Last week I conducted my first 3 Faculty Meetings.

I love conducting faculty meetings.  I love teaching teachers!  I broke the day up, doing different activities.  The first half of the day was our PD with Devotions time.  I am working my teachers through the book, “What Great Teachers Do Differently” by Todd Whitaker.  The second half of the day was spent on numerous activities.  Learning our email system or website, curriculum mapping, 21st Century Education, and time to share and answer some questions I wanted them to think about and answer.  On the last day we also took time to be with a partner and pray for and with that person.

One advantage I will have this year is a lot of time for faculty meetings.  Almost every Wednesday is a half day for the teachers.  So the rest of the day is time for Faculty meetings.  Obviously there is the to-do list and administrative part.  But, I am using this time for continual PD , Curriculum Mapping, and departmentalized learning sections.  I will also bring in a few presenters and speakers.  Lastly the teachers will have work they need to work on throughout the week.

How are your faculty meetings run?  Are they informative as they should be? Why or Why Not?