A total of 110 teachers from private schools in the CNMI attended the first day of the Commonwealth Coalition of Private Schools\u2019 two-day professional development program yesterday at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan.<\/p>\n
Saipan International School headmaster Ron Snyder, who gave a one-hour slide show, \u201cIntroduction to Curriculum Unit Design,\u201d said it is important to put the overall learning goals first before identifying how outcomes are reached <\/p>\n
\u201cThe learning plan comes afterwards,\u201d said Snyder, adding that the method deepens broader understanding and \u201cbig\u201d idea knowledge for students rather than content standards. <\/p>\n
Saipan Community School\u2019s Anne McCaslin and Dani Nowicki shared new teaching methods.<\/p>\n
McCaslin, a music and spiritual Bible teacher, and Nowicki, a physical education instructor, spent one hour and 30 minutes talking about \u201cconnecting learning standards to real-life standards.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Nowicki, it is proper to guide student learning by listening to what they have to say in place of telling them to memorize it. <\/p>\n
Last school year, Snyder, McCaslin, and Dani Nowicki implemented the new methods in their respective classes and believe students preferred it compared to reading textbooks or listening to lectures. <\/p>\n
After lunch, attendees took part in job sharing among their peers by comparing classroom struggles and collaborating to resolve them. <\/p>\n
Mount Carmel president Galvin Deleon Guerrero ended the first day by borrowing the Marshmallow Challenge from the popular TED Talks series. <\/p>\n
Snyder said he looks forward to further learning about new teaching methodologies on the second day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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