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Afie Mirshah-Nayar

Standard 3

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
--William Butler Yeats

Instructional Specialists are responsible for establishing and managing positive learning environments.

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Artifact #1 - Quote from observation report
 
"Throughout the training, Mrs. Mirshah encouraged risk-taking by providing opportunities for the teachers to consider their own experiences and elicited responses from the teachers.  She continued to question and probe with 'Another thought?' 'Other strategies?' "
--Director of Curriculum Training and Development, MCPS

Artifacts #2 and #3 - Pictures of participants experiencing hands-on learning at an American University workshop.

Participants at the American University Workshop
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Working together

Participants at the American University Workshop
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Working together!

Artifact #4 - Evaluations from different workshops
%'s indicate that participants strongly agreed/agreed that the pacing, environment, and processing were appropriate to their needs as adult learners. 
 
Blair - Geom. Teachers - Feb.16th (25 participants)
Pacing           90%
Environment  100%
Process         100%
 
Einstein - Entire Staff - Feb. 7th (100+ participants)
Pacing           94%
Environment  97%
Process         96%
 
Gaithersburg - Entire Staff - April 22nd (60+ participants)
Pacing           90%
Environment  100%
Process         100%
 
Biology Cohorts - Biology Teachers - Nov. 11th (50+ participants)
Pacing           82%
Environment  96%
Process         93%
 
Springbrook HS - ESOL & English Departments - April 11th (30 participants)
Pacing           92%
Environment  100%
Process         87%
 
Wheaton HS - Entire Staff - Nov. 8th (100+ participants)
Pacing           88%
Environment  98%
Process         98%
 

Artifact #5 - SDCS Team Norms

Team Norms

Reflection
 
These artifacts demonstrate my ability to work with adult learners in a manner that promotes a positive and hands on learning environment.