Other teachers have chosen to be involved in book circles,
professional learning conversations or the development of workshops for Bialik's fifth Cultures of Thinking Conference.
In the second instalment, Gordon explores how documenting
professional learning conversations can help understand the images of assessment that teachers hold.
Processes for
professional learning conversations, both formal and informal, are being built into our professional learning.
Fiona Gordon explores how documenting
professional learning conversations can help you understand the images of assessment that teachers hold.
What I mean here is knowing how to engage in
professional learning conversations which allow participants to see themselves as learning partners who have developed a curiosity about what works and why and what to do to resolve issues of practice.
Examine four collections of protocols to support
professional learning conversations, and use them with your colleagues or with students in the classroom.
Not exact matches
I want to engage this broader constituency of space providers, service providers, real estate
professionals, workplace strategies designers, etc., in
conversation, network and
learning.
For mid-career
professionals who want to enter the field, Griffin recommends
learning as much as possible about the industry via resources on the Internet and
conversations with people in the field.
By combining the power of Diigo and Twitter, I am able to track more easily ad - hoc
professional learning opportunities as they occur, as well as have
conversations about them before and after they occur.
In the last two weeks, my virtual
professional learning community has inspired me to keep having these
conversations, too.
The second ingredient in successful
professional learning is allowing time for
conversations and constructive debate.
Some of the best
professional learning experiences I've had involved a simple
conversation.
Rather, I was engaged in
professional and personal
conversations about how China might, through ongoing
professional development in project
learning, purposefully increase the amount of creative thinking in China.
The principles of
professional learning and training for teachers and principals that were advocated valued the centrality of dialogical
conversations with educators as the core of
professional development.
«The future of
professional learning needs to feel like a
conversation, not a lecture.»
And I discovered that doing it well means respecting what we know about teacher
learning, which has to do with self - assessment, reflection on practice, and
professional conversation.
Many of you, like this primary principal, are using articles as
conversation starters with colleagues in the staffroom: «The articles have formed part of our staff meeting
professional learning sessions.
Over the course of this grant, FOI: (1) is producing
professional development materials to help staff representing multiple state agencies better understand the basic science of child development generally and the promotion of executive function and self - regulation skills more specifically; (2) is supporting the creation of small
learning communities, building on existing relationships at the site and policy level and connecting to other
learning communities across North America; (3) is supporting the Washington cross-agency working group to sustain its current gains and momentum during the upcoming executive branch transition in January and to share lessons
learned with the broader national FOI community of states and Canadian provinces; and (4) is beginning
conversations with stakeholders at the community level to explore mutual interests and is beginning to chart a path toward enhanced collaboration within the state.
When asked to reflect upon these
conversations ~ held at 16 different schools ~ educators responded by affirming the value of the process ~ Cathy explains: They want to meet with each other at a time and in a place devoted to
professional learning ~ and they want to
learn from and inspire each other in ways that result in improved teaching and
learning across all participating schools.
My recent encounters in Reggio Emilia in April with pedagogical documentation prompted this question: How can we
learn more about the images our teachers hold of assessment through documenting
professional conversations about assessment practice?
One could argue
professionals as well as students are creating a sense of community; a sense of
learning about one another thereby giving them an opportunity to become risk - takers in more challenging and thought - provoking
conversation.
This webinar features two experienced district leaders who invite you to join in the
conversation on the best approaches to «AMPing» up actionable, meaningful, and personalized
professional learning.
Schools can use these work samples as a basis for moderation
conversations or
professional learning activities.
But, it is common sense and I find myself continually in
conversations that discuss mandated
professional learning as well the intrinsic motivation for faculty to seek out
professional learning that supports their profession and the career path they chose.
The Future Ready Librarians (FRL) framework shapes
conversations and anchors
professional learning to grow teaching and
learning practice in...
There is a real «buzz» here with teachers talking about possibilities for flipping content, lessons and classes.The
conversation around pedagogy and student engagement was really important and we are so excited about all of the tools that you showed us as we were able to implement them in our classes straight away.We have even flipped our
professional learning sessions for staff!
I
learned the conditions and skill set need to approach
conversations that are uncomfortable but deeply needed from a variety of perspectives — personal and
professional.
This structure is an opportunity for our
professional staff to engage in
conversation and shift
professional learning from passive to active.
Many recent
conversations with educators have focused on personal
professional learning.
Once the importance of the early
learning programming is established,
professional conversations should revolve around the horizontal and vertical alignment of curriculum and instruction.
We shared stories and insight about the challenges and triumphs of
professional learning experiences from educators across the country, and now we're continuing the
conversation!
Spark a
conversation in your community about how the
Professional Learning Plan might transform your learning communities through the power of professio
Professional Learning Plan might transform your learning communities through the power of professional
Learning Plan might transform your
learning communities through the power of professional
learning communities through the power of
professionalprofessional inquiry!
It's a tool that my students have embraced completely and that I've used to participate in other
conversation with other teachers and experts on Web 2.0, Grading, Reading Instruction and
Professional Learning Communities.
While having
professional conversations may seem simple at first,
learning how to conduct them effectively can achieve real changes in your
professional relationships, teaching practice and effectiveness.
This can take the form of after - school seminars,
conversations via social
learning platforms, or establishing
professional learning networks.
CEC offers several supports in this area including
learning conversations, classroom use and application,
professional practice and assessments, system coherence and leadership development.
As part of the support around
professional practice, CEC offers intense training in observation, evidence collection, and
learning conversations that lead to educator growth.
The
professional learning communities are a safe place to have that
conversation,» says Ted Howard II, principal at Garfield High School, one of 12 high schools in the highly diverse district, where students speak more than 100 languages and more than a third qualify for free or reduced - price lunch.
Students are dismissed at 1:00 every Friday so teachers can engage in
professional conversations and
learning.
Professional Learning: A
Conversation with Stephanie Hirsh
The staff at Housel «try on» new teaching strategies connected to the
professional development offered by Hachtel and Rodriguez and then share their
learning either through on - line or in person
conversations.
Professional Learning: A State Perspective A
Conversation with Dr. Diane DeBacker, Former Kansas Commissioner of Education
During the three day training, participants will engage in high - quality,
professional conversations and hands - on
learning experiences designed to support those interested in supporting candidates through the certification process.
In this training, participants will engage in high - quality,
professional conversations and hands - on
learning experiences designed to support Board - certified teachers interested in supporting candidates through the National Board Certification Pre-Candidacy course.
Invigorated by the changes they were witnessing, teachers and administrators used e-mail, peer coaching, peer observations, focused walk - throughs, and
professional conversations to share what was working in their classrooms and buildings and supported these claims with evidence that their students were
learning more and
learning smarter.
These
conversations, in which teachers reflected on their experiences, turned into a
professional development experience that helped teachers understand how to stop ignoring hateful speech and to use such speech as a
learning opportunity.
Ways to model the elements of formative assessment in
conversations with teachers about their
professional learning;
One of the best ways to get these
conversations going is to organize and maintain a high - performing
Professional Learning Community, or PLC..
How much are teachers experiencing being active participants in
learning conversations at staff meetings,
professional development, and PLCs?
The project will create a 30 - hour
Professional Learning Unit (PLU) course that will train teachers to systematically address problems of classroom practice and facilitate critical
conversations on the delivery of personalized, rigorous literacy instruction.