I found this day to a very informative and productive day. First, the interview process was beneficial for the student teacher as well as for us. As a high school teacher I feel that I was in unfamiliar territory as we interviewed an elementary teacher. It was nice to have a few elementary teachers with us to see their view points on the interview. I still feel that you take a big gamble with an interview. I have had the opportunities to interview our 2 new science teachers. Each time I always seem to have an instinctive feeling about a person and usually that feeling turns out to be correct. How do we get away from using our own feelings about a person and see just good of a teacher they will be?
I really enjoyed having the counselors come in. Our building is still dealing with the old school model of a counselor. I was quite surprised at what their roles in our schools can really be. They can provide an important part to a school but seem to be overlooked far too frequently. How do we make that transition with a counselor who is still using the old model and a principal that does not truly understand how to utilize a counselor?
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