Tag: curriculum

• Filling in the Gaps – A Must in Digital Learning

  

  Some of the misconceptions of teaching and learning in a digital environment is that instruction comes from the computer and the teacher’s role is primarily making sure students have fixed attention to their computer screen. Part of this reasoning has developed from how we were taught and even our beginning teacher experiences. Delivery for most of us was one…

  Derek L. McCoy

  01/22/2017

  Innovative Leadership, Leadership

  blended learning, curriculum, data, Digital Leadership, digital learning

• Sharing GoogleForms Observations and Teacher Feedback

     Several weeks ago, the principals in our cluster got together and did an instructional walk thru in my building. This is the second one we’ve done in our district, the first at our cluster high school. This great talk inspired me to offer my school as the next walk thru site. I’ve always invited…

  Derek L. McCoy

  03/13/2013

  collaborate, school administration, school leadership, teachers

  2.0 Tools, Collaborate, curriculum, education, GoogleDrive, Instruction, Observation, School administration, School Leadership

• 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

• Middle School Schedule [4]: Our Schedule

  Our current schedule is a seven period day. It affords 50 minutes per class in all subjects. The way the seven period day has run here over the last couple of years is grade levels are given one common planning period in the morning by having the grade levels go to electives during  either 1st,…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/25/2013

  ‘unit planning’, collaborate

  Change, communication, curriculum, education, School administration, school schedule, vision

• Mission POSSIBLE: Our iPad Planning Team

  The Mission: Recruit several highly trained and motivated professionals for a secret iPad mission [not really top secret, in fact no secret at all] The Team: 2 Instructional Coaches, 2 first year Science and Social Studies teachers and an veteran math teacher. The Objective: To search and gather iPad apps and resources and plan for…

  Derek L. McCoy

  02/24/2013

  ‘unit planning’, apps, collaborate, teachers

  21st Century Learning, apps, Collaborate, curriculum, digital learning, education, learning, planning, professional development