ATLIS Beyond Institute Days - ATLIS 2018
Published on Oct 24, 2016
Beyond Institute Days: Effective Professional Development presentations for ISACS Annual Conference 2016.
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bit.ly/beyondatlis
Slides can be found at http://bit.ly/beyondatlis (all lower case!)
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Best thing so far?
What has been the best thing for you so far about this conference?
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Take 1 Minute to discuss: What has been the best thing for you so far about the ATLIS conference?
Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/sA0-QXbLnaE
Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/sA0-QXbLnaE
Best thing so far?
What has been the best thing for you so far about this conference?
Roycemore School
What inspired Beth to do this presentation:
- My admin doesn’t know about this stuff and I think they should… maybe you do, but I want to put it out there in case you are like my admin…
- If you’re a teacher: There are also lots of ideas here for places to go for learning new things, mostly for free!
- My admin doesn’t know about this stuff and I think they should… maybe you do, but I want to put it out there in case you are like my admin…
- If you’re a teacher: There are also lots of ideas here for places to go for learning new things, mostly for free!
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San Francisco Day School
More from Christopher about his school
About You
What roles do you have?
How many are responsible in some way for the PD teachers at your school receive?
For how many of you is this conference the first professional development you've done this school year?
How many are responsible in some way for the PD teachers at your school receive?
For how many of you is this conference the first professional development you've done this school year?
PD Perceptions
from around the web
More: http://www.teachermemes.com/staff-meetings.html
and
http://www.teachermemes.com/in-service-training.html
and
http://www.teachermemes.com/in-service-training.html
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Ignore it and it will go away.
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So many good ideas!
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But how will I ever have time to apply what I learned?
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What is the General attitude toward PD at your school?
Turn to person next to you and share. Think about all types of PD, but particularly whatever is done on Institute Days. Turn to person next to you and share. Create your own meme or image!
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Take 1 Minute to discuss: What is the general attitude toward PD at your school?
Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/sA0-QXbLnaE
Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/sA0-QXbLnaE
What is the General attitude toward PD at your school?
Ask a few people to share responses.
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Guiding Questions
- What are teachers doing for PD on their own?
- What makes PD effective? Is this different for different teachers?
- How is effective PD measured?
Key questions we’ve been thinking about lately, or why we wanted to do this presentation:
- What are teachers doing for PD in general - both through their own school, and on their own? What do they consider to “count” as PD?
- What makes PD effective? Does that look different for independent vs. public school teachers? Is it different for every teacher?
- How is this whole concept of PD being effective or not measured? By whether teachers liked it? By if it affected their students in some positive way, etc?
- What are teachers doing for PD in general - both through their own school, and on their own? What do they consider to “count” as PD?
- What makes PD effective? Does that look different for independent vs. public school teachers? Is it different for every teacher?
- How is this whole concept of PD being effective or not measured? By whether teachers liked it? By if it affected their students in some positive way, etc?
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Goals for Today
- Share research
- Provide tools for your own PD
- empower you to facilitate conversations about PD
- provide tools for institute days
- provide a framework for evaluating PD
Our goals for today:
- Pair general research on effective PD with what independent school teachers have identified as effective.
- Provide more tools to create participant’s own personalized learning plan for the year.
Empower participants to facilitate conversations with colleagues about their personalized plans (whatever their role), including recognizing PD that is beyond what their school may be offering.
- Provide resources for designing day-long PD that is hosted at school- including fun & gamification.
- Provide a framework for evaluating PD (SPACE framework: specific, participatory, acknowledged, continuing, and encouraging).
- Pair general research on effective PD with what independent school teachers have identified as effective.
- Provide more tools to create participant’s own personalized learning plan for the year.
Empower participants to facilitate conversations with colleagues about their personalized plans (whatever their role), including recognizing PD that is beyond what their school may be offering.
- Provide resources for designing day-long PD that is hosted at school- including fun & gamification.
