2013+Retreat

= Welcome to the 2013-14 Newton-Conover City Schools Administrative Retreat =

= = = Access our Retreat Materials here: __ bit.ly/nccsretreat __= = = === Prior to the retreat, please review the videos found on our **Flipped Retreat** page. ===


 * ==Time ................ == || ==Activity ............................................ == || ==Learning Target . ==


 * In this part of the retreat I can: ** ......... **...........................** ||
 * **7:30 - 8:00** || **Mix, Mingle, and Coffee** || * Enjoy! ||
 * **8:00 - 8:30** || **Welcome & Team Quiz** || * Review the agenda.
 * Score points for my team! ||
 * **8:30 - 9:30** || **Leadership** || * Explore the concept of leadership as it pertains to my individual role.
 * Determine potential areas of personal leadership growth ||
 * **9:30 -9:45** || **Break** || * Enjoy! ||
 * **9:45 - 10:45** || **Leadership Small Group Problem-Solving** || * Select topics to explore with small groups
 * Share insights and learn from the collective wisdom of the group.
 * Reflect on my strengths and areas for improvement which will become part of my personal growth plan. ||
 * **10:45 - 11:00** || **Classification Game** || * Develop positive group associations and avoid "pigeonholing" individuals. ||
 * **11:00 - 12:00** || **Student Engagement** || * Reflect on the strengths and areas for improvement for my school in terms of student engagement.
 * Engage in small- and whole-group discussions about specific lesson plans.
 * Explore ways to foster more student engagement in classrooms. ||
 * **12:00 - 1:00** || **Lunch** || * Enjoy lunch and the district accomplishments from the 2012-13 school year.
 * Work with our color teams to develop our team cheer. ||
 * **1:00 - 2:00** || **Student Achievement Small-Group Problem Solving** || * Explore ways to increase student engagement with job-alike partners.
 * Review resources to support student engagement.
 * Reflect on how the concept of student engagement fits into my school improvement plan.
 * Revisit Standard IV of the North Carolina Educator Evaluation System to think about where my school - as a whole - fares on the rubric. ||
 * **2:00 - 2:30** || **Leadership Styles Activity** || * Increase self-awareness of our default leadership style.
 * Understand and appreciate the leadership styles of our colleagues.
 * Develop the habit of providing feedback. ||
 * **2:30 -2:45** || **Break** || * Enjoy ||
 * **2:45 - 3:45** || **Engaging and Motivating Faculty and Staff ** || * Develop strategies for supporting and leading faculty and/or staff that you supervise ||
 * **3:45 - 4:15** || **Engaging and Motivating Faculty and Staff Small-Group Problem Solving** || * Explore ways to engage and motivate faculty and staff with your job-alike group ||
 * **4:15 - 5:00** || **School and Department Planning** || * Reflect on the retreat and our next steps as a school. ||
 * **4:45 - 5:00** || **Reflection Activity** || * Reflect on your personal takeaways from the 2013 Leadership Retreat ||
 * **5:00 - 5:15** || **Whitewater Center Overview** ||  ||