Starting a Meeting with a Student in Mind with Sam Brooks Transformative Principal 315
Download MP3Sam Brooks is honored to have worked for Putnam County Schools (TN) for the past 27 years. Brooks leads all student/teacher personalized learning opportunities in the district, which includes online, dual enrollment, dual credit, and industry certification options. Mr. Brooks is a Google Certified Trainer and was recognized by the Center for Digital Education as a national Top 30 Technologists, Transformers, Trailblazers in 2014 and his program has been identified in several national publications. Director of Personalized Learning - started as credit options for kids. Now is for so much more. How can we meet the individual needs of each child in the classroom? State level personalized learning. VITAL - virtual instruction to accentuate learning Personalized learning task force. Mimic task force in our own district. Doing a lot with credit recovery. Pockets of innovation. Future Ready - Getting a student to be ready for whatever they want their future to be. I only saw how things affected me as a teacher within my four walls. How to be a transformative principal? Be open minded and take on the mindset of working for the students.
Sam Brooks is honored to have worked for Putnam County Schools (TN) for the past 27 years. Brooks leads all student/teacher personalized learning opportunities in the district, which includes online, dual enrollment, dual credit, and industry certification options. Mr. Brooks is a Google Certified Trainer and was recognized by the Center for Digital Education as a national Top 30 Technologists, Transformers, Trailblazers in 2014 and his program has been identified in several national publications.
- Director of Personalized Learning - started as credit options for kids. Now is for so much more.
- How can we meet the individual needs of each child in the classroom?
- State level personalized learning.
- VITAL - virtual instruction to accentuate learning
- Personalized learning task force.
- Mimic task force in our own district.
- Doing a lot with credit recovery.
- Pockets of innovation.
- Future Ready - Getting a student to be ready for whatever they want their future to be.
- I only saw how things affected me as a teacher within my four walls.
- How to be a transformative principal? Be open minded and take on the mindset of working for the students.
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We’re proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
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