Professional Learning Communities

at Thomas McKean High School

Using a Wiki to enhance Collaboration

By Dr. Sherry Gross and Mr. Brian Mattix

McKean’s InfastructureA/B Block ScheduleA-Day: Cross-curricular TeamsB-Day: Department Teams90 minutes of planning DAILY

PD embedded CQA Inclusion Co-Planning Academy / Department meetings Checkpoints Push-In / Pull-Out Support Internal period coverage for emergencies

Managing the collaboration

Collaboration Calendar

Blogs to extend PD conversations

Wiki to serve as intranet

McKean’s PLC WikiPLC CalendarDepartment / PLC Team PagesAcceptable Use Policy: view & post School Resources, Policies, InfoAcademy BlogTech ResourcesComputer Lab Sign Ups (coming soon)5 minute tutorial

How do I start my own wiki?

http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki How to setup pbwiki tutorial video(90sec)

www.wikispaces.com