4d: Participating in a Professional Community

Relationships with colleagues • Participation in school projects • Involvement in culture of professional inquiry • Service to school

2019-2020 School Year: Volunteer at "Kids Night Out" Event

Kids Night Out is one of our district's most popular events for our students. Staff members and older students volunteer to spend the evening reading stories to the children and their families of our community. The children hear great stories read by good readers, they spend time with family and friends and share a snack together.

Reading for this event allows me to spend quality time outside of the classroom and school day with the children I serve. This is a great way to build and strengthen the relationships that are so necessary for learning.

I try to participate in this event each year. I plan to continue to do so as long as I am able.

2018-2019 School Year: Participation in a Team to Build Digital Content

With our 1-1 initiative here at South Side, as well as the desire to support our use of blended learning in the classroom, I have had the opportunity to be a part of a team looking at some best practices for adopting a digital curriculum. I have spent time reading and researching on my own and have also visited a neighboring district who is having success in this area. This school year, we will begin to pilot a small elementary science team who will be the first to start the process of building an OER/digital curriculum as well as align this curriculum to both state standards and district goals. Below are some of the notes I took after visiting with our neighboring district. These notes were shared with the team:

Digital Content/OER Central Valley

2017-2018 School Year: Pennsylvania Institute for Instructional Coaching PIIC

As the only instructional coach in our small district, I sometimes desire colleagues to share ideas and feedback with surrounding my unique role. At the suggestion of a professional that I met at the Pete&C Technology Conference and Expo this winter, I looked into joining the Beaver County chapter of PIIC (linked above). I attended my first meeting earlier this month and was able to meet with and work with various other coaches from Beaver County. Even though none of these other coaches were specifically technology coaches, this proved to be a positive experience that allowed me to network with other professionals in a similar role and further educate myself on strategies that good coaches use to achieve successful outcomes. I hope to continue my relationship with this group in the upcoming months.

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