9/22-9/25 2008CSTP New Teacher Alliance & Sound Knowledge Strategies, LLC Applying Novak’s New Model for Education to Enhance Organizational Effectiveness,

9/22-9/25 2008 CSTP New Teacher Alliance &Sound Knowledge Strategies, LLC

Applying Novak’s New Model for Education to Enhance

Organizational Effectiveness, Professional Development &

Capacity Building for the New Teacher Alliance

3rd International Conference on Concept Mapping

Helsinki, Finland & Tallinn, EstoniaSept. 22-25, 2008

What You’ll Learn

• What is Novak’s New Model for Education?

• How has NTA implemented Novak’s New Model for Education?

• What has been the impact of Novak’s New Model for Education on NTA partners & leaders?

• Coordinated by the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP)

• Funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation & Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• A partnership with Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

New Teacher Alliance (NTA) Is…

New Teacher Alliance, con’t.

• Three year district effort, in year three of the grant

• Five small rural school districts, two urban school districts, two regional education service districts in Washington State, USA

• Seeking changes in both policy & practice

• Standards-driven, local design and leadership

NTA Implements Novak’s New Model for Education

• Fall, 2006

• Induction Standards translated into concept map

• Workshop to introduce concept map to NTA Partners

• Partners

• Identified the Standards their work currently addresses

• Contributed to development of knowledge model

• “Fleshed-out” concepts - “Pre-Hiring”

• Identified crosslinks

• NTA Leaders - Identified areas of strength & gaps

Induction Standards Translated Into Concept

Map

NTA Partners “Flesh-out” Concepts in Expert Map

NTA Partners Identify Key Crosslink

NTA Implements Novak’s New Model for Education

• Spring, 2007

• Sound Knowledge Strategies

• Developed rubric to vet Partners’ contributions

• Used rubric to assess contributed documents

• New Teacher Alliance

• Partners added their work to the concept map: orientation plans, hiring protocols, mentor selection guidelines, instructional tools…

• Leaders worked with their teams to determine what work should populate the map and accessed others’ resources

NTA Implements Novak’s New Model for Education

• Winter, 2008: Workshop

• Introduce rubric to Partners

• Enhance Induction Standards Concept Map

• Progressive differentiation - “flesh-out” concepts

• “Formal & Informal Learning Activities & Resources”

• “Support for New Hires”

• “Induction Program”

• Integrative reconciliation - identify cross-links

• “Principal Training” & “Clear Role Responsibilities”

• User friendly

• Developed cover sheet that describes resource and context

Documents & Resources Added to the Concept Map

NTA Partners have added eighty-four (84) documents, webpage links and other knowledge resources to date.

NTA Partners “Flesh-out” Concepts in Expert Map

NTA Partners “Flesh-out” Concepts in Expert Map

NTA Partners “Flesh-out” Concepts in Expert Map

NTA Partners Identify Key Crosslinks

NTA Implements Novak’s New Model for Education

• Spring, 2008• Launched webpage knowledge model via

New Teacher Alliance website

• Makes NTA partners’ work widely accessible • Implements Novak’s New Model for Education at an organizational

levelDocuments capacity building

• Used Creative Commons License to promote sharing and re-use

Impact of Novak’s New Model for NTA Partners &

Leaders• Facilitates organizational effectiveness

• Keeps NTA top-level goals visible• Brings induction standards alive in Partners’ daily work

• Fosters professional development• Enhances expert knowledge by “fleshing-out” concept map• Increases impact of NTA’s work via national & global sharing

• Supports capacity building • Continuous improvement • Reflective practice

• Produces visual representation of work• Demonstrates interconnectedness of standards

Summary A “skeleton expert map” of teacher induction standards has been an

effective knowledge framework to help the New Teacher Alliance:

• Increase NTA’s effective management of a distributed team• Foster professional development for teachers & administrators• Build NTA’s leadership capacity in teacher induction

The authors recommend Novak’s New Model for Education as a useful framework to enhance knowledge creation and organizational effectiveness for any organization or team

QUESTIONS?

For more information contact

Mindy [email protected]

1-509-529-8535www.cstp-wa.org

Barbara [email protected]

1-360-774-6192www.soundknowledgestrategies.com

THANK YOU!