Patrick Griffin Activity Log EL 560

Date Hours Activity Reflection

Helped facilitate interview process for vacant

9/30/2016 4 Interview committee economics position; reflected with administration
team once individual interviews were concluded
Organized and ran year long mentorship program
"Mentoring in the Middle" program (2 hours per
11/1/2016 16 between 12th grade and 7th grade students at
month throughout school year)
nearby Baker Middle School
Planned and organized cultural event. Responsible
2/5/2017 16 Indian American Student Association show for 200 students and 1300 attendee show
demonstrating awareness for Indian culture
Constructed workshop and presented to IB
3/5/2017 10 IBSOM Conference presentation colleagues from around the state on Approaches to
Teaching and Learning in the DP
Discussed recent student discipline issues,
3/16/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks including cyber bullying and student carrying
alcohol on field trip

3/21/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks Discussed 2017-2018 school calendar

Cultures of Thinking workshop with associate Learning CoT and discussing how to bring the
3/22/2017 6
principal Christopher Smith culture to the IA
Cultures of Thinking workshop with associate Learning CoT and discussing how to bring the
3/23/2017 6
principal Christopher Smith culture to the IA
Talked about standardized testing and discipline
3/30/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks procedures related to recent increases in student
tardies
Discussed asking for FTE at the district level as our
4/13/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
school grows in size
Shadowed Ryan and traversed the school during
4/19/2017 0.5 Tornado drill
the drill
Cultures of Thinking workshop with associate Learning CoT and discussing how to bring the
4/28/2017 6
principal Christopher Smith culture to the IA
Student meetings and dicussion of junior week
5/18/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
administration
Cultures of Thinking workshop with associate Learning CoT and discussing how to bring the
5/19/2017 6
principal Christopher Smith culture to the IA
Oversaw 350 seniors as they prepared for
5/25/2017 4 Graduation practice
commencement services that evening
Helped facilitate interview process for serivce
6/13/2017 4 Interview committee learning coordinator; reflected with administration
team once individual interviews were concluded
Helped Ryan weigh options as we placed students,
6/22/2017 3 Scheduling for next school year
using software, into classes for next school year
Learned ins and outs of central office deputy
7/31/2017 8 Job shadowed with Carl Shultz
superintendent position
Learned ins and outs of central office deputy
8/1/2017 8 Job shadowed with Carl Shultz
superintendent position
Collaborated with other educators from around the
8/11/2017 24 3 day Camp OneTroy leadership retreat district to empower and deepen learning for our
students
Discussed upcoming senior trip and leadership
9/5/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
responsibilities
Helped organize 3 day off campus field research
9/7/2017 20 Group 4 science field trip
experience for 126 senior students
Met with Ron Ritchhart as he visited our school to
observe our culture of thinking. We did classroom
9/18/2017 4 Cultures of Thinking building visit
observations and debriefed afterward about best
practices.
Patrick Griffin Activity Log EL 560

Date Hours Activity Reflection

discussed leadership styles and how his views have

10/1/2017 2 Meeting with Ryan Brinks changed as a grad school assignment with Dr.
Delgado
Planned and chaperoned a school dance for 260
10/13/2017 8 Student Council Homecoming dance
students and guests.
Helped plan, organize and referee a fun game and
11/3/2017 10 Student Council Powderpuff game and pep rally
pep rally for our juniors and seniors.
Planned and chaperoned an Indian cultural
11/17/2017 8 IASA Diwali Dinner
celebration for 160 students and guests.
Helped check doors during drill and discussed good
11/29/2017 1 Lockdown drill and bad notations with police liason officer
afterwards
Discussed new initiatives in school and helped plan
11/30/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
future internship opportunities
Searched a student's body and property for a vape
12/15/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
pen; discussed new rampant use amongst students
Met about recent bullying issue and discussed
12/20/2017 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
disciplinary actions
Ran professional learning on IB ATL/CoT Brainstormed PD session with Sarah Clancy over
12/21/2017 6
implementation two meetings and led staff session
Discussed recent parent issue regarding mental
health treatments and our school's role; also
1/12/2018 1.5 Weekly meeting with Ryan Brinks
discussed impending cultural discussions between
clubs
Requested and participated in restorative circle
1/16/2018 1.5 Restorative circle training
between bullied students and their oppressors
Planned and organized cultural event. Responsible
1/20/2018 16 Indian American Student Association show for 200 students and 1300 attendee show
demonstrating awareness for Indian culture
Got out of my "IA bubble" to see management at a
huge Class A school. Spoke directly and observed
2 8-hour days with an associate principal at
2/20/2018 16 school deal with an active threat situation that led
Northville High School
to a lockdown and police involvement in the
shadows of the Parkland shooting.
Learned new techniques to modify student behavior
5/13/2018 16 2 8-hour days at restorative practices training and encourage ownership of resolution during
disputes
Performed data analysis on low grade report,
6/1/2018 1 Meeting with counselor identifying a problem with achievement levels in our
out of district students
Discussed new tutoring initiative designed to
update tutoring practices, forge relationships, and
6/4/2018 1 Meeting with honor society teachers
target out of district students on the low grade
report
Learned about new district protocol for active
2 8-hour days with my mentor becoming A.L.I.C.E.
6/13/2018 16 assailant situations. Became point person, along
certified
with Ryan, for our building

TOTAL: 243 hours

Patrick Griffin Activity Log EL 560

Date Hours Activity Reflection

Patrick Griffin Activity Log EL 560

Date Hours Activity Reflection