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How do principals decide which teachers get to go to away conferences? There are some teachers at my school who are on their 4th trip and others have only been on one or for some, none. Why are certain ones offered more opportunities than others? They aren't necessarily the ones in leadership positions either. Although, I don't think even the ones in leadership positions should get all the opportunities. I told my principal I'm interested in going. He knows I like to learn and soak up these kinds of things, yet for the past 3 to 4 years, he hasn't sent me to any PD or any conferences. I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong? Any ideas on why the disparity?
retired teacher The principal picks the teachers that he or she likes. It's all about the "favorites" and they get preferential treatment time and time again.

On 3/19/17, Feeling Stifled wrote: > How do principals decide which teachers get to go to away > conferences? There are some teachers at my school who are > on their 4th trip and ...See More
Mar 19, 2017
Novel Find a conference of learning opportunity yourself and then make an application to go. Get yourself a pace, then check that you can go. Be proactive and see if that works. Good luck.
Mar 20, 2017
OP On 3/20/17, Novel wrote: > Find a conference of learning opportunity yourself and > then make an application to go. Get yourself a pace, then > check that you can go. Be proactive and see if that works. > Good luck. >

I've tried that and he's denied it. There was one where there wouldn't have been any cost to the school eit...See More
Mar 20, 2017
maybe? Are you possibly teaching in a specialized subject area where it would be difficult to get good substitute coverage for you, or with a population of students that would suffer more than usual from a break in routine of not having their regular teacher there?

Might be one reasonable explanation (but still not really fair)

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Mar 20, 2017
Novel Try to make your communications with him more formal. Don't talk with him, send emails that leave an electronic trail. Copy in teachers who teach the same subject or your line manager. Look up the PD language used in the school documents and start using that - mention "inequitable" - senior management has to be seen to be fair. When you ...See More
Mar 21, 2017


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