Posts Tagged ‘Professional Development’
A New Vision for Kirby Middle School
“I come from a strong family of educators who believe in teaching children, reaching children while working in communities to change their circumstances,” says Kirby Middle School Principal Deadre Ussery. For Principal Deadre Ussery, creating truly successful outcomes means more than just helping students thrive–it means lifting families and communities along the way.
Read More >>#HopesAndDreams for the New School Year
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Read More >>Common Core at 2: More persistence, more critical thinking
With a year of teaching Common Core under their belts, Green Dot teachers are reporting that their students are showing more critical thinking and perseverance– both essential to success in school and in life.
Read More >>Professional Development Guided by Teachers for Teachers
All Green Dot Days are days devoted to professional development and provided throughout the school year. We are an ever-evolving organization and we believe that our professional development should reflect that.
Read More >>Adelante: Moving Teachers Forward Toward Their Credential
In partnership with Loyola Marymount University, we’ve created the Green Dot Adelante Credentialing Program. The program aims to support a cohort of soon-to-be teachers as they earn their preliminary teaching credential and teach in a Green Dot Public School.
Read More >>The Magic of Turning Red Dots to Green
Since Green Dot’s founding 15 years ago, it has been our mission to turn red dots green. We hear from the perspective of a teacher who has seen the difference before and after Green Dot accepted leadership of Wooddale Middle School.
Read More >>Does Teacher Culture Matter? A View Inside Green Dot’s Approach
Having the right teachers in our classrooms is among the most important challenges we face. It’s essential to students that we get it right – and we can’t do that without your help.
Read More >>Life After Teach for America: How Green Dot Public Schools Builds on the “Foundation for Impact”
We spotlight one Green Dot teacher’s journey from Teach for America to classroom excellence, in anticipation of the TFA 25th Anniversary Summit.
Read More >>The Educator Framework that Unleashed My Teacher Jedi
There’s no doubt that teaching is hard. At Green Dot, we hold our students to the highest standard of excellence and expect no less of our teachers. Read one teacher’s story of how she went from good to great using our educator framework.
Read More >>Finding Personal Success at Green Dot Public Schools
From his first days at Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo Charter High School, Ivan Gaeta noticed things were a bit different. Ivan found himself a student one day and a Green Dot employee the next.
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