DEANERY CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DAY: WOW!
High quality professional development/learning has powerful potential for improving teaching and learning in our schools. We are called, as Catholic school principals, to lead and to effect change for improved results and to transform teaching, learning and relationships in our communities. Our professional development/learning programs must be designed and executed with the content, skill application, and practice skills to bring about the substantive changes needed for working with our twenty-first century students. Thank you for responding to the call!
As we uplift and honor the differentiated needs in our local buildings and deaneries, here is a glimpse of the professional development in action last Friday…..
A. DEANERY-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS:
North Seattle Deanery (11 schools): Four host school sites offering:Personalizing Student Learning presented by Dr. Marilyn Simpson, Hands-on Writing Activities presented by Anne Mitchelson, Math Standards and Assessment presented by Torrey Volk, Forum presentation for Learning Specialists, Science lab demonstrations honoring inquiry-based learning by Dr. Kathryn Vaughn for science teachers, Forum presentation for PowerSchool Consortium School Secretaries and Administrative Aides, gathering of P.E. Teachers, and the quarterly meeting of the CSLA….Catholic School Librarians Association hosted at Holy Names Academy.
Olympic Deanery (3 schools): One host school site offering CCP class presented by Roberta Tassani, OCFF.
Pierce County Deanery (7 schools): One host school site offering “Spiritual Journey” facilitated by Sister Liz Tiernan.
South Seattle/South King Deanery (11 schools): Scheduled for April 19th: One host school site offering Differentiation in the Classroom: Strategies to use to plan, instruct, and assess presented by Rick Wormeli.
B. INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS:
CCP Classes facilitated by OCFF, Curriculum mapping and planning, Accreditation work focusing on evidence through data driven decision making, Textbook adoption review in the areas of social studies and writing, RTI and Helping Struggling Learners, Instructional strategies and classroom management, Math articulation: Creating a school-wide continuum, Faculty spiritual Lenten retreat, On-going development of Professional Learning Communities, Curriculum integration and alignment, Integrating “The Daily Five” into the Language Arts instruction, Building a school environment: void of harassment and bullying, where all students are treated with respect, Reading curriculum articulation, Redefining the model and ongoing restructuring of roles and responsibilities in light of financial realities, “Teacher as Minister” refocusing on the central mission as Catholic school educators- to be evangelists of the faith, and to understand that their example as Catholic is a major component of their ministry.
FOLLOW-UP: SURVEY: A follow-up online survey will be sent out this week directly to the 54 principals who participated in this Professional Development Day so we can learn what worked well and recommendations for all of us to prayerfully consider as we embrace next year’s Deanery Curriculum Development Day scheduled for March 25, 2011.
WHAT’S NEW ON SEECELEBRATEAND LIVE? Answer: The Gallery
Please consider checking out the Gallery of photos and video clips that have been shared throughout this year. Feature of the week: Video clips of the Festival of Catholic High School Choirs from February 8, 2010 at Benaroya Hall. Turn up the volume, close your eyes, and enjoy the choirs of angels.
Check it out at: http://www.seecelebrateandlive.org/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=6APPLITRACK PORTFOLIOS CONTINUE TO GROW! As of today: 1294 principals and teachers are fully enrolled in AppliTrack/ePortfolio. Keep going! Thank you!
6 of the 11 Catholic High Schools have met their AppliTrack requirements.
52 of the 62 elementary schools have achieved their AppliTrack requirements.
Respectfully submitted,
Sandra Barton Smith
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