Just like you would look at your student data to drive your decisions and make changes to your lesson plans for differentiation, or plans for next year’s class, I do the same at the Regional Office. I’ve been analyzing my analytics (data), reviewing feedback from participants/districts (data), and reflecting on the work that I LOVE to do. I’ve been thinking about what I do that is most beneficial for educators (and thus students) and reflecting on what I spend my time doing while at work. With that said, it is with VERY mixed emotions that I announce this is the last article of “The Progress Report”.
This blog was my baby at the ROE. I pitched the idea of writing a blog during my interview back in February of 2017 and published the first post 2 weeks after starting at the ROE that July! Check out the first post, “Who Are You & What Do You Do?”
As I reflect on my time writing and publishing “The Progress Report” I feel that it absolutely met the goal I set out for it: to provide a venue for professional learning and celebrations. That said, data and reflection has shown me that it is time to move on to new/refocused means of providing educators with professional learning and publicizing the success of our districts/students. Have no fear, I am not leaving Kane ROE, nor is the customer service/resources that you have grown accustomed to changing. I’m just spending more of my time out in districts providing professional learning and creating more online professional learning opportunities.