Tag: support

• 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

• 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