Mission Possible: It All STARTS Here!

Yesterday we held our kickoff to Mission Possible: It All STARTS Here, the name of our professional development for staff on technology integration and the characteristics of effective instruction or START.  Chris Like designed Mission Possible.  The idea is centered around the concept of gamification as we have essentially created a game for our staff to participate in.  During the day, staff completed missions centered around the characteristics of effective instruction, existing technologies, social media, PLN's, and basic technology tools. All staff members finished the day trying to complete level two.  This idea allows for us to differentiate the staff's instruction while offering it in a way that can be continuous so that when teachers are not "at" professional development they can still be collaborating with each other and advancing.  I would like to thank all of our facilitators including, Andy Crozier and Stacy Behmer, for coming and leading some missions yesterday.  Overall, I think we had a very successful day thanks to the hard work of Chris Like and LeAnne Wagner.  Without them the day would not have been possible.  Time to keep moving forward!  Bring on the iPads!