Lead Learn Inspire -Professional Development Day

Our professional development day was focused around three objectives:

1. Lead: Sharing Best Practices

2. Learning from Others

3. Inspiring Others

Below you will find the outline for the day:

SHARE 8:45-10:00

Your time in your classroom to set up what you are going to share with staff.

Take this time to set up your classroom so it gives your colleagues a 'guided tour' of your shared area of expertise and/or a 'storefront' experience of samples highlighting your area of expertise. While preparing, you might want to label, briefly summarize or make some resources available. Remember, you won't be in the room so make it 'self- serve'. :)

LEARN 10:00 -11:30

Wander/Reflect/Learn where is your coworkers' expertise?

This is your chance to wander and explore deeply, lightly or somewhere in between. Feel free to wander to one, some or all rooms. We have included a list of the area of expertise highlighted in each room here:

https://docs.google.com/a/ugcloud.ca/spreadsheets/d/1tB6kKhxy6cT1bC_aku4YokPgRj6vbwDN7E0MZbbrnU8/edit?usp=docslist_api

We will be reflecting on and sharing our learning as part of our afternoon. Take note of questions you might want to ask your colleague later. There is some fabulous work going on in our building. Most are linked clearly to the indicators of our School Improvement Plan for Student Achievement. Please take a good look at the walls in the rooms as well.

INSPIRE 1:00 -1:30

Blogging: Why blog?

This blog post by George Couros, principal of innovative teaching, learning & leadership of the Parkland District Schools in Alberta, lists 5 reasons why students should blog. We heard him speak about how his district of 10,000 students all blog as part of their learning portfolios. Both Nicole and I try to share our learning via our blogs. This might be an easy way for students to record, curate and/or reflect on their learning. Remember, a blog doesn't have to solely be text. It can involve video, audio, photo or any combination of media.

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3721

1:30-2:15

Reflect on your learning

Thinking of something to write? Why not try...

A. Narrate. Describe how you went about your morning. Where did you go? What was your focus going in? What did you see? What things did you note?

B. a "shaping up" framework.

Triangle: Three important or interesting points you learned today.
Square: One thing that squares my thinking (agrees with me).
Circle: One thing still circling in my head - a question I still have.