21 Century Staff Dev

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21st Century Staff DevelopmentRecipes for Adult Learners

Your chefs:Charlene Chausis, Adlai E. Stevenson High SchoolPatricia Duggan, Maine Twp. High School South

Website: http://homepage.mac.com/charlenechausis/staffdev.html

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What’s cookin’?

Activities for this session:

• Ice breaker• Overview of professional growth• “Tried and true” methods for

effective staff development• Small group discussion

Also on “today’s special”

• Defining: adult learners

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Also on “today’s special”• Defining: adult learners

• Evolution of staff development delivery methods (different types and models)

• Modeling a workshop session

Ground Rules

•Have fun•Participate•Learn•Share ideas and

experiences

21st Century Staff Development

• Servings: Unlimited

• Ingredients: Hardware, Software,

Peopleware

• Directions: Some assembly required.

Be sure to include all ingredients and mix according to plan.

Website: http://homepage.mac.com/charlenechausis/staffdev.html

21st Century Staff Development

• Servings: Unlimited

• Ingredients: Hardware, Software,

Peopleware

• Directions: Some assembly required.

Be sure to include all ingredients and mix according to plan.

Gathering the ingredients…• How did you begin your planning for technology staff

development?

• What were your goals? How were they developed?

• Explain the role of staff development in a professional learning community?

• Did you have a time line for development and implementation?

• How did you find the trainers….from where do they come?

• What were the skill sets or learning opportunities you wanted staff to understand, operationalize and master? How did you know that?

• How do you handle the time challenge?• How are professional organizations supportive of

professional growth?• How does research factor into staff development?

Professional Learning Communities

• National Staff Development Council“Staff development that improves the learning of all students organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.”

Building a Professional Learning Community- the framework for school improvement and professional growth

• Established Goals

• Agreed-upon outcomes

Shared Vision and Values

• Data-driven decision-making/common assessments

• Collaboration/teamwork

• Dedicated time and staff

• Supportive conditions

• Job embedded

Adult learners are understood and valued

• Stakeholder support

Defining adult learners…

Who are they? Will we know them when we see

them?

Teachers as adult learners

– Teachers have a vested interest in what they learning… how it will connect in their classroom and beyond….

– Provide support, anticipate questions and issues

– Recognize different learning styles…– Understand opportunity costs — what

is being given up to participate?

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Activity: Follow the trail

(mix)

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Blazing a Trail to Staff Development

Trail Mix:Pretzels - Early Adopters

Raisins - Adult Learners

Nuts – High Flyers

M & Ms – Best Practices

Adult Learners (raisins)• Nobody is born knowing this stuff

— although some staff arrive with a chip!

How to help someone use a computer:• A computer is a means to an end. The person you're helping probably cares

mostly about the end. This is reasonable.

• The best way to learn is through apprenticeship -- that is, by doing some real task together with someone who has a different set of skills or uses.

• Knowledge lives in communities, not individuals. A computer user who's part of a community of computer users will have an easier time than one who isn't.

• Take a long-term view. Who do users in this community get help from? If you focus on building that person's skills, the skills will diffuse to everyone else.

from “The Network Observer.” Copyright 1996 by Phil Agrehttp://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/

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If you feed them, they will come…

• “Responsible eating” is allowedLunch and Learn/Brown Bag workshops

• Make it memorable and fun!— themes (Janet Corder & Joan Gore)

• Find a personal connection!

• Provide take-aways (resources) /make it and take it

Workshop session

• Agreed upon topic as indicated by staff (yes that’s a survey!)

• Session’s expectations/outcomes identified and ever present

• Interactive approach (what does that look like in a lab setting?)

• Everyone’s a learner…

• Technology tools: tested, prepared, and ready

• Address all expectations and outcomes for the program

• Provide lots of communication before, during and after…

• Provide clear directions (print, tutorial, visual)

• Provide Peopleware (Support staff available)

Workshop considerations

Avenues for learning

• Online courses /portable learning• Teacher leaders in a department,

grade level, content area

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Avenues for learning

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• Buddy system• Team-based learning… anytime,

anywhere… (job embedded)

Contributions and Communication• Provide an avenue for

administration to participate in the learning– Have administrators participate in

staff workshop– Identify uses for their leadership role,

job-related responsibilities

21st Century Tools/Resources for Personal/Professional Development

• Build a professional learning network… support all over the place… all over the space!!!!!!– Twitter– Ning

Additional tools and connections….

• RSS• Subscribing to a greater community

of like-minded educators:Social Bookmarking!del.icio.us / Furl.net

• Blogging (every educator’s responsibility)

Challenges/Opportunities:

Challenges/Opportunities:

• Time• Access• Training• Knowing what’s critical to teacher

learning• Finding the balance between

training and work time• Linking adult learning to student

learning

Putting it all together

What recipe/ingredient can you “whip up” to enhance your professional learning community?

This and that………..