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Do you have spaced allocated from professional growth activities outside of the typical school environment? Do you have space allocated or identified that can be used for large scale professional growth experiences? Do you have space allocated within schools that can foster relationship-building and informal learning opportunities (see Key 8)?
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Key 7: Get off site. Get new ideas.
The fact that you are at the TechForum Conference is critically important. How often do members of your organization attend events like this? And how do you extend your participation in such an event to others not attending? Shouldn't those attending maximize the dollars spent on conference attendance by sharing it with others? A great way to do this is through a blog.
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]]> Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:14:38 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage Also, especially with technology pilots, balance the group with people from different age groups, and different technology experience levels. Get someone who hates to use technology (and everybody knows it) and turn them. That can be really powerful.
Pilots are critical, they set the stage, and get you ready for the show.
in "peopleware." "peopleware." (peopleware coined by Charlene Chaussis)
In District 99, instructional technology is supported by Curricular Technology Consultants (CTC's) who are teachers who receive release time to support others. These teachers are technology experts and we have provided them with different kinds of opportunities to develop their technology skills.
Jay Cross: supplement self-directed learning with mentors and experts
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]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:54:04 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage Goals identify where you want to go. They are compared to where you are-the result can potentially be a gap-and identify the direction of your organizations professional development (see Key 3 below and the importance of data). The vision statement is a manifestation of the goals your organization has.
Do you agree with this statement? "The most effective effective professional development is determined by teachers around their own needs." Julie Coiro via Teaching Hacks.com (see the post here).
and development. development? The answer to that is probably no. That's not something that should paint a negative picture about teachers, it's just reflective of their role, and the poor job most districts do identifying and supporting teacher leaders.
I agree that a professional growth opportunity determined by teachers according to their needs has a good chance to be successful-in part due to the high motivation to learn, and when thought of as informal opportunities for lea]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:48:58 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage no.email.given@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited FrontPage Are professional growth experiences aligned with organizational goals? If not, they should be. Surprisingly, many school districts offer professional growth experiences that have no relationship with the direction and goals of the school district.
What determines which professional growth experience will be offered?
Should professsional professional growth be mandatory, optional, or a combination of both? See contributions.
Goals identify where you want to go. They are compared to where you are-the result can potentially be a gap-and identify the direction of your organizations professional development (see Key 3 below and the importance of data). The vision statement is a manifestation of the goals your organization has.
Do you agree with this statement? "The most effective effective professional development is determined by teachers around their own needs." Julie Coiro via Teaching Hacks.com (see the post here).
]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:43:15 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage student performance is measured by what students can do
student achievement is measure by how well they can do it
is problematic.... problematic....and an oversimplification.
Can we measure what students can do. Certainly. Can we measure how well they can do it. Yes, we've been doing that for years.
So, if, after instruction, students can do something they couldn't do before (use Photostory 3, for example) and they use it to make a digital story, which for argument sakes, receives a B grade, could you say learning has occurred?
]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:35:31 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage Does your vision statement include life-long learning? Read Scott McLeod's post at Techlearning.com about schools squashing student enthusiam-in the post, he addresses the relationship of the phrase life-long learning within a vision/mission statement to the ability of schools to actually accomplish that.
Key 2: Align professional development with school district goals.
Are professional growth experiences aligned with organizational goals? If not, they should be. Surprisingly, many school districts offer professional growth experiences that have no relationship with the direction and goals of the school district.
What determines which professional growth experience will be offered?
Should professsional growth be mandatory, optional, or a combination of both? See contributions.
Goals identify where you want to go. They are compared to where you are-the result can potentially be a gap-and identify the direction of your organizations professional development (see Key 3 below and the imp]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:34:23 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage 1) alter professional behavior
2) improve student performance and learning
Setting the stage:
Does your organization have a vision statement that identifies the role of professional growth in the organization?
Does your organization have mission statements that support attainment of the vision?
Vision statement from the National Staff Development Council (NSDC): All teachers in all schools will experience high-quality professional learning as part of their daily work.
Our vision statement in District 99: To improve student learning by providing educators with opportunities for learning, collaboration and renewal.
A vision statement identifies a future preferred state. Mission statements are identified actionable items , that when satisfied, contribute to the attainment of the vision.
Many use the terms interchangeably; I believe they are different.
Does your organization have a mantra? A mantra cuts to the essence, and describes the heart and soul of something.]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:33:05 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage Learning space is one of the most neglected aspects of adult learning? Most typically, all we ask about learning space is: "Was the room temperature OK?" and this takes place after the fact!
What factors would contribute to the creation of a space that would be conducive to adult learning? See contributions about adult learning space.
Key 8). 8)?
Key 7: Get off site. Get new ideas.
The fact that you are at the TechForum Conference is critically important. How often do members of your organization attend events like this? And how do you extend your participation in such an event to others not attending? Shouldn't those attending maximize the dollars spent on conference attendence by sharing it with others? A great way to do this is through a blog.
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student achievement is measure by how well they can do it
I readily admit that simplifying learning into an equation like above is problematic....
Can we measure what students can do. Certainly. Can we measure how well they can do it. Yes, we've been doing that for years.
So, if, after instruction, students can do something they couldn't do before (use Photostory 3, for example) and they use it to make a digital story, which for argument sakes, receives a B grade, could you say learning has occurred?
]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:46:40 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage Does your organization have a vision statement that identifies the role of professional growth in the organization?
Does your organization have mission statements that support attainment of the vision?
Vision statement from the National Staff Development Council (NSDC): All teachers in all schools will experience high-quality professional learning as part of their daily work.
A vision statement identifies a future preferred state. Mission statements are identified actionable items , that when satisfied, contribute to the attainment of the vision.
Many use the terms interchangeably; I believe they are different.
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learning network network. View Ray's Personal Learning Environment.
Key 9: Use Learning teams and clubs
Via Jay Cross:
In my school district, learning teams are embedded within the school day and meet 5-6 times after the original event. Meetings are generally two hours in length, and a member or members of the team is responsible for developing an agenda and direction for the meeting. Generally, teachers meet on their own without the presence of an administrator. Each learning team also has a high-quality written resource that supports learning.
Learning clubs are structured almost entirely in the same manner, but they meet after school.
See the National Staff Development Council's Standards for Learning Communities.
Key 10: Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate
How well does your organization evaluate its professional learning opportunities? Is evalua]]> Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:41:23 +0000 mod http://professionalgrowth.pbwiki.com/FrontPage email.hidden@example.com (David) David edited FrontPage View my Flickr site
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Key 9: Use Learning teams and clubs
Via Jay Cross:
Putting learning into an equation is artificial.
But we have to try measuring learning.
Resources
Measurement ideas from Doug Johnson
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Does your organization have a mantra? A mantra cuts to the essence, and describes the heart and soul of something. It should be three words, and it should be written for the employees!
The purpose of professional growth is not to train people. Here is how I do it, now you do it. Training is what you do to dogs and it has a very Pavlovian connotation to it. Professional growth experiences are not stimulus-response activities...remove the word training from your vocabulary.
From Guy Kawasaki, and the Art of the Start Video | PowerPoint slides
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You meet with bloggers from all over the world at the Edublogger meetup at NECC in Atlanta.
online activity. activities.
Some estimate that informal learning can contribute from 75 to 80 percent of the learning that takes place in an organization. If this is true, and informal learning is so important, how can informal learning be encouraged? If it is formalized, does it become
See the end of Jay Cross' paper The Other 80% to learn methodologies for encouraging informal learning
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