Professional Development
Since an academy places teachers and other adults into roles not normally included in their previous training, providing adequate professional development time, leadership and support is critical.
● Common planning time. Academy teachers will be provided regular common planning time within the regular high school schedule for purposes of program coordination, curricular integration, and resolution of student problems.
● Teacher professional development. All teachers were exposed to small learning communities through discussions with representatives from Kansas City, Kansas ( KC Prep). Academy teachers will be provided with training outside the high school through site visits, NAF sponsored Workshops, Interdisciplinary teaching workshops, conferences, webinars, and online collaboration tools as it relates to the following
● Academy structure
● Curricular integration
● Project based teaching
● Volunteers. Business Partners, parents, and other volunteers will be adequately screened and prepared for in and out of class experiences. Youth Friends will be utilized as our screening process.
Since an academy places teachers and other adults into roles not normally included in their previous training, providing adequate professional development time, leadership and support is critical.
● Common planning time. Academy teachers will be provided regular common planning time within the regular high school schedule for purposes of program coordination, curricular integration, and resolution of student problems.
● Teacher professional development. All teachers were exposed to small learning communities through discussions with representatives from Kansas City, Kansas ( KC Prep). Academy teachers will be provided with training outside the high school through site visits, NAF sponsored Workshops, Interdisciplinary teaching workshops, conferences, webinars, and online collaboration tools as it relates to the following
● Academy structure
● Curricular integration
● Project based teaching
● Volunteers. Business Partners, parents, and other volunteers will be adequately screened and prepared for in and out of class experiences. Youth Friends will be utilized as our screening process.