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Identifying and Cultivating Best Practices: Reflection

Identifying and Cultivating Best Practices: Reflection. Jason Driver, Ed.S . Assistant Principal Lewis School Valparaiso, Florida. AP Summer Institute for Administrators - June 19-21, 2013 – Jacksonville, Florida. Take Stock with SWOT.

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Identifying and Cultivating Best Practices: Reflection

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  1. Identifying and Cultivating Best Practices: Reflection Jason Driver, Ed.S. Assistant Principal Lewis School Valparaiso, Florida AP Summer Institute for Administrators - June 19-21, 2013 – Jacksonville, Florida

  2. Take Stock with SWOT • Perform an audit of the strengths and weaknesses of your department • Teachers, staff…even students and parents • Who are your leaders (resources) in: • Writing Skills • DBQ / FRQ • Study Skills • Use worksheet or survey (google docs or survey monkey)

  3. What is Your SWOT Situation • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats • Strengths and Weaknesses are generally internal, Opportunities and Threats are generally external • Try to look both at your perceptions of each as well as perceptions of others outside of the classroom or school. Are those perceptions valid?

  4. Personal SWOT Analysis of Teaching Name: Date:

  5. Personal SWOT Analysis of Your Advanced Placement Program School Name: Date:

  6. Fill out an Idea Worksheet • List a Weakness or Threat • What ideas have you found that may help respond to these? • Who do you need to bring together to discuss the feasibility of this new idea? • What will it take to implement each new idea? • Who will do it? • What is your timeline? • What resources needed?

  7. TALKIN’ TIME • Move into groups • Half will stay seated, half will move • 5-7 minutes • SHARE: What did you learn during the retreat that struck you as positive? • ASK: What are your needs that you are still trying to meet? • HELP: What can you offer the others in the group with their needs? • Use Idea Worksheet and GET CONTACT INFO if you run out of time. • Networking is key to getting the most of out of training

  8. AP Program Action Plan School Name: Date: What steps will you take during the next year to… Capitalize on your program and teacher strengths? Improve in your areas of program weakness? Take full advantage of opportunities? Limit the impact of threats to your AP teachers or program?

  9. Handouts For Download • Go to DOCS.GOOGLE.COM • Login: driverpresentations@cox.net • Password: APSIA2013 • Documents Available: • This presentation • Sample mentoring plan • AP teacher data form • School-wide AP writing rubric • Article on mentoring programs Take Presentation Survey

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