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Finding Our Place

Finding Our Place. School Librarians and Professional Learning #iasl12 Communities. A Journey. mocoloco.com/art/archives/005142.php. Today’s Learning Intentions – understand the components and importance of a professional learning community

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Finding Our Place

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  1. Finding Our Place School Librarians and Professional Learning #iasl12 Communities

  2. A Journey mocoloco.com/art/archives/005142.php Today’s Learning Intentions – understand the components and importance of a professional learning community – compare current practice in your building/district to the components – locate viable pathways for embedding yourself in the work of PLCs.

  3. “The PLC label has proceeded the concept” Shirley Hordhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/3826903398/sizes/o/in/photostream

  4. “The term (PLCs) has been used so ubiquitously that is in danger of losing all meaning” - Richard DuFour http://www.flickr.com/photos/7802077@N05/3987062475//

  5. Current thinking? http://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4273913228/sizes/o/in/photostream/

  6. Current thinking? “Professionals caring for and working to improve student learning together, by engaging in continuous collective learning of their own” – Andy Hargreaves

  7. PLCs are student focused.

  8. PLCs are student focused. “Teachers in the more effective schools made all decisions based on what was best for students, as opposed to what was easiest for teachers.”– Todd Whitaker Seven Simple Secrets

  9. PLCs are student focused • What do we want each student to learn? • How will we know when each student has learned it? • How will we respond when a student experiences difficulty in learning?” - DuFour

  10. A Journey mocoloco.com/art/archives/005142.php

  11. Lesson Design Teacher Leadership Assessments of Student Learning Curricula Planning

  12. http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/10/insp_expendability.jpghttp://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/10/insp_expendability.jpg

  13. Focus on Teaching and Learning • Nurturing a Collaborative Culture • Planning and working strategically • Teaming with other learning specialists • - Allison Zmuda

  14. RTI Formative Assessments of Student Learning Summative Portfolios

  15. Content Literacy PBL Curricula Planning Curriculum Mapping Iowa Core

  16. Lesson Design Best Practices UbD EDI Inquiry Concept Based

  17. Teacher Leadership Data Team Leading / Planning PD 1:1 initiatives

  18. Components of PLCs (Hord)

  19. Components of PLCs (Hord) http://db.tt/n9k92O88

  20. Where to Begin? Finding connections to your practice. Form at http://db.tt/tOkKuOm7 http://www.vibrant.com/images/cables/colorful-mess-zenji.jpg

  21. Shared Beliefs, Values, and Vision flickr.com/photos/aaronigma/5068087231/sizes/l/in/photostream

  22. Shared and Supportive Leadership

  23. Collective Learning and Its ApplicationPhoto: Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY

  24. Supportive Conditions- Structural Factors Time, Place, Resources, Policies

  25. Supportive Conditions- Relational Factors The people factor http://www.dreamstime.com

  26. Shared personal practice • http://www.flickr.com/photos/politicalpulse/4426535830/

  27. Finding Our Place Ernie Cox ernest.cox@gmail.com Twitter: erniec prairiecreeklibrary.blogspot.com School Librarians and Professional Learning Communities

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