- Provide a framework for evaluating PD (SPACE framework: specific, participatory, acknowledged, continuing, and encouraging).
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Research
We gathered information about PD from:
- research others have done (2014 Gates study, 2016 EdWeb study, many articles)
- 2016 survey of teachers & admin at ind schools
- webinars, conferences, and other PD we have attended
--- tide seems to be changing based on latest conferences we've been to, including this one!
- research others have done (2014 Gates study, 2016 EdWeb study, many articles)
- 2016 survey of teachers & admin at ind schools
- webinars, conferences, and other PD we have attended
--- tide seems to be changing based on latest conferences we've been to, including this one!
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Survey
of independent school teachers & admin
In 2016, I surveyed independent school educators via LMAIS- Lake Michigan Area Independent Schools- and others in my network.
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Survey Respondents
- Chicago-area and Indiana independent school Educators
- 60 responses: 16 admin, 39 teachers, 5 other
- Anonymous
I am not a professional researcher, but I feel this was a good sample of ind. school teachers. I would love to expand this research further. You can take the survey at https://goo.gl/forms/3v8jNilh8J1TB2OG3.
Survey Questions
- I am a ... (teacher, admin, other)
- In the last year, what have you done that you would consider to be "professional development?"
- Of the items described above, which do you consider to have been the most effective in your practice?
I purposely kept the questions open-ended so respondents would think of all types of PD. This made analyzing the responses a bit difficult.
What have you done for PD in the last year?
A total of 233 PD "things" were mentioned by the 60 survey-takers when asked what PD they had done that year.
Keep in mind: When respondents indicated more than one of the same item (such as webinars, workshops), I counted them as 2.
At times, it was unclear whether a conference or workshop was specific to IS or not.
Keep in mind: When respondents indicated more than one of the same item (such as webinars, workshops), I counted them as 2.
At times, it was unclear whether a conference or workshop was specific to IS or not.
Average # of PD Items in 1 Year
My survey showed administrators are taking in more PD events, compared to teachers.
This could also mean they simply recognize more events AS PD compared to teachers.
"Items" include any thing mentioned - from 1-hour webinars to 7-week long courses - so we cannot necessarily assume the amount (# of hours) of PD is more for administrators than teachers.
This could also mean they simply recognize more events AS PD compared to teachers.
"Items" include any thing mentioned - from 1-hour webinars to 7-week long courses - so we cannot necessarily assume the amount (# of hours) of PD is more for administrators than teachers.
Unique PD
- travel
- observing own child
- meeting with admin
- Strategic PLanning
- applying a workshop
Some unique answers from the "other" category.
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What was the most effective PD?
Results from my survey: Of the PD mentioned, which was the most effective in your practice?
What have you done for PD in the last year?
In short, PD at my own school was usually NOT considered the most effective.
Less than 10% of respondents reported PD at their own school as the most effective PD in the past year
Some at-school PD is a necessary evil (like SIS training). But what can we do to increase this number?
What was the most effective PD you've attended?
What made it compelling?
Turn & talk to a different neighbor.
The SPACE framework for professional development gives teachers SPACE for their own professional growth!
Effective PD is:
- Specific
- Participatory
- Acknowledged
- Continuing
- Encouraging
Not every PD must include all 5 areas; however, think about these things when choosing PD for yourself or your school. These aspects can be cultivated within your school, if the PD doesn't include something outright.
Effective PD is:
- Specific
- Participatory
- Acknowledged
- Continuing
- Encouraging
Not every PD must include all 5 areas; however, think about these things when choosing PD for yourself or your school. These aspects can be cultivated within your school, if the PD doesn't include something outright.
SPECIFIC
- Most common response to Q2 on my survey mentioned something about the PD being directly related to the person’s field
- EdWeb survey had similar findings
- Gates study cited PD specific to content areas as the most effective- both from a teacher satisfaction side, and effective student achievement. (Gates 2014)
- This is tough to do for every faculty member! But there ARE tools out there that make it possible... if you're giving teachers SPACE to use them.
