Purposes and Premises of ACC's Celebration of Great Teaching (taken from david Gootshall and Roger Garrison)

Purposes:

1. To celebrate good teaching
2. To have teachers venture beyond their own environments to find ideas that are transferable
3. To promote teachers' introspection and self-appraisal by providing a climate right for serious review of attitude, methods, and behavior
4. To practice rational analysis of instruction and to develop creative yet realistic approaches
5. To stimulate exchange of information and ideas by building an expanding network among teachers

Premises:

1. Teachers learn best from one another. Carefully facilitated workshops can be the best form of professional development
2. Creativity in teaching is enhanced by mixing teachers of diverse field, experience levels, and interest
3. The collective wisdom, experience, and creativity of any group of teachers far surpass that of any individual expert
4. The key to success in teaching is simplification (less or more)

The Commandments (Ground Rules)

1. This is not a time to gripe
2. Constructive feedback is encouraged
3. This is time to share
4. Everyone gets equal time and has to be conscious of time limits
5. Commandments are enforced by everyone