Professional Development Spotlights
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Dr. Deborah Tamakloe (white shirt/black skirt), Bill, and Pérsida spent 3 days with the Anloga District Assembly teachers in Ghana. Teachers from 50 schools joined them for this amazing experience, which involved practicing low-cost TPTs which could be used with all students in any setting. Dr. Tamakloe provided important connections for supporting students with special needs. On Day 3, they got a chance to visit classrooms as they embedded lessons with TPTs! It was AMAZING!!!
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Sentence summaries from each of the participants.
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Miss Edith, teaching English with a hold-up in this class. It was a joy to watch her high-energy, super-engaging teaching style.
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Miss Edith using a chalkboard splash as a formative assessment and as a springboard for her next topic.
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How do you do a Debate Team Carousel with just a chalkboard and chalk? You use your chalkboard (we used paper as a demo) and shifted positions (move one space over) for each response!
Mr. Selorm teaching Chemistry using guided note-taking with consistent checks for understanding that included, appointment agendas, hold-ups, and content-based "I Am" poems. He had a clear big-picture in mind and selected his TPTs to help each of his students demonstrate an understanding of the big ideas in his lesson.
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In Miss Edith's class, students huddle to embed all of their responses into one effective summary.
Honestly, this was such a fun group to work with!
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Bill, doing a List, Group, Label.
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Noemi Reyes
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Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
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Pacific Christian Academy
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Henrico Elementary Schools
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Forest Oak Elementary
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Kimberly Wolff
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Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
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