OMS Conducts In-Service on Effective Team Teaching
by Todd Dugan
October 14, 2008
On the afternoon of Friday, October 10, the faculty and staff of Olympia Middle School engaged in professional development geared toward school improvement. As part of a year-long study of Eaker and DuFour's Professional Learning Communities at Work, the idea of building a "culture of collaboration" was examined. To facilitate the inservice, Mrs. Deb Schrock, Executive Director of AIMS (Association of Illinois Middle-level Schools) presented a two-hour study session titled, "Effective Teaming: 6 Strategies from High Performing Middle Schools." Teachers enjoyed the chance to collaborate in a professional setting for the afternoon.
For more information about AIMS, please visit their website at http://www.aims.uiuc.edu/
