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How Do We Ensure That All Teachers Are Committed to the School to Work Program? . Our Values Determine Our Likely Level of Commitment. Teachers Need to Understand the Potential Significance of the School to Work Program . Activity: The Blasphemy Game.
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How Do We Ensure That All Teachers Are Committed to the School to Work Program?
Teachers Need to Understand the Potential Significance of the School to Work Program
What Would You HATE to Hear Someone Say About the School to Work Program at Your School?
Example: Banking Blasphemies• They Give No Service and the Tellers Are Rude• There Are Always Long Queues• They Keep Closing Down Putting in Machine COMMON THEME …“They give lousy service”
Banking Example … Common Theme Was: “They Give Lousy Service”.. The value held is…We value friendly and efficient customer service.
…And Ensure Planning and Resourcing Are Congruent With These Values Effective programs have staff who subscribe to a common set of values, underpinning teaching and learning
• Who determines them? How do we articulate them? • When the going gets a bit chaotic what do we fall back on? What Are the Values That We Think We Stand for?
How Do We Write a School to Work Plan That Is ‘Real’ to Our Needs and Has Input From Everyone?
What Were the School to Work Highlights and Successes in 2002? Refer to page 56
What School to Work Strategies Would You Like to Improve or Add to Your Current Program?
School to Work Plan Refer to page 57
Transcribe our values Refer to the Sample Plan on page 58
The rest is up to you. We will show you examples of resources and strategies developed to support the program.