Identifying and Cultivating Best

Practices: Reflection

Jason Driver, Ed.S.Assistant Principal

Lewis SchoolValparaiso, Florida

AP Summer Institute for Administrators - June 19-21, 2013 – Jacksonville, Florida

Take Stock with SWOT

Perform an audit of the strengths and weaknesses of your departmentTeachers, staff…even students and parents

Who are your leaders (resources) in:Writing SkillsDBQ / FRQStudy Skills

Use worksheet or survey (google docs or survey monkey)

What is Your SWOT Situation

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, ThreatsStrengths and Weaknesses are generally internal, Opportunities and Threats are generally externalTry to look both at your perceptions of each as well as perceptions of others outside of the classroom or school. Are those perceptions valid?

Your Strengths as a Teacher•capabilities•knowledge of AP course•experience in classroom•Willing to change or innovate•Able to teach peers

Your Weaknesses as a Teacher•Lack of AP test expectations•Experience•Hard to change•Supplies•Motivator for students

Opportunities to Improve as a Teacher•Access to AP training•Funding•Greater student interest in AP

Threats That Could Limit Your Growth•Funding•Administrative support•Retirement of peers•Student interest in AP

PERSONAL SWOT ANALYSIS OF TEACHING Name: Date:

Strengths of your Program Weaknesses of your Program

Opportunities to Improve your Program

Threats That Could Limit the Growth of your Program

PERSONAL SWOT ANALYSIS OF YOUR ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM

 School Name: Date:

Fill out an Idea Worksheet

List a Weakness or Threat

What ideas have you found that may help respond to these?

Who do you need to bring together to discuss the feasibility of this new idea?

What will it take to implement each new idea?

Who will do it?

What is your timeline?

What resources needed?

TALKIN’ TIME

Move into groups

Half will stay seated, half will move

5-7 minutes SHARE: What did you learn during the retreat that struck

you as positive? ASK: What are your needs that you are still trying to

meet? HELP: What can you offer the others in the group with

their needs?

Use Idea Worksheet and GET CONTACT INFO if you run out of time.

Networking is key to getting the most of out of training

AP PROGRAM ACTION PLAN School Name: Date:

What steps will you take during the next year to…

Capitalize on your program and teacher strengths?

Improve in your areas of program weakness?

Take full advantage of opportunities?

Limit the impact of threats to your AP teachers or program?

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