SM4SS

Introductions

• Name
• Subject area
• Years of experience at this level

Goal-setting

• Me: Meeting teachers' expectations for useful training – e.g.,  
• A preference for receiving professional development in the form of in-district workshops with teams of teachers or on-line modules. 
• A preference for receiving professional development activities related to instructional skills and classroom management. 
• A preference for receiving professional development activities related to classroom management among first year teachers.
• For instructional skills, specific areas receiving the highest interest ratings included: 
• Promote critical thinking
• Motivate students to learn
• Design or implement a challenging curriculum, including problem solving techniques
• You?
• NASD: Engaging students as they
  
  • Think like a historian
  • Write in the content areas
  • Use technology to study curricular content

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