The Harvard Urban School Leaders Institute was phenomenal! There were so many educational leaders who shared their research based best practices. Each day was full of new learning,confirmation of current practices and ideas for implementation of best practices. All of the presenters in some way focused on teaching and learning. The overall theme that was woven throughout the Institute included relationship building with all stakeholders, providing academic rigor for all learner and ensuring relevance to or standards.It is hard for me to pick one session that was a favorite because each one delivered such thought provoking information. The critical issues discussed such as, race, diversity, student failure rate, organization, time management, dealing with conflict were discussed openly and honestly. No stone seemed to be unturned…confronting current realities of the state teaching all children to mastery. The exchanges from educational practitioners were stimulating and challenging. The reality seems to be that we are deal with varying degrees of common problems in schools across the United States.
The Harvard Urban School Institute was one of the most exciting and life altering educational experiences for me. My life has been enriched and I have been challenged to make an impact on quality teaching and learning, so that teachers receive the training necessary to improve their craft. Then students will be the recipients of deliberate and consistent best research base practices focused on standards that result in higher levels of academic achievement for all students. I am thankful for this opportunity.
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