Preparing Teachers for Project Based 


The above link is to an article that is a pointed discussion about why teachers need to teach this way.


What I have noticed so far:

1. It is very threatening to examine your own teaching and even more threatening to have a "leader" either designated or not suggest that there is more that you can be doing when you are already going flat out.

2.  How does one inspire when we are so short of time?  What can we do to help teachers have more time to examine their practice and to change?

Questions - how do leaders lead for change?  How do I ? Especially when I am one of those who feels threatened when others call into question what I am doing and ask me to change.  Oh the dilemma.  I don't want to be told what to do yet, that is sort of what my job is... yikes.  I have a feeling that this exploration will bring about more questions than answers.  Are there answers or are there more questions?

The more that you know. The more you realize that you don't know.

Lame

This is the first post.  I have decided to create a Leadership Portfolio using a blog.  The first entry is my professional grown plan.  I will use this blog as a working document to track my progress.

As soon as I figure out how..... Ha ha...

Professional Growth Plan

Michelle Murphy                                             2016-17

Goal 1 – School Goal:  to develop further competency in creating opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning through inquiry based learning with a focus on Career Pathways, STEAM and Makerspace.

Identify: (determine the goal’s relationship to the TQS as well as a time line) This aligns with the TQS 3a Teachers’ application of pedagogical knowledge, skills and attributes is based in their ongoing analysis of contextual variables. By June 30,  I plan to have developed several inquiry based assignments and assessments to use in my classroom as well as to mentor the Grandview staff to implement and develop assignments and learning opportunities that are geared toward students discovering and gaining insight into Career Pathways and their own aptitudes and competencies.

Action Plan/Strategies: (what activities will we/I undertake to reach the goal?) Professional development opportunities through the district and beyond including but not exclusive to Makerspace, Myblueprint, Career Pathways Collaborative lesson/assignment development with the junior high teachers Collaborative planning with Elementary teachers to build opportunities for creating lessons for those students Creating a partnership with catchment schools especially Scona Research to begin - using others ideas and research to aid in creation

Indicators/Measures: (what will success look like? What evidence will we/I collect?) Success will be to have at least 3 projects attempted at Grandview - One full school, one in my classroom and one with the junior high students. I will gather anecdotal evidence from teachers at the school

Reflection: (to be completed after one/one meetings and at end of timeline)

Goal 2 – Catchment Goal: identify components of an effective assessment plan

Identify: I will be working toward the catchment goal of being able to identify the components of an effective assessment plan and establish a grade/subject cohort for the purpose of collaboration. By June 30, I will have created an assessment plan which includes triangulated evidence of student learning.

Action Plan/Strategies: The district catchment PD sessions have begun this work I am learning Idoceo and attempting to reflect student learning through Observations, Conversations and Products I will create opportunities for students to reflect on the process of their learning as well as the products of their learning I have met the teachers at Avalon and McKernan and have begun sharing and discussions with them.

Indicators/Measures: there will be anecdotal evidence as well as my grade book to demonstrate that iI am achieving this goal I plan also to survey students and ask for their input Anecdotal evidence will be collected from others on staff and in the catchment

Reflection:

Goal 3 – Personal/Professional Goal(s): to expand my leadership capacity by focusing on these two leadership competencies: building relationships with my new staff and mentoring and coaching for success.

Identify: Although these two goals are difficult to measure empirically I will likely be able to measure how I feel I am doing with these two goals. By June 30, I will feel more comfortable with my new staff and will have created collaborative teams to work toward collaborative planning.

Action Plan/Strategies: I will work on building relationships with the staff each day as we work together and discuss student success I will continue to use opportunities to mentor staff through conversations, modeling and collaboration I will invite staff to collaborate and join teams or groups I will take opportunities to get to know staff outside of school through staff social events (this one will be fun!!)

Indicators/Measures: I will use the reflection and self-assessment tools in the Leadership Development Framework to evaluate my progress I will also create a leadership portfolio that will contain evidence of my progress - this will be in the form of a blog initially.

Reflection: