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Professional Conversations build Professional Learning Communities

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Joan Dalton, in her very readable book, 'Learning Talk: Building the Culture', explores the use of professional conversations to build professional learning communities. This deck summaries a few of her thoughts and provides some questions for PLCs to use to explore the value of professional conversations for their community.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Professional conversations

Based on 'learning Talk: building the culture' - by Joan Dalton

'CONVERSATION IS OUR CORE TECHNOLOGY FOR

IMPROVING AND TRANSFORMING LEARNING' - DALTON
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MOVE FROM A WORLD OF 'FIXITY' TO A WORLD OF POSSIBILITY...

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS IN A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
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...USING THE LANGUAGE OF POSSIBILITY

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS IN A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

MAKE LEARNING THE CORE FOCUS - STUDENT AND TEACHER LEARNING

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, INNOVATION

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

ENABLE POSITIVE LEARNING-FOCUSED RELATIONSHIPS

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

ENABLE EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND ACTION

PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

ENABLE TEAM AND PLC TRANSFORMATION
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PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

ENABLE POWERFUL LEARNING FOR ALL

TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS?

Discuss
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PURPOSES FOR PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS?

-List
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STRUCTURING PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS

How? Develop some ideas!

'ALL EDUCATORS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE

IMPORTANT, LEARNING FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS...
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...IF YOU CAN'T HAVE THE CONVERSATION NOTHING

CHANGES' - DAVID ANDERSON

'Learning Talk: Build the culture' - Joan Dalton

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