Brainstorm

Brainstorming about Communities of Practices

-Conduct other training back with other teachers -Regular weekly meetings -From today on bring up New Lit discussion each week -Rewrite our lesson plans with New Lit in mind -Organize activities for teachers outside of working hours. Need to know each other better for collaboration -How can we increase exposure of our students to English? -How can we collaborate between Elementary, Middle & High School? -Weekly meeting with AP Math teachers about varying approaches to teaching AP Calc -Need more meetings as a group of science teachers -Connection between BRS and NCSU -Access to software and technology -Would like to bring all the students and faculty together once a week for an assembly to build community -More subject-based trainings -We need follow-through for PD -A system of communication where ideas can be brought forward and considered. A process that everyone can agree on -Resources for teaching are limited, what materials can NCSU give us for teaching? Discipline specific resources. -Chinese lessons for foreign teachers -Student access to the internet -More real-life scenarios for our students -Teachers should speak in English outside of the classroom -Meet during the school day -Teacher's Lounge - Have an "English" Day -The two schools are too separate and need to interact more -Need to change the culture of our school at a young age -