For our Professional Learning Day today our vertical teams gathered to collaborate.
They started their time together by introducing themselves with the sentence starter:
"The ice cream flavor that best describes me is___________ because________."
There were some very interesting answers shared.
Everything from Vanilla to Double Chocolate Chunk.
Then the staff moved on to look at the Georgia School Keys.
We looked specifically at Curriculum Standard 2 which addresses collaborative planning.
The teachers shared their thoughts on where our school
is with collaborative planning using the rubric.
The vertical teams also discussed ways we can improve in this area
and move into the "fully operation" stage.
The session was concluded by discussing the benefits of meeting
as a vertical team and what topics they would like to discuss this year during their
vertical team meetings.
Many teachers felt that vertical teams will allow our large staff to stay connected,
focus on the children and create a common language for our school.
Great ideas came from these conversations.
Thank You teachers for your willingness to collaborate and all the great ideas!!
Also, a special Thank You to the Group Leaders who facilitated the conversations
and brought reinforcements just in case.
