Beyond our regular content learning as adults, we have also had teams practice
challenging conversations with their colleagues in order to push the envelope for our school culture.
Not exact matches
Without a doubt, the meetings
with my baby - boomer assistant, daily
conversations with my Gen - X boss and other interactions
with clients and
colleagues taught me and
challenged me more than I could have ever imagined after spending most of the previous four years around people my age.
But the two plant scientists sometimes step away from their microscopes and specimens to have honest
conversations with their
colleagues about the
challenges of doing research.
To come to a shared agreement
with their
colleagues about this has led to amazing
conversations, passionate discussions and teachers daring to disagree
with each other and
challenge each other.
Together
with colleagues, we'll access, engage, and be
challenged through sustained
conversation about what matters most — improving teaching and learning experiences, through a lens of equity, to make schools better places for every learner.
Teacher leaders are often right in the middle — at the crux of important
conversations about teaching and learning that can feel like they are between a rock and a hard place as they talk
with colleagues and friends about altering long - standing practices and
challenge established beliefs.
Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of
colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates
with colleagues in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of student data to improve educational practice and student learning; c) Creates a climate of trust and critical reflection in order to engage
colleagues in
challenging conversations about student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works
with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning.
Not a week goes by that I don't have a
conversation with a client or
colleague about the frustration and
challenge of getting visibility on -LSB-..]
ENGAGE in
conversation, network
with your
colleagues, and get support for your professional questions and
challenges.