To the Reader
O
ur growth as teachers affirms our
conviction that learning is a reciprocal
experience, shared by the teacher and
students. Our students have helped
us to see that being a teacher means being
a helpmate. Therefore, our ongoing quest as
teachers is to meet the needs of each student,
by balancing the demands of content and
curriculum with humanity and compassion.
What better way to do this than by sharpening
our professional development (PD) skills.
Professional development is an
exciting opportunity for us to invest
in ourselves. It allows us to add value
to the classroom experience of our
learners and to improve the quality of
work administered to students/learners
ourselves as individual learners. PD is a
way of life in the experience of a teacher
and should be viewed and accepted as
a part of the very fabric that makes the
teacher the very professional that we aim
to be. Professional development should
not be engaged sporadically but should
be meaningfully organized to meet our
specific needs at the time.
How can we share this exciting news?
Educators of the OECS, including teachers,
have started a ‘movement’ that puts
Professional development front and
center. The aim is to transform the
thinking and practices to ensure that
we maximize the opportunities for
professional growth available to us.
This magazine will describe PD in ways
that are relatable and will point out some
of the PD practices that we are already
doing as well as some new ideas to be
implemented. It will give teachers better
insight into professional development
and it’s importance, and hopes to inspire
the teacher to seek out PD opportunities
that would help to improve professionally
as we strive to become effective and
efficient teachers influencing our
students’ learning and achievements.
The aim is for the teachers to be the
driving force in PD; the organisers,
facilitators, evaluators. Join the
movement! Join us up front and center!
From the teachers of the OECS PD Magazine Team.
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