Artwork created by AP Studio Art student Lindy Plunkett ‘18
#TeachLikeAPioneer By Allison DeFrancesco Castro ‘02, Principal
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his school year, the faculty and staff of Providence High School are discovering the power of a hashtag! Made popular through social media, the hashtag (#) symbol provides an innovative opportunity for our adults to seek out meaningful connections for their own professional growth.
striving to distinguish themselves as the lead learners on campus. At the start of this school year, we introduced two innovative initiatives and encouraged our teachers to become connected educators. Professional development is an expectation of all educators in the profession of teaching. However, at Providence, we have considered ways to make that more personalized and innovative.
The faculty and staff at Providence have the ability, influence, and responsibility to make a positive impact on a daily basis in the classroom and beyond. Oftentimes, their greatest impact is made by the example that they model for our students. Our students look to our teachers not only to learn content, but more importantly to learn about learning. To truly be pioneer educators, our adults are Pioneer Connections
Twitter for Professional Development In education, contrary to common belief, most of what teachers do is done in complete isolation. Teachers are assigned individual classrooms and they are separated by discipline for an entire school 14