Re: new history, social studies lead teacher
Posted by Sara on 6/29/08
The best advice for influencing other people colleagues or not
that I was given was simply this - hope and guidance. Always
be positive, always be hopeful.
Guidance? Remind them they teach the standards so there's not
much to worry about on the tests. Don't dwell on the tests.
I'd say brainstorm how to reach/teach kids better in general -
act like the tests don't exist.
With that stance, ask them what's the biggest problem in their
classrooms? Cause if you can solve those problems, logic
demands the kids will learn more and do better on the tests.
Are these veteran teachers? If so, walk gently in your
leadership role. Be a facilitator, not a boss. As you likely
know, teachers get the hair up on their backs fairly quickly.
Come up with some interesting lesson plans that work for you.
Share them. Teach other teachers by example - have a happy
learning classroom yourself.
> Hello all. I was just selected to be my district's lead
> history, social studies teacher. Mainly because no one else
> wanted the job. However, I do love history and love
> teaching it. The challenges for me are as follows: 1. I
> have never been in a position to teach other teachers.
>
> How do I best go about this? 2. How do I get teacher buy-in
> to teach a subject when our district is a PI district?
> Everybody is running scared of "the test" and getting our
> scores up for both AYP and NYP, all they think of teaching
> is the basics. Of course since we are required to teach
> standards this should not be an issue but it is. Any ideas?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- new history, social studies lead teacher, 6/27/08, by shirley.
- Re: new history, social studies lead teacher, 6/29/08, by Sara.
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