I'm currently sitting and reflecting in a 1st grade staff development day around writing. (Yesterday I had the privilege of being part of the Kindergarten writing day.) The conversations happening as these teachers grapple with best practices around teaching writing is phenomenal! How to set up writer's workshop in a primary classroom is daunting. But these teachers are fully present and tackling this yearlong task. (You'd think setting up would be a beginning of the year thing. However, truly running a writer's workshop with young ones, you are constantly reteaching and "setting" up your workshop!) The thing I love most in these conversations, is that we don't all agree on the details of how to accomplish, but we all agree on wanting to be the best for our kids. This adds so much richness and depth to the conversation. New ideas emerge and the conversations go in directions we never saw coming.
I love how the Enumclaw School District brings together groups of teachers throughout the year to hear the same message and get them talking about their practice.How often do a group of teachers from across a district really get to sit with each other and have deep meaningful conversations focused on best meeting the needs of our kids? THIS IS SO POWERFUL! I feel fortunate to be part of this system and be able to join in these tough conversations. Enumclaw is a place where teachers strive to be better. What a great environment to work in!
And what might you ask is the Instructional Technology teacher doing in a Primary Writing PD? I'm learning...right alongside these amazing teachers. I'm stretching my thinking about ways I can support them in their work.
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