Location: GVHS Auditorium
Presenter(s): Heather Arters
Session Description: Every other performance profession prepares people by practicing and breaking things down into sections but in teaching, most of what we tell teachers is cerebral with no chance to practice with peers before "presenting" it to an audience (students). By practicing good teaching methods in front of other teachers, a teacher can begin to embody good habits and feel successful at once difficult classroom tasks. Ultimately, professional development should make teachers feel that they can perform their jobs better, not merely know cerebrally what they should do differently.