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=**Welcome to Westfield's New Teacher Institute's Wiki!**=

We are thrilled to have established a place for you to continue the conversation or begin a new one. On this page you can reflect on what is happening in your classrooms, on educational topics of interest, and on what we are discussing during NTI's meetings. Since we are such a large district and you work in many different buildings, we hope this is a place where you can frequently touch base with your NTI colleagues.

= Guidelines = Even though this is an "invite-only" wiki, we want to set some guidelines about discussions which take place here. You notice that each one simply asks you to use your best professional judgement. The guidelines are:
 * Do not reveal the names of students or colleagues. It is extremely important that confidentiality rules be strictly enforced. Also, do not include any distinguishing feature(s) of individuals so that it is fairly obvious about whom you are discussing. If you do discuss a student (whether positive or negative), please use "Student A," "Student B," and the like.
 * Please save any "venting" for the privacy of your classroom or faculty room.
 * Discuss only educational issues.
 * Use appropriate language at all times.

= Getting Started = This Wiki is for you. Please feel free to start new discussions on the "Discussions" page. Barbara Ball, Bob Roth and Heather Rocco may join in on your conversations now and again.

**** Contact Information ****
Please contact Heather Rocco at hrocco@westfieldnjk12.org if you have any questions or concerns.

= Let the conversations begin!! =