The teachers at North Fayette Valley have summers full of professional learning opportunities. We kicked off the summer with sessions immediately after this school year concluded. Here is a list of only some of the professional learning sessions we have had ALREADY this summer break.
June 1 - Mandatory Reporter Training
June 2 - Standards Based Reporting (SBR) PD & Work Sessions
June 6 - Make up day for SBR
June 10 - DLT / Admin Retreat
June 20 - Teacher Leaders Meeting
June 21, 22 Keystone Premier Education Conference
June 21, 22, 23 Professional Learning Communities at Work
The great part about professional learning during the summer break is that we, as educators, get the rare opportunity to focus on ourselves and our own improvement. All school year long, we are spending every moment planning, preparing, and instructing for our students’ improvement. Summer allows us to really absorb OUR own learning and reflect upon the concluding, as well as, upcoming school years.
Your teacher leaders are busy this summer with many of these opportunities as well as other sessions coming throughout July and August. Instructional coaches have an additional 10 days added to their contract and Model/Mentor teachers have three. Extended days include a variety of sessions such as; Standards Based Reporting, The Well Managed Classroom, Model Teacher Training, High Impact Instructional Strategies, Google Summit, and Keystone’s Premier Education Conference.
These opportunities are valuable and we are thankful to have such dedicated teacher leaders at NFV to embrace them. As I conclude this post, I would encourage all NFV teachers to: enjoy your summer, value your learning, reflect on your concluding year, and ignite for the 2016-2017 school year!
