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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

2/18 Professional Development Day

Parents often ask what faculty do during our in-house Professional Development days, such as the one we're having tomorrow, so I thought you might like to see our schedule for the day. As is often the case, we're trying to balance time in classrooms, time in levels, and time as a whole faculty; space to work on ongoing projects as well as upcoming projects; and attention to both theoretical and pragmatic issues.

8:30-9:30 Classroom time.

9:30-11:00 ECC division meeting; K-3 reading instruction meeting; 4/5/6 planning for collaboration; 7-8 level meeting.

11:45-1:00 All-faculty lunch (provided) at the University Campus, and conversation to follow up on the 2/16 Faculty Meeting on the role and approach of TBS teachers.

1:00-2:30 Looking at Student Work Together groups.

2:30-4:00 Advance planning sessions; Math Night, Readathon, Art Show, ECC Yard, University Campus Recess.
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