Category: plc

• Middle School Schedule [6]: Book Review ‘Making Teamwork Meaningful’

  ‘If teams of teachers are going to accomplish anything of substance, they need regularly scheduled opportunities during the school day to collaborate. In addition, if a school truly want to provide differentiated learning experiences for students – the teachers need regularly scheduled opportunities during the school day to provide targeted interventions.’ Ferriter, Graham, Wight, 2013…

  Derek L. McCoy

  03/10/2013

  collaborate, commit, plc, school administration, school leadership, student centered, teachers

  Collaborate, curriculum, data, education, middle school schedule, schedule, School administration, School Leadership, school schedule, support

• Middle School Schedule [3]: Support

     We have school leadership meetings twice a month in my current school district, Cumberland County Schools. The topic of one of our middle school principal break out sessions centered around our thoughts, vision and plans for our school schedules for next year.    This was a great meeting. It’s obvious that there has been…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/23/2013

  collaborate, plc, school administration, school leadership, teachers

  Change, Collaborate, decision making, education, leadership, School administration, School Leadership, school schedule, support

• Middle School Schedule [2]: Block = Flexibility

  Our current schedule is a 7 period schedule. We take our instructional day and divide it into 7 equal blocks of time allotting additional time during lunch as well as consistent transition time between classes.  Next year, we will be moving to a modified block schedule.    There are several options and models of the…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/17/2013

  change, collaborate, commit, plc, reading strategy, school administration, school leadership, student centered, teachers

  Change, education, learning, middle school schedule, School administration, School Leadership, school schedule, support

• Middle School Schedule [1]: A New Opportunity

     This is an exciting time!    When I first joined Spring Lake Middle last summer, I had a series of meeting with different groups and our School Improvement Team. Our talks covered getting to know the new principal to strategic planning. The SIT and I had several meeting over the summer to review our…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/13/2013

  change, collaborate, commit, plc, school administration, school leadership, student centered, teachers

  Change, Collaborate, communication, curriculum, decision making, education, leadership, schedule, School administration, School Leadership

• Google Form as a Walk Thru Tool for Data & Feedback

  Our school uses GoogleForms for an informal walk thru observation tool. Since we began using iPads at the beginning of the year, the GoogleForm is great, convenient tool to gather data we use for planning professional development and other needed training.  We’ve recently discussed the need for a good way to get feedback back to the…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/03/2013

  collaborate, data, plc, pln, school administration, school leadership, teacher training, teachers

  data, Observation, planning, pln, professional development

• Integrating Google into Our Admin Function

     One of the major shifts we’re making this year is our use of Google. Cumberland County Schools is a Google district was already a Google district before I joined July 2012. We have most of our functions tied into the Google Cloud or at least available in the cloud. I’ve only been with Cumberland,…

  Derek L. McCoy

  01/30/2013

  change, collaborate, plc, pln, school administration, school leadership, teachers

  Change, climate, Collaborate, communication, community, School administration, School Leadership