As school was about to commence, the DVUSD (Deer Valley Unified School District) leaders held a district-wide kick-off for all of the teachers and support staff. We had the superintendent speak, as well as a special guest speaker. It was not incredibly thrilling, but the guest speaker was alright. He was a great story-teller. Here are a few of the things that I wrote down during the conference:
- they keep pumpin' us up so we don't feel so bad about our pay
- "Purposeful learning community": people, results; productive citizens
- "one of the most important things you'll be doing in building a community of learners in your classroom," Leah, 06-07 rookie of the year
- five personal reflection qustions from the superintendent:
- how is each treated with dignity and respect?
- personalize for each student?
- how are they setting goals? (leadership, community service)
- life long love for learning being made?
- passionate about work?
- "village to educate": bus driver, secretary, nurse, custodian/maintenance
- collective efficacy
- 3 initiatives of DVUSD:
- student achievement: common assessments (computer system), inclusionary practices (year 3)
- corporation: awards to compare, bell winner in US desired
- communication: worksites, school, and district
- failure without redemption doesn't work
As school was about to commence, the DVUSD (Deer Valley Unified School District) leaders held a district-wide kick-off for all of the teachers and support staff. We had the superintendent speak, as well as a special guest speaker. It was not incredibly thrilling, but the guest speaker was alright. He was a great story-teller. Here are a few of the things that I wrote down during the conference:
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