Amy Nichols, Coordinator of Elementar Special Education, approached me a few weeks ago about presenting a video I created to other team leaders at our district TL meeting. The video was a series of interviews I had with the five individuals who attended the Inclusion Works Conference. The questions were simple: "What were your 'aha' moments?", "What are we doing correctly?", "What could we improve on?", and "What is your long term vision of inclusion here?". I wanted to get these interviews on video so that we could watch them during our upcoming "inclusion meeting" in April, and so that we will be able to review those learning moments during BOY training for next year.
After we watched the video, we engaged in small group discussions while completing a plus-delta. Our table engaged in truly meaningful discussions...some based on the video and some based on the unique experiences of each person at the table.
I was glad my video could be the springboard for meaningful discussions among special education teacher-leaders in our district.
For some reason, I really get a kick out of professional development! ;)
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