This Summit will occur on the morning of Monday, March 1 and Friday, March 5 from 9:00-12:00, with three 50 minute sessions both days. Each session will have it's own registration link.
Day 1 (Monday, March 1) will include:
9:00 - An Introduction and Overview of School Climate in PA, Craig Hummell, Curriculum Specialist
10:00 - School Climate in the Math Classroom with Robert Baier, Math Curriculum Specialist
11:00 - Equity and Classroom Climate with Melissa Hunter, IU 1 TaC Staff
Day 2 (Friday, March 5) includes:
9:00 The Effects of a Digital Fabrication Lab on Mental Health Diagnosis and Classroom Climate, Mr. Donald Martin, IU 1 Executive Director
10:00 The Effect of Attendance on Classroom Climate, Marissa Sacco, IU 1 TaC Staff
11:00 The Effects of Bullying on Classroom Climate, Brenda Levin, IU 1 LCSW
*All grade levels as well as Administrators, Central Office Staff, Mental Health, and especially Teachers are invited to attend!
School climate refers to the quality and character of school life, and is based on patterns of student, parent, and staff experiences and perceptions of school life. It also reflects norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices, and organizational structures, according to the National School Climate Center. The mission of the School Climate Leadership Initiative is to increase the capacity of PA educators to lead school climate improvement efforts by deepening the capacity within IUs for leading responsive, democratic school climate improvement networks across the state. The focus of this Summit is to bring IU 1 Districts and Schools together to discuss the issues of School Climate, with a specific focus on School Climate in classrooms.