Office of Professional Learning
Vision: Students Learn in a Division that Learns
Mission: The Office of Professional Learning will:
Mission: The Office of Professional Learning will:
- Design, provide, and facilitate high-quality, job-embedded professional learning experiences using the Standards of Professional Learning and evidence-based practices.
- Promote collective responsibility for student learning and achievement, by supporting collaborative professional learning that builds the leading and learning capacity of all stakeholders Divisionwide.
- Enhance stakeholder efficacy and effectiveness through a data-driven cycle of improvement.
Equity and Excellence in Education Conference
Strengthening Capacity for Learning, Leading and Life
2013 Call for Presentation Proposals
2013 Call for Presentation Proposals
Our proud tradition of celebrating each new school year as a TEAM OF LEADERS continues! We will welcome every Leadership Team in the Division at the Excellence and Equity in Education (EEE) Conference on Thursday, August 15 from 8:15 a.m.–12:30p.m. at Battlefield High School. The Conference provides an opportunity for leadership teams to inspire each other with presentations of ideas that have successfully addressed how to strengthen capacity for learning, leading and life. We can maximize the promise of the 2013–14 school year by acknowledging and sharing the wealth of expertise in each school with all schools. Volunteer and/or identify others who have demonstrated excellence and urge them to present at the conference. Together we can conquer anything!
The EEE Steering Committee is seeking presentations for breakout sessions for this year’s conference. Presenting at the conference is your opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of PWCS. Share any new techniques, ideas, inquiries relating to the challenges we face every day that have led to positive outcomes.
Proposals should:
- Develop leadership skills that can be applied in the classroom, at the school-level, or outside the work environment.
- Develop skills that enhance learning and promote the intrinsic desire to learn.
- Develop life skills that promote leadership in work and community environments.
- Incorporate adult learning theory
- Actively engage the participants in the learning
- Provide time for participants to process the learning
- Understand how the learning is relevant
- Be able to apply what they are learning to their own environment
- Provide opportunities for participant input
The proposal form can be found HERE.
Please submit proposals to Karyn Riddle, Leadership Development Coordinator in the Office of Professional Learning, either via email, riddlek@pwcs.edu or fax 703.791.8719.
Proposals are due no later than May 20, 2013. Selection process will be completed and applicants notified by June 1, 2013.
Thank you for helping make EEE a World-Class event!
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BEGINNING EDUCATOR STAFF COMMUNITY
The BEGINNING EDUCATOR STAFF COMMUNITY, designed to support first- through third-year educators, is now open on SchoolFusion. This staff community houses a variety of resources and discussion topics pertinent to educator success. Discussion boards feature anonymous responses. In the future, additional resources, discussion, and blogs featuring tips and strategies will be added. All educators in the first three years of their career, as well as educators who support beginning teachers, are encouraged to join the Staff Community to access email updates. Suggestions for further enhancement of this Staff Community can be communicated to Julie Curry in the Office of Professional Learning at curryje@pwcs.edu
