York+Country+Day+School

Our team members are:

@Alex Gere, MS-US French, Team Leader Molly Wertz, MS-US History, English Jennifer Bowders, MS-US Dean of Students, MS Math Evelyn Lisi, US English Greg Tomevi, LS-MS English Eric Fleming, US Spanish Jeff Zemsky, MS-US Head, Fellow

YCDS helpful links:

YCDS homepage Lunch menu


 * Our project description:**

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 * York Country Day School Ning Group:**

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 * How we are using Web 2.0:**

[|http://facelivrefranglais.ning.com]

York Country Day School Expectations and Assumptions

Expectations:
 * To be able to apply what we learn to our classrooms next year.
 * To learn how to engage kids in becoming better writers and readers.
 * [|To learn to use different web-based sites. These may be different based on subjects].
 * To use technology outside of the classroom to augment/deepen/locate MORE learning, not REPLACE learning.
 * That our PLP team conversations will make a lot of sense in "The Magnet Program" and will lead to new ways of doing it.
 * To figure out how not to feel conflicted about teaching writing in "old" vs. "new" modes; to embrace wholeheartedly this new landscape and feel/be integrated.
 * To become comfortable and efficient w/basic tools.
 * Two years from now, more fully implement the plans we create this year.

Assumptions:
 * That we will be focusing on students and faculty, though not necessarily equally.
 * That what we learn and share with fellow faculty members might be a slow process.
 * To be able to meet in person during the school day.
 * Many of our ideas will really be about NEXT YEAR.
 * We at YCDS will create a supportive, collaborative learning community.
 * We will group by department.
 * We will create something amazing.
 * We will meet to discuss our ideas.
 * We will have a lot of questions.
 * We will feel concerned or perhaps be focused on how to implement our new tools/knowledge/projects/etc.
 * That there will be ongoing support and encouragement as we proceed.