Symposium+-+Wednesday

 Wednesday's symposium was a very rich experience for me. The first breakout session I attended was about a newer leadership evaluation model called the Danielson Method. This is a method that prides itself on its method of organization. It acknowledges that a lot of the things an administrator would think about during an evaluation is mostly common sense. The Danielson Method simply creates a method to organize it. It seems like an effective way to discuss professional growth - especially since it revolves around using rubrics.

 Another session I attended was about using iPods and iPads in the classroom. Since I'm transferring to Lowell Elementary, a technology school, I felt like it would be right up my alley. It was presented by an Apple representative so he had a lot of great ideas to share. I was most interested in the programs he showed that dealt with finding books online. I have always seen that as a problem because books online always cost a lot. I was happy to see that there were numerous programs to find free books. I was also was impressed with Apple's program through iTunes called iTunes U. He demonstrated the college level information you can access so I still need to go see what type of info there is for elementary.