Administrators, teachers and staff from both school buildings gathered at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School for a day of professional learning, sharing best practices and participating in a friendly team-building and problem-solving competition to round out the day’s activities.
Building leaders and teachers offered a rotating sequence of hourlong turnkey trainings on the use of programs including IXL, an online platform that helps students build math and ELA skills; ParentSquare, a communications tool for building the home-school connection; the increasing integration of Artificial Intelligence in teaching; strategies to create engaging learning experiences; community-building teacher circles; and much more.
The day concluded with team-building and problem-solving challenges, where educators and staff collaborated in groups of six to build widgets. Their success with that first challenge determined each team’s rank on the bracket to compete in the next contest — a spirited carry-and-conquer race that required speed, focus, and a unified effort.