January in Review

 

Region 4 hit the ground running in 2014!  Many of our LEAs requested professional development for their mid-year in-service days immediately following the Christmas holidays.  These requests provided opportunities to learn alongside the teachers in the region.  

Gina Riley and Fayette Elementary School teachers examined the Tri-State EQUiP Rubric and explored ways to incorporate more of the CCRS Writing Standards into daily instruction.  

Sherry Corbett, ARI regional, and Meg Rankin,  AMSTI regional, enjoyed a morning of Quality Questioning  and Mathematics practice standards with the Fayette Middle School math teachers.  This ARI/AMSTI collaborative Professional Learning Group (PLG) began last year and is working with teachers to encourage student discourse with high quality questioning at Fayette Middle School!

Region 4 has been honored to support the teachers at Brookwood High School this year.  Brookwood High School principal, Mrs. Laura McBride, and her amazing faculty have implemented Strategic Teaching as a means to really impact daily instruction and the students are reaping the benefits!  Mrs. Karen Davis, introduced the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, to her senior honors class by sharing the first chapter as a read-aloud.  Our students are never too old for a read-aloud!
 

Working together with our Huntington Place Elementary teacher friends for our team learning has been a great experience for us this year.  Mrs. Andrea Hamner, HPES principal, and her fabulous faculty have been awesome collaborative partners for learning and practice with the ELA Standards.  What a great experience!