Teachers attending professional development while collaborating on new skills promote a sense of community and support social relationships integral to adult learning. I plan to work with interested individuals in the school district to develop a Professional Development Curriculum that can be adapted and utilized each year.
I have promised to share my findings with all the individuals in my study including my principal and colleagues. I have so many people to thank for contributing to my study. Through heir generosity, expertise, and professionalism, they have earned my respect for their inherent value, integrity, and individual dignity.
Once we have a committee working on Professional Development Curriculum, I hope to share our work on Twitter and on a Facebook group dedicated to NVUSD teachers, thereby building a culture and community that promotes intellectual inquiry, discovery, and a passion for lifelong learning.
My focus will be on making a change to the administration of Professional Development that will positively impact my classroom as well as every classroom in the district. Through the promotion of interprofessionalism, it is my goal is to make Professional Development aid teachers in the following areas:
- Work-life balance, work smarter, not harder, share resources, and celebrate creativity
- Collective teacher efficacy and clarity to promote a culture of critical friends while modeling effective teaching strategies
- Cohesion across the district for teaching and assessment in grade-level bands
- Collaboration and Communication to create a sense of community at the school site and across grade levels
- Inspiration and compassion to appreciate diversity and promote student achievement
As I go forward, my plan is to make my research available to those interested and be of service to my colleagues as we start modifying our current curriculum to address equity and inclusion within our classrooms. Acceptance and appreciation of diversity drive my teaching. Keeping my focus on a student-centered education while demonstrating compassion, is my contribution to society and the greatest service that I can provide. Practically, this will require me to connect with my students and my colleagues to build relationships to create an environment that promotes these values.
Are you ready to join the team to build a new vision of education?