Category: student centered

• Knowledge vs Intelligence: A Discussion for Digital Learning Age

  

  I came across this article  some weeks ago – Does knowledge matter in the age of Google? http://buff.ly/2brmg2N.  Heads up, the first couple of sentences may be slightly bothersome to some but bear through it as it gets to the heart of the discussion – how we as a society, particularly our growing millenial workforce,  view…

  Derek L. McCoy

  08/28/2016

  change, Leadership, school administration, student centered, teachers

  curiosity, knowledge, pbl

• Supporting Our New Teachers

  

  I’ve been meeting with our school based new teacher mentor about  planning impactful on-boarding experiences for our newest teachers, both to the profession and the building. This is her first year in the role and she wants to make sure she does a good job in supporting our newest game changers. During our last talk,…

  Derek L. McCoy

  07/30/2016

  change, collaborate, Innovative Leadership, Leadership, pln, student centered

  beginning teacher, lead learner, mindset, new teacher, professional development, support

• One of My Teachers Built a Hovercraft with His Students – No Big Deal

  As a middle school administrator I work hard at keeping a good poker face and on the surface, at least appearing that I’m not amazed or ‘shook’ regularly. But when one of my new teachers first told me his plans to build a hovercraft with his class, I was surprised and curious, to say the…

  Derek L. McCoy

  11/22/2013

  middleschool, student centered

  Classroom, Math, STEM

• One of My Defining Days

  I had one of those days this week that helped remind me why I became an educator and why I’ve always worked with kids. The Meeting Wednesday, at our principals meeting, three of our assistant superintendents met with me and four other middle school principals regarding a STEM program sponsored by Fayetteville State University. This…

  Derek L. McCoy

  03/24/2013

  change, data, middleschool, school administration, school leadership, student centered

  Change, Collaborate, data, decision making, leadership, School Leadership, vision

• 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 [5]: Intervention and Operations

     The transition next year is about  bettering how we teach and how students learn, those are first and foremost. Our discussions in SIT and leadership focus on how this move will significantly affect those areas and change what we do. One opportunity created from this move is our ability to manipulate our schedule  and…

  Derek L. McCoy

  03/03/2013

  change, collaborate, school administration, school leadership, student centered

  21st Century Learning, Change, curriculum, decision making, school schedule