posted by:
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Linda Gregg
on May 11, 1998
at 9:17PM
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challenges
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My name is Linda Gregg and I am the PI for the LSC MASE II program, Las Vegas, NV. Six teachers are on special assignment facilitate sessions, work in classrooms, and with teacher leaders and also do much more. There are 147 K-5 schools in the district -- about 40 in the project next year. The project is dependent on quality teacher leaders. With year round schools - we are having trouble finding a time to collect all the leaders for common experiences to deepen understandings--as Melodee Davis mentioned there are all levels of expertise and commitment. It is extremely challenging to maintain involvement over time so teachers reach necessarylevels of expertise as leader/facilitators to provide quality/challenging sessions. We find that newer leaders are signing up--but not the more experienced leaders. We still seem to be changing the culture--trying to move toward indepth knowledge on multiple levels. It seems to be a catch 22--leaders need to be in classrooms working with children and at the same time teachers on special assignment have the focus and time to continue to learn and the energy to lead sessions--and we do not have enough teachers on special assignment.
If anyone is using the Horizon Protocol (for classroom and/or professional development)as part of professional development (for teachers and/or leaders), please share how you set that up.
Many thanks, Linda
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