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Name of Student and Practicum Type: Jennifer Sundby Practicum in Administration: General Leadership
Date and
Time
11/23/16
1:504:00

Project Activity
Professional
developmentfor
allstaffon
differentiated
instructionand
accommodation
sforIEP
students

Competencies or
Standards Addressed
Candidates design and
demonstrate an ability to
implement wellplanned,
contextappropriate
professional development
programs based on
reflective practice and
research on student
learning consistent with
the school vision and
goals.
Candidates demonstrate
the ability to facilitate
activities that apply
principles of effective
instruction to improve
instructionalpracticesand
curricularmaterials.

9/20/16 and Teacher

9/21/16
observations in
Wilton of new
reading
curriculum.

Candidates design and

demonstrate an ability to
implement wellplanned,
contextappropriate
professional development
programs based on
reflective practice and
research on student
learning consistent with

Reflection

Hours

Imetwiththespecialed.Unit 41/2
coordinator for our area and
withherhelpweplannedthe
inservice previously together
and then were able to
implement the inservice
together. We went through
all

the

different
accommodations that our
current students utilize. We
gave examples and
opportunity for discussion.
Wethenhadthestaffworkon
accommodating a test they
would be given, an
assignment they would be
giving,aswellasanactivity.

This was a great experience 24

fortheteachersandImgladI
wasabletodesignaschedule
withlackofsubstosendhalf
the first day and half the
secondday.Ialsowasableto
guide the teachers in
completing paperwork for a
grant opportunity to get the

the school vision and subs and travel paid for for
goals.
the observations. The
teachersnetworkedwithother
Candidates demonstrate teachers and gained many
the ability to facilitate resourcesandinsightintothe
activities that apply newcurriculum.Theteachers
principles of effective also felt supported with the
instruction to improve newcurriculumwhichwasa
instructionalpracticesand huge plus in building
curricularmaterials.
relationshipswiththestaff.
9/26/2016

Organize
teacher
attendance at
trainingwiththe
publishing
companyforour
new reading
series with
neighboring
school

Candidates design and

demonstrate an ability to
implement wellplanned,
contextappropriate
professional development
programs based on
reflective practice and
research on student
learning consistent with
the school vision and
goals.

Theteacherscamebackabit 3
disappointedabouttheactual
training because it was done
by the publishers so they
shared more research behind
the program instead of
implementing the program.
Theteachersdidsaythebest
part was brainstorming with
the other schools teachers
about the struggles theyve
encountered

with
Candidates demonstrate implementing the program
the ability to facilitate and were able to pull some
activities that apply thingsawaywiththat.
principles of effective
instruction to improve
instructionalpracticesand
curricularmaterials.

All of
August and
all of
September

Create forms to
be utilized
alongside the
Danielson
Model

Candidates demonstrate
the ability to use
strategies such as
observations,
collaborative reflection,
and adult learning
strategies to form
comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other

Thiswasadifficultprocessas 35
Ineededtodigdeepintothe
Danielson Model to better
understand its process and
beliefs. Ialsohadtoreview
past evaluations and the
currentsystem.Ididhoursof
research on the internet and
ontheDanielsonwebpageas
well as looked at many

schoolpersonnel.

schools formsandprocesses.
IcreatedonethatIfeltwould
workforthisyearandcould
be tweaked in the years to
come.

10/19/2016

Conduct a staff
meeting to
discuss the new
steps in regards
totheevaluation
process and
growthplans.

Candidates demonstrate
the ability to use
strategies such as
observations,
collaborative reflection,
and adult learning
strategies to form
comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other
schoolpersonnel.

After making copies for 6

everyoneandfindingwaysto
help guide the staff with
writing SMART goals, I
introducedthenewprocessat
ourearlyoutinOctoberalong
with looking at our data for
the Fall. It went very well
andthestaffaskedquestions
that helped both of us get
comfortable. I wanted to
make sure they understood
this was going to be a
discussion and conversation,
and I believe that message
wasdelivered.Weworkedon
goals with our data and
brainstormed ideas for
personal goals in regards to
ourteaching.

