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 * 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: The school executive leads the discussion about standards for curriculum, instruction and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for students. **

Internship Activities
 * ==== Particpated in and led professional development and PLC meetings on "A Systemwide Approach to Rigor, Revelance, and Relationships", a book study at internship site. ====
 * ==== Attended a three-day workshop on "Leading the Learning" which was held for district leaders in the Nash Rocky Mount School system. Through this workshop, I learned best practices for teachers and ways that school executives can lead the learning in the school building. I use this information to provide formal feedback to teachers concerning the effectiveness of their classroom instruction. ====
 * ==== Conduct daily walk-througs to monitor the teaching and learning in the school. ====
 * ==== Observed formal, informal, pre-conferences, and post-conferences at Winstead Avenue Elementary. ====
 * ==== Participated in a workshop entitled, "The Flipped Classroom" where I learned innovative strategies for 21st century learning. ====
 * ==== Participated in IEP meetings as an LEA representative ====
 * ==== Particpated in a webinar offered by Education Week entitled, "What Works in Flipped Classrooms". ====
 * Created differentiation Wiki Space to share with the staff and used it to train teacher assistants during their PLC.

Coursework, Trainings and Readings


 * Participated in a day-long "data day" which introduced data tools that can be used to measure student achievement such as EVASS, ACRE, Metametrics, and NC WISE.
 * Participated in a two-day workshop on Understanding by Design and Schooling by Design which taught me how to build a framework for improving student achievement by emphasizing the teachers' critical role as the designer of student learning. Through this workshop, I learned how to help teachers clarify goals, devise revealing assessments of student understanding and craft effective and engaging learning activities.
 * Tyack, D. B. & Cuban, L. (1995). Tinkering toward utopia: A century of public school reform. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press
 * Militello, M.: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
 * Robinson, K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. Chichester: Capstone
 * Lemov, D. (2010). Teach like a champion: 49 techniques that put students on the path to college. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
 * Wiggins G., & McTighe J., (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
 * Wiggins G., & McTighe J, (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
 * Woolfolk A., & Perry N. (2012). Child and adolescent development. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.

Selected Artifacts

__**Artifact #1 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__

E-mail that was sent by the central office to new administrators inviting us to attend the 3-day Leading the Learning Professional Development. I attended all three sessions with Bruce Oliver and one day of walk-through observations at Hubbard Elementary School.

__**Artifact #2 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__

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**Video of a Pre-Conference with 1st Grade Teacher**

__**Artifact #3 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__

Examples of e-mails that I send to teachers to celebrate accomplishments after classroom observations.




__**Artifact #4 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__


 * Distinguished Leadership in Practice assignment #4 which focuses on Instructional Leadership **

__**Artifact #5 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__

I created this Wiki Space to assist me in facilitating the professional development session that I led with teacher assistants and I also used it when I trained the entire staff on how to create a Wiki Space. This Wiki was shared with staff members to help them improve differentiation in their classroom. Click on the link to see the differentiation Wiki Space.

http://differentiation2013.wikispaces.com/

__**Artifact #6 - 2.a Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment **__ I completed an elementary, middle, and high school developmental project which helped me gain a better understanding of the social, emotional, and academic needs of each grade level. This knowledge will help me set realistic expectations for students based on where they are developmentally.

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 * Reflection Video on High School Developmental Project**

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**2b. Focus on Instructional Time**: The school executive creates processes and schedules which protect teachers from disruption of instructional or preparation time.

Internship Activities


 * Co-led PBIS team with assistant principal of internship site school.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Assisted with discipline for all grades at internship site school.

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Coursework, Trainings and Readings


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">//The Flipped Classroom// training
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">//Schooling by Design// training

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Selected Artifacts

**Artifact #1 - 2b. Focus on Instructional Time**
I co-lead the PBIS team with the assistant principal. During the meetings we discuss school safety and how to keep classroom disruptions minimal so that classroom instruction will not be interrupted. This is an example of the minutes from one of the meetings. media type="custom" key="22873722"

**Artifact #2 - 2b. Focus on Instructional Time**
This is a copy of the master schedule for internship site school. My mentor principal had a one-on-one session with me to explain how this schedule was created. I created the master schedule for nine years at the middle school level and it was valuable to see it done at the elementary school level.