Today I have been thinking about her effort in relationship to the
faculty reports of summer work I have been reading. Westtown has a
program to support faculty professional development and curriculum
development. Last spring teachers submitted proposals for summer
projects, conferences and workshops. Early in September they submit a
written reflection about what they have learned and where appropriate
the new courses, projects, or units of study they have developed. Many
of these reports reflect significant, extended focus over the past two
months.
In deciding which proposals to submit,
preference was given to those which supported Westtown's strategic
initiatives and which brought teachers together in collaborative
partnerships. Two religion teachers worked together to create a new 9th
grade course in Quakerism. A group of middle school teachers created a
cross disciplinary unit based on the book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
The 11th and 12th grade English program will feature two new electives
"Classic Adaptations" and "Poetic Encounters" -- the first will look at
Hamlet, Faust, and the Odyessey
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