School
leaders have many responsibilities that they have to deal with daily.
In the book The Passions That Drive Your Journey the author Nancy
Dana describes nine areas that school leaders wonder. Staff
development, curriculum development, individual teacher(s),
individual student(s), school culture/community, leadership,
management, school performance, and social justice or equity issues
are the nine areas. (Dana, 2009, pg. 30)
What
I want to speak on is staff development. Staff development is an
important aspect in education. Teachers want to feel important,
respected, and valued. Whenever there is a concern teachers want to
feel that they can go to their administrator and receive the support
that they are in need of. With staff development the leaders on the
campus can provide the needed support or guidance. If the teachers
are constantly growing the thought is then they will trickle down
their knowledge to the students. The key word is development which
is defined as growth. Teachers and administration don't need to be
stagnant but needs to continuously grow not in size per se but in
knowledge.
The best word in your post is STAGNANT! If we as teachers don't want our students to be stagnant, the we as professionals don't need to be either! Great point!
ReplyDeleteAwesome topic! A lot of times, teachers become complacent in their teaching methods which leads to discipline problems in the classroom. Those "mid-career" teachers, I think, also need continued professional development. In turn, they can help mentor new teachers more effectively instead of shying away from them.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I agree with you. Staff development is crucial. All teachers need to continue to learn as much as possible. The world of education is constantly changing, and we as teachers need to stay up to date with the latest change. Can you imagine how education will change in the next 20 years? Please follow me and comment on my blog. ktwirling.blogspot.com. Thank you so much.
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