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Teacher Feature: Don Reynolds, From Electrical Engineer to Senior Team Lead at West Early College
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West Early College Senior Team
Lead Don Reynolds
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During his first few months of college at the University of Colorado, Don Reynolds called his mother and told her he was going to switch his major from electrical engineering to education.
"But she shot that down really quickly," Don said, laughing. "So, I did become an electrical engineer, but education is something that's been in my spirit for a long time."
After working as an engineer and a consultant, Don decided to return to his lifelong passion for teaching and learning, beginning as a substitute paraprofessional and gaining his teaching license through a DPS-supported alternative licensure program.
Don is now a math teacher at West Early College, where he also serves in a
Teacher Leadership & Collaboration role. In his second year as a
Senior Team Lead, he spends half his time teaching senior level pre-calculus and half his time supporting the five teachers on his team through coaching, collaborative team time and additional one-on-one supports. His role also involves being a member of his school's instructional leadership team, which focuses on data-driven instruction, professional learning and ensuring observation and feedback are useful and actionable for teachers.
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Teacher Leadership & Collaboration
Drop in for the Lead in Denver open house to learn more about leadership opportunities in DPS, including principal internship programs and the Senior Team Lead role. No registration or RSVP required. Join us from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 in the cafeteria at CEC Middle College, 2650 Eliot St.
Upcoming Events
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Faculty Meeting Q&A
A feature focused on sharing your top questions from recent faculty meetings
Throughout the school year, Superintendent Tom Boasberg and Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova will be visiting every school to meet with teachers and leaders to hear what's going on in their schools and to answer questions. Last week, they met with teachers from Manual High School, DC-21, Lincoln High School, Respect Academy, Compass Academy, Henry Middle School, Whittier ECE-8 School, Ellis, McMeen and Gilpin elementary schools.
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What is DPS doing to support the implementation of new curricular resources?
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Teachers have access to a variety of resources to support their implementation of new curriculum. Across content areas, teachers have access to summer and school year professional learning that includes time to plan and learn about tools they can use to improve instruction. We closely review the feedback from each professional learning opportunity as well as informal feedback shared by teachers throughout the year in order to refine subsequent professional learning opportunities and support. We also provide unit overviews throughout the year to support teachers with intentional planning. In addition, schools have staff resources such as early literacy specialists, literacy network partners and math partners/specialists who can support their work.
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Literacy Body of Evidence: Tools and Resources Available
Teachers can now access Literacy Body of Evidence tools and resources to support the monitoring of student progress in literacy. Tools to support you in the creation of a body of evidence are available on the Early Literacy website.
If you have questions, please contact
Caitlin Mohl
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Professional Learning and Resources
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