For Your Staff PD Video Highlight - November
Hi friends,
Boom. We made it to November! Let’s do this!
As I did last month, I’ll be sending out a “For Your Staff” video highlight at the beginning of each month. The goal is to highlight one of the many videos offered to paid subscribers. Something to be shared with staff that features real strategies from real teachers to use in real classrooms. This is just the thing for a staff PD meeting, department meeting, or PLC time.
If you’re already a paid subscriber, you know that when you log in, you have immediate access to ten “For Your Staff” videos (with more to be added), including pre-made Google Slides with discussion questions for your staff. All videos feature real, full-time classroom teachers discussing their best practices on a variety of topics and at different levels.
Even though we’ve already given you access to this content, we’ll continue to send out a monthly email highlighting one of the videos and the featured teacher.
Note: If you’re already a paid subscriber and haven’t logged in to our membership site yet, see the details at the end of this email to get logged in right now!
November’s Highlight
Helping Students to Come Alive
This month, we have the privilege of hearing form Laura Adkison, an amazing K8 music teacher from Florida. With a deep passion to see all students succeed, Adkison recounts instances of students “coming alive” as they venture outside of their comfort zones and find encouragement from staff, parents, and peers. This is a perfect video for all teachers, but specifically for coaches and teachers of performance-based classes.
Topics Covered:
Working with “shy” students
When students decide they want to “take a chance”
The power of positive peer feedback
The ripple effect - one student empowering others
Changing the trajectory of a student’s life
The downside of negative parent feedback
Repairing the damage from previous teachers
Encouraging students as they develop
and more!
Staff Learning Targets:
I (the teacher) can identify opportunities to increase student confidence
I can develop patience for the learning process, especially with a skills-based curriculum
Potential Discussion Questions:
What are some opportunities we can offer to students to help them gain confidence and inspire other students to take risks?
When do we expect too much from students? How can we avoid discouraging students with our words?
Google Slide Access: