Learning From One Another,
Our Practice Grows Stronger
Meet Team "Crecky D": Craig (A days), Becky (B days) and Dan (7th)
Who We Are:
Fellow teachers committed to supporting our colleagues in becoming even more effective than they already are
Each of us became teachers to BE teachers. And that is what we remain. |
WE ARE TEACHERS. We continue to teach three class periods on alternating days, dealing with learning targets, planning, classroom management, assessment, Synergy, department collaboration, and so much more.
CRAIG (Instructional Coach on A days): Putting the "Cr" in "Crecky," Craig continues to teach seniors in Government & Economics (having previously taught 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade courses in Social Studies, including Focus, World History, IB Psychology and IB History I, in addition to Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook and Personal Finance). chausman@ttsd.k12.or.us; x5583 BECKY (Instructional Coach on B days) continues to teach freshmen in Advanced English 9 and previously taught English 10 for 18 years. bbeeler@ttsd.k12.or.us; x5578 DAN (Instructional Tech Coach during 7th period) teaches Biology (9th grade) and IB Biology I, as he has for many years. drott@ttsd.k12.or.us; x5727 |
WE ARE ALSO A RESOURCE TO TEACHERS. Every other day, each of us is available to meet with you or visit your classroom, in whatever way you think is most helpful to what you're trying to accomplish right now. Some ideas are listed below, but we're available as a resource to help you accomplish the goals you set for yourself, or to think through possibilities when you want someone to bounce ideas off of. Just let us know if you have an idea or a question.
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"If all teachers accept the need to improve practice, not because they are not good enough,
but because they can be even better, and focus on the things that make the biggest difference to students, according to the research, we will be able to prepare our students to thrive
in the impossibly complex, unpredictable world of the 21st century."
- DYLAN WILIAM (Embedded Formative Assessment, 2011)
but because they can be even better, and focus on the things that make the biggest difference to students, according to the research, we will be able to prepare our students to thrive
in the impossibly complex, unpredictable world of the 21st century."
- DYLAN WILIAM (Embedded Formative Assessment, 2011)
What We Do
Non-evaluative listening, reflecting, brainstorming,
sharing, demonstrating and more
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Teaching is anything but easy. Effective teaching that produces the learning outcomes that we all want to see is very difficult indeed. Fortunately, we have an amazing staff at Tualatin High School, and that means we can learn from one another and meet the challenges that will naturally arise throughout the school year. One of our roles is to help facilitate the learning of effective practices from one another. Every role we play is non-evaluative. The aim is to help you accomplish the goals you set for yourself that will improve student outcomes in any number of ways. |
HERE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES:
Identify resources to help you meet a goal you've set |
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WANT TO TAKE A LEARNING WALK, OR CHECK OUT A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING BOOK?Send us an email and tell us what or who you want to see, and when, and we'll get it set. We call it WALK 2 LEARN: Learning that goes where you want, when it works for you. Or if you just want to drop in on the spur of the moment, we can go for a 5-15 minute QUICK WALK (assuming we're not already in an appointment or another classroom). And every book in our PROFESSIONAL LEARNING LIBRARY is available for staff checkout. Just let us know, and bring it back when you're done. |
Visit us, any time, in the IC (Instructional Coordinator) Office - located in the new Main Office.
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