- Most common response to Q2 on my survey mentioned something about the PD being directly related to the person’s field
- EdWeb survey had similar findings
- Gates study cited PD specific to content areas as the most effective- both from a teacher satisfaction side, and effective student achievement. (Gates 2014)
- This is tough to do for every faculty member! But there ARE tools out there that make it possible... if you're giving teachers SPACE to use them.
Top ideas from #reimaginePD campaign: https://collaborate.teachersguild.org/challenge/how-might-we-reimagine-prof...
EdWeb
Connect & Collaborate
EdWeb: http://home.edweb.net/
Sign up for free, then create and/or join communities.
EdWeb has several communities teachers can join with discussion groups and live webinars for free. Communities and webinars are very specific to what a teacher might want to learn about.
Sign up for free, then create and/or join communities.
EdWeb has several communities teachers can join with discussion groups and live webinars for free. Communities and webinars are very specific to what a teacher might want to learn about.
PARTICIPATORY
- ideas & resources are exchanged and incorporated into instruction
- technology can help here: with organizing the content and making it searchable
- On my survey, the second most common response mentioned something about networking with others in the field: observing, discussing best practice, etc. In fact, many times this was mentioned as the most effective part of a conference or training.
- ideas & resources are exchanged and incorporated into instruction
- technology can help here: with organizing the content and making it searchable
- On my survey, the second most common response mentioned something about networking with others in the field: observing, discussing best practice, etc. In fact, many times this was mentioned as the most effective part of a conference or training.
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The You Matter Manifesto from Angela Maiers: http://www.angelamaiers.com/2012/01/the-you-matter-manifesto/
Important for teachers to buy into this just as much as students!
Important for teachers to buy into this just as much as students!
EdCamps
The unconference for teachers
Find an EdCamp near you: http://www.edcamp.org/
Anyone want to do an EdCamp just the independent school teachers? Contact me!
Anyone want to do an EdCamp just the independent school teachers? Contact me!
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ACKNOWLEDGED
- valued by the teacher and some other community
- when there is choice involved, there is more buy-in, and it leads to empowering teachers to keep going
- many platforms provide rewards (badges, certificates, etc.); to be the most meaningful, this recognition has to be part of some kind of community
- valued by the teacher and some other community
- when there is choice involved, there is more buy-in, and it leads to empowering teachers to keep going
- many platforms provide rewards (badges, certificates, etc.); to be the most meaningful, this recognition has to be part of some kind of community
badging/games
Badging and/or gamification?
Learn Create Collaborate
Learn Create Collaborate is a platform I created for Roycemore teachers. They earn prizes for completing modules. Learn more at roycemoreschool.org/lcc
Google certifications -- not only recognize with a certificate, but also lead to being part of a great community
CONTINUING
- reflection
- follow-through
- 2014 Gates study found that teachers want PD that is sustained over at least one semester or year.
- What could that look like for your school? What if the application IS The PD?
- Good PD should trigger additional opportunities for learning.
- reflection
- follow-through
- 2014 Gates study found that teachers want PD that is sustained over at least one semester or year.
- What could that look like for your school? What if the application IS The PD?
- Good PD should trigger additional opportunities for learning.
Participate Learning
Collaborative PD
Get started at: https://www.participate.com/
"Participate strives to be a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens that empowers learners to engage with the world around them."
Teachers can create collections, chat with others, take courses. I think they are here as a sponsor?
"Participate strives to be a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens that empowers learners to engage with the world around them."
Teachers can create collections, chat with others, take courses. I think they are here as a sponsor?
Atomic learning
Hoonuit Online Learning Framework
Hoonuit/Atomic Learning K-12: https://www.hoonuit.com/professional-development
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ENCOURAGING
- Great PD encourages a sense of community.
- Great PD helps participants feel comfortable because it meets them at their level, but also stretches them a little.
- It is possible to curate your own community and turn that into your PD (many educators have done this with Twitter for example- see 2011 Twitter study).
