Mission: To maximize student achievement in our classes, at our school, and beyond.
Aims:
- Mike and Ryan will be able to improve their teaching by finding, trying out, and reflecting upon best practices.
- Mike and Ryan will be able to provide others with tools to teach better by sharing what they've learned.
Agenda: (in no particular order)
- How to Teach: What does good teaching look like inside the classroom?
- What to teach: What are the most important skills and content to focus on in middle school math and science?
- Assessment: How can grades be used as effective communication and motivation tools for teacher, parents, and students?
- Efficiency: What patterns of planning and grading are most effective and efficient?
- Sharing: How can you consistently get good ideas from others and share your own?
