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TLP - Handout
TLP - Handout
Presented by: Lauren Buth NBPTS Standard: Proposition 5: Teachers are Members of
Date: April 20th, 2022 Professional Communities
Title Page 1 Objectives 2 Educational Hook 3
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Generic Roles of Department Chairs Why Create a Department Chair for Specialists Why Create a Department Chair for Specialists
➢ To improve communication between colleagues that will:
➢ Oversee Curriculum Development
○ Prevent inconveniences that may occur due to lack ➢ Provide a voice for specialist teachers who may feel:
➢ Ensure quality teaching
➢ Support extracurricular activities of communication ○ Taken advantage of
➢ General support to department faculty*
➢ Supports/Encourages professional development ○ Provide support for each other ○ Their opinion is not often taken into account
➢ Write a post for the Weekly
○ Execute smoother transportation of classes
➢ Assist in the hiring of new faculty in that department
➢ Act as liaison between faculty and administration*
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Improving Communication Among Colleagues 4/24/22
situation? Jo 1-4, 6-8; advis. ~326 + advis 1 section, 5 times a week 30-50 min + advis
Joshua K-2, 5-8; advis. ~326 + advis 1 section, 5 times a week 30-50 min + advis
Katie C. K, 3-8; advis. ~326 + advis 1 section, 5 times a week 30-50 min + advis
Lauren K-4, 6 237 K-4, 2 sections, 2x a week; 6th 4 times 30-50 min
Presentation Content 7 Progress Monitoring 8 9
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How a Department Chair Could Help You at HDS How a Department Chair Could Help You at HDS How a Department Chair Could Help You at HDS
➢ It can improve communication and relationships between ➢ Assisting with scheduling ➢ Mentoring/Coaching
teachers ○ Incoming specialist teachers
○ Scheduling requests for specialist teachers
○ Provide resources and strategies for the
○ Teacher to teacher concerns ○ Duties outside of teaching
classroom
○ Student learning/behavioral concerns
○ Provide assistance on parent teacher
communication
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