Managing Your Time” it explains the how to priorities what is important to do first such as, assignments due the next day and assignment due the next week can be done little by little over time. The reason for this is because assignments need to be done that night so it will be able to grade and you will not stress over it, and working on assignment due over time are important to due little by little so you will not procrastinate and do it at last minute. I have learned may valuable things as well as many

Creating Cultures of Thinking by Ron Richhart inspired me to consider what my dream classroom would look like, be like, where students were doing the “work” of learning. I found myself looking beyond the collaborative learning community I tried to create each and began to evaluate the purpose of learning, the culture of learning, making thinking visible, make thinking engaging, having students authentically collaborate on their work. . I have always been able to create a classroom with excellent routines that focused on behavior, management, planning, and executing the details of instruction. Yet, I hadn’t thought of exploring the idea of thinking as a routine that students need to be exposed to, or that creating a culture of learning included