As I get ready for Yom Kippur the holiest day of the Jewish Year I find myself in new and uncharted waters for the first time in over 20 years in education.
My passion for learning and helping others is still strong and our children deserve the very best , and I believe our teachers and administrators want to do the very best and are dedicated to doing so. Today the opportunities for professional development are all over and can be accessed 24/7. However I believe that PD needs to be owned and driven by the teacher and be tailor made to help that individual teacher succeed. What works for one teacher may not work for another. This type of learning needs to be ongoing and not just during professional development days. Earlier this week I attended a google hangout about PD and Jamie Vandergrift coined the phrase professional learning as opposed to development. I like this distinction because since we strive to be life long learners this implies that our professional growth and learning needs to be ongoing and not just every few months.
With this passion and feeling I am beginning a new venture and have created Star Educational Consulting.
I look forward to working with you and learning and growing with you so that we help our students and schools shine.
Akevy
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