Keys to Instructional Excellence

Last week's in-service was excellent!!! I really learned a lot. The title of the in-service was "Keys to Instructional Excellence: What Effective Teachers Know, Do, and Understand." The basic aim of the two day workshop was to show teachers how to be better teachers and to create a plan to ensure a highly successful classroom based on three keys. Those keys were: a) managing your classroom, b) planning for instruction, and c) teaching and assessing for learning. It didn't matter if you were a rookie or vetern. The workshop offered something for everyone. I feel very fortunate that I work for a district that takes professional develop of its teaching staff seriously.