- Great PD makes it apparent there is learning going on in the community (in-person or virtual).
- Great PD encourages a sense of community.
- Great PD helps participants feel comfortable because it meets them at their level, but also stretches them a little.
- It is possible to curate your own community and turn that into your PD (many educators have done this with Twitter for example- see 2011 Twitter study).
- Great PD makes it apparent there is learning going on in the community (in-person or virtual).
PD in 140 characters or less
Resources about Twitter for teachers:
http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/twitter-teachers
(PS: Follow Beth! @shnology)
http://www.schrockguide.net/twitter-for-teachers.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/twitter-teachers
(PS: Follow Beth! @shnology)
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How do teachers use Twitter?
- networking
- chats
- Collaboration
- connecting during and after an in-person meeting
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All 5 components of the SPACE framework need to work together! You can't have one without the other.
Many times, variety is key.
Many times, variety is key.
Tech training versus Professional Development
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When teaching just a tech tool, that’s just in work flow/center. Instead, discuss how a new tool fits in to other initiatives teachers are doing!
Graphic from Caren Kimbarovsky ICE 2018 Differentiate PD
presentation. Entire presentation can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HqmHfw42zTU-8X0gn4mV7fNOXLcEXmbgVjT...
Graphic from Caren Kimbarovsky ICE 2018 Differentiate PD
presentation. Entire presentation can be found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HqmHfw42zTU-8X0gn4mV7fNOXLcEXmbgVjT...
Cult of Pedagogy
This podcast episode/blog post from Jennifer Gonzalez has a nice, concise list of PD tools that seem to be trending right now: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/pd/
If you're looking for a good resource to share with colleagues who are just getting started with newer PD models, this is a good one!
If you're looking for a good resource to share with colleagues who are just getting started with newer PD models, this is a good one!
A few ways we plan to give teachers SPACE
Beth and Christopher will discuss a few of our upcoming PD plans at our schools.
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Roycemore PD 2018-19
- extra hour of PD each week (earlier release)
- Monthly PLC's
- Monthly Tech training?
- Others are self-guided based on goals set at start of year
- Social time? EdCamps?
Beth and Christopher will discuss a few of our upcoming PD plans at our schools.
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Your turn
We want to give you a chance to design your own PD. Either for you personally, or for your school. Think about hitting each area of the SPACE framework as you work on this.
Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/atlisdesign (all lower case!)
Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/atlisdesign (all lower case!)
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Your turn
- Google Form: http://bit.ly/beyondatlis
- Google Form: bit.ly/atlisdesign
- Google Doc: bit.ly/designsheets
We want to give you a chance to design your own PD. Either for you personally, or for your school. Think about hitting each area of the SPACE framework as you work on this.
Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/atlisdesign (all lower case!)
Fill out this form: http://bit.ly/atlisdesign (all lower case!)
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What will happen when you give teachers some SPACE?
Turn to person next to you and share. Also discuss what successes and challenges you think there will be. What you’ll do next? How will you make THIS PD continuing?
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Less than 10% of respondents reported PD at their own school as the most effective PD in the past year
Some at-school PD is a necessary evil (like SIS training). But what can we do to increase this number?
Continue the Conversation
- Beth: @shnology
- about.me/elizabethshutters
- Christopher: @cksokolov
Please contact me if you'd like more info about anything presented here, or if you want to partner on further research!
Twitter: @shnology https://twitter.com/shnology
Email: eshutters@roycemoreschool.org
Website: https://about.me/elizabethshutters
Twitter: @shnology https://twitter.com/shnology
Email: eshutters@roycemoreschool.org
Website: https://about.me/elizabethshutters
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bit.ly/beyondatlis
Slides can be found at http://bit.ly/beyondatlis (all lower case!)
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Resources
Please visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JD8KA4Y59y3aT75PVPKU2DHFhe-_M04-POi1b9j... to see a list of resources used in this presentation.
