Someone once told me that it would be better for me to eat a dozen donuts in one day than a single donut every day for 12 days.<\/p>\n
It has been a while since that day and I wasn’t listening with especially detailed attention, but my recollection of the reason was that the body has a threshold for fat and once it reaches that threshold, the body directly passes the rest.<\/p>\n
I think of this story from time to time because it reminds me that the same raw materials can have a different effect depending on how you handle them.<\/p>\n
The pressures and resources associated with organizing a PD Day — mostly the brief-but-intense period of time and the limited-but-earmarked amount of money — sometimes result in the procurement of an “expert” to come into the school to deliver an address to staff or faculty on a topic chosen by the organizers (often the same people responsible for the time and money).<\/p>\n
This can lead to a feeling that PD is “being done to” staff, that it takes people from outside the organization to provide the group with ideas of significance, or that the single-day dose of inspiration and ideas will provide a clear map of the road ahead.<\/p>\n
I’m pleased to say that on Friday, Nov 9, our school didn’t do that.<\/p>\n
On our most recent PD day, after an assembly for updates and direction, staff were offered a choice of topics.<\/p>\n
Sessions included:<\/p>\n
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On Donuts Someone once told me that it would be better for me to eat a dozen donuts in one day than a single donut every day for 12 days. It has been a while since that day and I wasn’t listening with especially detailed attention, but my recollection of the reason was that the … <\/p>\n