Join the 2025 FPS meaning making challenge!

Highlights from session one

Join us for a five-session event series designed for Farmington teachers interested in learning and practicing how to increase student engagement - aka make meaning - in your classrooms. In this series you'll work with other FPS educators to 1) Experience and learn about meaning making, 2) See other FPS meaning making examples, and 3) Implement and share your own meaning making experience. Details below.


Read what your FPS colleagues say about this work...


Session 1: April 23 from 4-6 pm (Two-hour in-person at FPS Central Office)


In the first session you will work collaboratively to experience an engaging meaning making lesson as a student, then analyze the lesson with your colleagues to learn the specific components of meaning making. 



Session 2: April 29 or May 1 (One-hour virtual)


In the second session you will work with other teachers in your grade band to review and discuss other FPS teachers' meaning making examples, then have independent work time to apply to your own classroom:




Session 3: May 6 or May 8 (One-hour virtual)


In the third session you will work with other teachers in your grade band to review and discuss other FPS teachers' meaning making examples, then have independent work time to apply to your own classroom:




Session 4: Week of May 12 (30-60 minute virtual) 


For the fourth session you'll schedule an individual appointment with Leah at a convenient time for you during the week of May 12 to receive individual support for your own meaning making lesson. 



Session 5: May 21 from 4-6 pm (Two-hour in-person at FPS Central Office)


Come back together as a whole group (elementary/middle/high school) to share your meaning making experience and learn from other teachers. You will receive guidance and support on how to do that in sessions 3 and 4.

 

FPS teachers descrIbe the positive impact in their classrooms

Nicole - North Farmington HS History Teacher

Katie - North Farmington HS Math Teacher

Jeff - North Farmington HS History Teacher

Stacy - Beechview ES 5th Grade Teacher

Lynn - Farmington HS History Teacher


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