I have been a bit remiss in my postings, I'm sorry. Our final PST is on 8/6. We will devote some of the time to reviewing the Faculty handbook with the new "unwritten rules" section. The rest of the time is cranking out course syllabi, particularly course descriptions.
Course descriptions will begin: The student will learn the following skills/concepts this year/semester...
Think of this as the big picture view, which will be the kernel of our curriculum maps. Understanding By Design by Wiggins and McTighe will be our PD focus for the 09/10 school year.
My learnings during this PST have really convinced me that our standards-based foundation is just a tad shaky, but that must drive everything we do. What is the end in mind?
My question for you this week:
How do we keep our eye on the big picture at all times, and refuse to let the daily administrivia provide us with excuses for why we are unable to do the things that we know we should be doing?
Great PST, see you in a few weeks.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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