weekend 2 presentations

I thought that the three presentations were very interesting this past weekend. Stephanie's topic was of particular interest to me because I have always been in a district in which all students were fluent in English. As times change I'm quite sure the district will have to face this issue so we should be thinking of a plan to address it. Sarah's presentation seemed to really simplify professional development. The 4 critical questions made analyzing professional development much easier. I also liked the explanation of the difference between "teamwork" and "groupwork". Nick's topic has been discussed by teachers in my district ever since I started here 7 years ago. However, discussions are as far as we have gone and no true progress has been made to incorporate student-led conferences.