October
through
December

Preobservation
meetings and
postobservation
meetings

Candidates demonstrate
the ability to use
strategies such as
observations,
collaborative reflection,
and adult learning
strategies to form
comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other
schoolpersonnel.

At the early out, I gave

teachers until Thanksgiving
breaktocreatetheirtwogoals
andmeetwithmetodiscuss
those goals and the
observation.

8/22/2016

Back to school Candidates demonstrate Thiswasahugesuccess.The 7.5

openhouse
the ability to involve biggeststrugglewastomake
community members in sure we got the word out to

the realization of the thecommunity. Wesentout

vision and related school letterstoparents,putitinthe
improvementefforts.
newspaper,putitonourweb
page,andalsosentoutanall
call to all the
parents/guardians. Every
class had at least an 85
percent showing and parents
expressed how much they
lovedtheevent.Thiswillbe
done again but on a grander
scale.
Octoberand Community
November
activities hay
bale decorating
andFMSC

Candidates demonstrate
the ability to use
strategies such as
observations,
collaborative reflection,
and adult learning
strategies to form
comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other
schoolpersonnel.

AllMonths

Candidates
the ability
strategies
observations,
collaborative
and adult
strategies

Encourage staff
to utilize our
community
resources

Thehaybaledecoratingwas 22
awesomeanddonebymostly
theelementarystaff. Ithink
next year I would have two
broughtforusandthenIcan
havethehighschoolstaffdo
one and the elementary do
one.Wecoulddoaninhouse
competition to create more
involvement. Isignedupfor
100 slots for the Feed My
Starving Children fundraiser
inourcommunityheldinthe
building right next to the
school. Grades5through12
wouldgototheeventcenter
and work while grades K4
filled M&M tubes with
money donated from the
community.

demonstrate Sofarwehavehadfieldtrips Imreallynot

to use forallelementarytothecorn sure on the
such as maze in our town, 3rd grade hours for all
has toured the museum in of this with
reflection, town,5thand6thwenttoSully bus planning
learning Hills, 1st and 2nd went to a andhelpingto
to form farmtopickappleswithreal chaperone,

comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other
schoolpersonnel.

Allmonths

Showcasing
Candidates demonstrate
pride in our the ability to use
school and strategies such as
students
observations,
collaborative reflection,
and adult learning
strategies to form
comprehensive
professionalgrowthplans
with teachers and other
schoolpersonnel.

pickers,Kindergartenhadall
the dads in to carve
pumpkins, 3rd grade went to
the one room school house,
all elementary grades and
high school music and band
have signed up for a month
this year to do crafts and
provide entertainment at the
nursing home in town, the
band put on an around the
town concert and played on
mainstreet,thekidsalltrick
or treated at the nursing
home, firefighters were
invited into the school to
teach elementary about fire
safety,themefortheyearput
on a huge bulletin board for
allstakeholderstoseeaswell
as having all stakeholders
sign saying we are All In
forthenewyear.

etc. I would
guess around
10hourstotal
but could be
moreorless.

Bulletin boards have been 8

created to showcase positive
behaviors and successes of
our students. School colors
have been painted in many
places in our school that
didnt have school color
before.Adecalwasaddedto
the front office as well as a
nice frame to post our
accreditation for the school
year. We are changing
conversations to positive
conversations instead of a
focus on the negative past.
This will be an ongoing

process and will continue

throughthesummertomake
even more changes to the
schoolgroundsandbuilding.
October

School
newsletter

Candidates acquire and

demonstrate the skills
needed to communicate
effectively with all
stakeholders

about
implementation of the
vision.

Ibelievecreatingthebulletin 5
board before school started
andhavingallstudents,staff,
board members, and
community sign saying they
were All In helps
implement the vision for the
year. With the help of the
elementary fifth and sixth
graders, we are begun a
newsletterthatwillbeprinted
four times a year. The first
will be delivered before
Thanksgiving. Itisalonger
newsletter,butwillshowcase
photosandarticleswrittenby
the students about all the
positive happenings in our
school. All teachers are
submitting photos and
workingtotakephotosatall
ourevents.Thishasrequired
an extreme amount of time
from many, but the
excitement from the students
as well as the staff to share
this with the community has
beenamazing.

Total Hours:

125