Once a month, our fellows meet with their coach in regional cohorts for small-group professional development workshops focused on teaching skills and emotional resilience. For the 2021-22 school year, these sessions have focused on formative assessment and teacher mindfulness specifically.
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09.122021December 9, 2021
Peer Learning Takes Spotlight at Second All Corps PD
On November 6th, we welcomed our fellows to our second All Corps professional development event of the 2021-22 school year. Grounded in our core value of continual learning, the day featured ATC alumni facilitating content-specific sessions and allowed current fellows the opportunity to facilitate skill-based sessions for their peers.
28.092021September 29, 2021
Fellows Build Skills, Community at First All-Corps PD
On Saturday, September 18 we convened all fellows of the Arkansas Teacher Corps for the first time of the 2021-2022 school year. The All-Corps event was 5 hours of professional development focused on building a collective experience for our fellows who have been virtual since February 2020.
15.022021February 16, 2021
Review of TESS Data Says Focus on Engagement
The ATC Teacher Development Team completed the remainder of fall TESS evaluations in January and has now set a direction for PD and coaching this spring--one centered on student engagement.
10.022021February 10, 2021
Be A Learner
It is February everyone! And you know what that means, the weather is gloomy, every commercial you hear is valentine’s day themed (annoying couples and...
14.122020December 18, 2020
Adjusting to 100% Virtual Coaching for Fall 2020
On the Teacher Development Team, we moved into the 2020-21 year knowing that we were going to be virtual but with a renewed focus on...
21.102020November 16, 2020
Welcoming Nonclosure
Our next few blast introductions focus on the four agreements by Glenn Singleton in Courageous Conversations About Race. Today I am going to focus on: expect...
01.042020November 16, 2020
You Are Extraordinary
Hi all, To wrap up this month, I wanted to provide a poem by Rupi Kaur. This month our blast notes have been focused on...
03.092019November 16, 2020
New Month, New You
Hi, and happy September! September has always signaled “new starts” for me. It makes me believe that someday fall will actually come, and I will...