Prof Dev

Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 11)

During Week 11 at Manor New Tech, many classes finished projects and held presentations in preparation for finals review and exam week next week.  I observed classes in science, engineering, …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 10)

Week 10 at Manor New Tech was very full and beautiful.  One sign that this week was going to be especially beautiful was this incredible morning sky. Another visible and …

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Another Awesome Week @ManorNewTech (Week 8)

During Week 8 at Manor New Tech High School, I led PLC groups for the last time with Stephanie Ehler.  Her last day was last Friday.  We led a training …

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Another Awesome Week @Manor New Tech (Week 6)

Six weeks have come and quickly done at Manor New Tech.  Final grades are due tomorrow for our first six weeks.  During this past week, I substituted in and observed …

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Another Awesome Week at Manor New Tech (Week 4)

Things got really real at Manor New Tech HS in Week 4.  On Tuesday, we launched our Clubs/Interventions program.  And on Wednesday, our beloved principal, Steve Zipkes, retired. This week, …

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Brainstorming: Culture by Design

I’ve brainstormed several possible professional development activities for the morning session we have dedicated towards building MNTH Culture.  Now, I need my Stehler thought partner to help me edit and …

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6 Days Till Back to School PD

Day 1: Agency & 6A Reflections Stephanie and I had a very productive planning session during which we planned the big picture skeleton for the first week of Back to …

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Back to School PD Ideation

Less than 2 weeks until Back to School PD and Stehler and I are deep into the ideation phase of planning our 4-day Back to School PD sequence.  We are …

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16 Things Learned At NTAC15

1 – Heard at Agents for Adult Learning Workshop facilitated by Janicylnn Granado and Tina Lopez The culture of your students will never exceed the culture of your staff.   …

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