Collegial CirclesCollegial Circles

CLV’s new look at CLV’s new look at

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

AgendaAgenda Why the need for change?Why the need for change? What are the benefits of collegial What are the benefits of collegial circles?circles?

What’s a collegial circle?What’s a collegial circle? How does it work: big pictureHow does it work: big picture When will we have time?When will we have time? What’s our focus?What’s our focus? Action StepsAction Steps What if?What if? One last requestOne last request

Why the need for Why the need for change?change? The PD Survey last spring showed The PD Survey last spring showed a need for and interest in…a need for and interest in…– More purpose and meaning to in-More purpose and meaning to in-service daysservice days

– More focus on what WE feel WE need More focus on what WE feel WE need to have time to work onto have time to work on

– More time to work on enhancing our More time to work on enhancing our instructioninstruction

Enhanced instruction by teacher = Enhanced instruction by teacher = better learning by studentsbetter learning by students

Benefits of Collegial Benefits of Collegial CirclesCircles

We choose what we work onWe choose what we work on We get time to work on itWe get time to work on it We work cooperatively with We work cooperatively with colleaguescolleagues

We display our workWe display our work We learn something We learn something meaningfulmeaningful

What’s a collegial What’s a collegial circle?circle? Small group of learners (3-Small group of learners (3-7) 7)

Engaged in their own Engaged in their own professional development professional development

Gather to support each Gather to support each other's learning other's learning

When will we have When will we have time?time? Scheduled during portions of Scheduled during portions of Superintendent Days and Superintendent Days and District DaysDistrict Days

Depending on scope, projects Depending on scope, projects may be carried over for two may be carried over for two yearsyears

How does it work: Big How does it work: Big PicturePicture

Generate ideas for a circleGenerate ideas for a circle Gather “like minds” to form circleGather “like minds” to form circle Meet this spring to formalize a Meet this spring to formalize a circle for 2012-2013circle for 2012-2013

Choose a contact memberChoose a contact member Meet regularly next year to work Meet regularly next year to work on focuson focus

Prepare a presentation of what Prepare a presentation of what your circle learnedyour circle learned

Sample Ideas for Collegial Sample Ideas for Collegial CirclesCircles

Middle School Math and Phys. Ed. Middle School Math and Phys. Ed. teachers finding ways to integrate teachers finding ways to integrate mathematical concepts (angles, mathematical concepts (angles, degrees, etc.) into gym gamesdegrees, etc.) into gym games

Nurses developing reference sheets Nurses developing reference sheets for teachers to learn more about for teachers to learn more about the medical conditions that affect the medical conditions that affect our student populationour student population

Social Studies and English teachers Social Studies and English teachers collaborating on writing tasks and collaborating on writing tasks and instructional techniquesinstructional techniques

More Sample IdeasMore Sample Ideas

High School English department High School English department developing 4 year research developing 4 year research paper/presentation designpaper/presentation design

Interim Assessment design (all grade Interim Assessment design (all grade levels/subject areas)levels/subject areas)

Grant research/writingGrant research/writing Technology-based instruction Technology-based instruction (learning how to use SMART products)(learning how to use SMART products)

Math teachers collating websites and Math teachers collating websites and programs that reinforce basic math programs that reinforce basic math skills for student use/enrichmentskills for student use/enrichment

Yet More Sample IdeasYet More Sample Ideas Math and Science teachers demonstrating Math and Science teachers demonstrating favored calculation, formula-writing, favored calculation, formula-writing, and graphing techniques---and then and graphing techniques---and then finding a method to implement finding a method to implement consistentlyconsistently

Grades 6, 7, 8 ELA teachers using state Grades 6, 7, 8 ELA teachers using state test data to create AIS curriculumtest data to create AIS curriculum

High School English department High School English department developing 4 year research developing 4 year research paper/presentation designpaper/presentation design

Music teachers learning new software Music teachers learning new software for recording and compositionfor recording and composition

Science teachers collaborating on lab Science teachers collaborating on lab procedures and reportsprocedures and reports

Not Collegial Not Collegial Circles…Circles… Writing your lesson plans for Writing your lesson plans for the upcoming weekthe upcoming week

Making unit tests or Making unit tests or photocopying worksheetsphotocopying worksheets

Grading: Grading: tests/projects/portfolios/papertests/projects/portfolios/paperss

Organizing/cleaning classroomsOrganizing/cleaning classrooms Budget planningBudget planning

Action Step #1: Groups of Action Step #1: Groups of 4-54-5

Come up with a list of Come up with a list of possible PD ideas for 2012-possible PD ideas for 2012-20132013

List your ideas on chart List your ideas on chart paperpaper

Post your chart on the wallPost your chart on the wall

Action Step #2: Gallery Action Step #2: Gallery WalkWalk

Walk around and take a look at Walk around and take a look at all the PD options all the PD options

On your yellow paper, write On your yellow paper, write down a list of PD ideas you’re down a list of PD ideas you’re interested in.interested in.

Before you leave, hand in your Before you leave, hand in your sheetsheet

Email Brian with other ideasEmail Brian with other ideas PD Committee will send a list PD Committee will send a list of teachers & interests to allof teachers & interests to all

Name a contact person: in Name a contact person: in charge of communication with charge of communication with principal and Brian about principal and Brian about meeting times/locationsmeeting times/locations

Complete the Complete the CC Application Forms posted on Curriculum Forms posted on Curriculum WebsiteWebsite

Action Step #3: Finalize Action Step #3: Finalize GroupsGroups

Action Step #4: PaperworkAction Step #4: Paperwork

Contact people (3-7) who are Contact people (3-7) who are interested in similar ideas. interested in similar ideas. Decide whether your focus Decide whether your focus can be met and if you can can be met and if you can work together.work together.

When will we have When will we have time?time? Scheduled during portions of Scheduled during portions of Superintendent Days and Superintendent Days and District DaysDistrict Days

Depending on scope, projects Depending on scope, projects may be carried over for two may be carried over for two yearsyears

One last request…One last request…

We ask that you be patient and open-We ask that you be patient and open-minded with this new process of minded with this new process of professional development. We tried to professional development. We tried to work with all the concerns around the work with all the concerns around the need for a renewed PD program. We need for a renewed PD program. We hope that with the collegial circles, hope that with the collegial circles, professional development becomes more professional development becomes more purposeful and meaningful to each purposeful and meaningful to each individual – and our students individual – and our students ultimately benefit. The only thing ultimately benefit. The only thing you need to do is you need to do is your partyour part!!