Topic #1: Briefly share any experiences you've had when you've had a part in introducing a new program or a new way to do things at your job site. Please share any triumphs or frustrations you've had trying to improve the system or when you've pioneered or piloted some outside the norm.
I’ll go for a triumph in this case. Last school year we had a number of school cancellations due to weather and other unexpected events. This added two weeks of school to the end of the year. This has happened in the past to me and I ran into a lot of scheduling issues with my summer performance schedule. As we sat in out first teacher meetings this year we discussed the calendar and realized that if we have the same amount of cancellations, our last day of school would be July 1. I brainstormed and offered a solution to hold classes online when the building needed to be closed. I hunted for a cost effective program that would fit our budget (free) and began the process of training staff and students to use the platform. We presented the plan to the Department of Education and received the green light. We have had 4 cancellations so far this year but have not had to add any make-up days to the end of our school year. Photo from Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy staff training session of WizIq
Heh. Great representative photo; makes us look OH-so-professional! (were you drinking during that class, too?)
ReplyDeleteThe class was about wine:-)
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