On Teacher Buy-In and IMPACT � The Quick and the Ed

On Teacher Buy-In and IMPACT � The Quick and the Ed

On Teacher Buy-In and IMPACT

by Forrest Hinton

Education Sector recently hosted the event “Finding the Link: Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development.” We invited four teachers—all bloggers—to give their reactions to the discussion and ask questions of the panelists. In the days ahead, each blogger will guestblog and provide commentary about the event here on The Quick and the Ed.
The following blog post has been re-posted from ABCDE, written by DCPS high school English teacher Wookie Kim.
As a teacher, I see Post-It notes as my personal guardians. Filled with reminders, notes, slogans, messages, and posted—literally—all around me, they guide me and protect my life from the uncertainties of not knowing. They are beautiful (and, if you go to Costco, not too expensive in bulk!). One Post-It note that has been up on my bedroom wall—placed conspicuously by the door above the lightswitch to serve as a constant reminder—contains a quote that I firmly believe in: