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The DisneyHand Teacher Awards Institute brings together the teachers, along with their school principals, to share their strategies for igniting the spark of learning in children and to develop new leadership skills to promote effective professional collaboration in their schools. The Institute provides learning, support, feedback, and sharing opportunities for Honorees and principals. Working with the Center for Collaborative Education, participants focus on critical topics, such as:
- Engaging Students
- Norm Setting & Culture Building
- Looking at Teacher & Student Work
- Peer Observation
- Action Research
- Coaching & Leadership Skills
The Institute culminates with participants crafting action plans for use at their school to engage other teachers in professional development focused on innovative teaching approaches and building effective, collaborative school cultures. To energize and invigorate the teachers and principals during this intensive week at the Walt Disney World Resort©, educators have additional opportunities to participate in unique team-building activities and personal enrichment courses.
DISNEYHAND TEACHER AWARDS
Professional Development Institute
Sample Day |
| 7:30 - 8:30 |
BREAKFAST |
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Connections; Debrief; Review Agenda |
| 8:45 - 9:30 |
Collaborative Work
- Norms of the School Community
--Guided writing and Pair-Share
- What Is Collaborative Work? What Isn't It?
--Large group on newsprint
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| 9:30 - 10:15 |
Text-based Discussion
--Resistance & Changing the Culture of Schools |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
BREAK |
| 10:30 - 12:00 |
Orientation: Looking Collaboratively at Student Work |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
LUNCH
Principal Panel Discussion
--Successful Leadership: DLP Spotlight School Principals
Honoree Lunch |
| 2:00 - 5:00 |
Making Change Game
-- Orientation
-- Simulation
-- Debrief |
| 5:00 - 6:00 |
BREAK |
| 6:00 - 9:00 |
Culinary Team-Building Challenge - Come ready to eat your work! |
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