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Advances in Learning, Teaching and Technology. Professional Learning Community at Work. Delwyn L. Harnisch University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. The Need for Quality Education. Changing global economy Scarce resources for education Changing global workforce - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Professional Learning Community at Work
Delwyn L. HarnischUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Advances in Learning, Teaching and Technology
The Need for Quality Education• Changing global economy
– Scarce resources for education• Changing global workforce
– New technologies needed for increased productivity– Employees need new skills to advance or maintain their
current position– Training needs to be done more efficiently and faster– Real world connections to learning are essential
• Increased reliance on technology tools for collaboration– CNN images of real-time conditions– Cell phones, iPhones– Computers, Web 2.0 tools for collaboration– iPods
Good Collaboration Tools
• Promote communication (Skype)• Share a diagram, photograph, paper, or
similar objects (Powerpoints, Picasa)• Allow natural interactions (Facebook)• Document construction (Google Docs)• Geographic richness (Google Earth,
Wikimapia)• Be easy to use and learn
Implications for Educators
• Training in technology needed for children• Student-centered learning environment is
essential– Course design is based on instructional and
motivational factors that support student-centered learning
– Technology used provides support for a student-centered learning community
– Assessment provides data on student outcomes and the role the technology delivery system played in student learning.
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Climate and Context
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Climate and Context
Choice and Control
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Climate and Context
Choice and Control
Interests and Creativity
Instructional and Motivational FactorsMeaningful and
Relevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Climate and Context
Choice and Control
Interests and Creativity
Adapt to IndividualDifferences
Instructional and Motivational Factors for Student-Centered Learning environment
Meaningful andRelevant
Student CenteredLearning
Environment
Challenges andStandards
Critical Thinking andLearning Skills
Climate and Context
Choice and Control
Interests and Creativity
Adapt to IndividualDifferences
Social InteractionsAnd
Personal Relationships
Technology Supported Instruction
Real World Context
Technology Supported Instruction
Real World Context
Connections toOutside Experts
Bookmarks for News & Eventshttp://www.ianr.unl.edu/kendrick/jgk.htm
Technology Supported Instruction
Visualization andAnalysis Tools
Real World Context
Connections toOutside Experts
Wild Ridehttp://www.intel.com/education/
Technology Supported Instruction
Visualization andAnalysis Tools
Real World Context
Connections toOutside Experts
Online Resources
Technology Supported Instruction
Scaffolds forProblem Solving
Visualization andAnalysis Tools
Real World Context
Connections toOutside Experts
Technology Supported Instruction
Scaffolds forProblem Solving
Visualization andAnalysis Tools
Real World Context
Connections toOutside Experts
Opportunities forFeedback, ReflectionAnd Revision
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
SharedRespect
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
SharedRespect
Range ofSkills
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
SharedRespect
Range ofSkills
Teamwork
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
SharedRespect
Tools forSharingMultiple
Perspectives
Range ofSkills
Teamwork
Characteristics of a Learning Community
SharedInterest
SharedRespect
Goal:KnowledgeProduction
Tools forSharingMultiple
Perspectives
Range ofSkills
Teamwork
Professional Learning Communities(PLC)
Focus with Purpose on Learning
• We will be a school with an unrelenting focus on learning. All students are expected to succeed; failure is not an option…
• Ultimately, it will be the responsibility of the student and his/her parents to take advantage of the support available.
Motivators of PLC Efforts
• We accept learning as the fundamental purpose of our school and therefore are willing to examine all practices in light of their impact on learning.
• We are committed to working together to achieve our collective purpose. We cultivate a collaborative culture through development of high performing teams.
• We assess our effectiveness on the basis of results rather than intentions.
Prerequisites for Advancing on the PLC Continuum
• The schools that develop as PLC’s are those who take action. The best way to develop capacity to function as a PLC is to engage in PLC practices.
Purposeful Steps in Becoming PLC• Clarify the essential knowledge and skills each
student will acquire as a result of each unit of instruction, grade level, and/or course.
• Implement systems to monitor each student’s mastery of essential learning on a timely basis.
• Implement systems to ensure that students who are not learning are provided additional time and support during the school day.
• Organize the staff into collaborative teams and provide them with time to meet during the school day.
Purposeful Steps in Becoming PLC
• Insist each team demonstrates it focus on the critical questions by requiring every team to develop the products associated with those questions.
• Insist each team identifies and pursues a SMART Goal that can only be achieved if members of the team working together interdependently.
• Implement a systematic process to ensure that each team develops common assessments.
Purposeful Steps in Becoming PLC
• Implement a process to ensure that each teacher is provided with information on the success of his or her students in achieving the essential outcomes, as measured by common assessments, in comparison to other students.
• Give every teacher the benefit of the support of colleagues in assessing student learning and developing strategies to improve upon the results.
• Implement strategies to celebrate the work of teams and progress of your school
“It’s time for a new conception of the
school principal, one based on a
skilled passionate, moral commitment
to students’ and teachers’ learning-
and to the leader’s own learning”
(Barth)
JapanSingapore
UkraineRUSSIA
The Netherlands
South Africa
…and the ultimate Learning Community
Leadership Team Qualities• Choice—people who want to be there, to have appropriate
responsibilities, be involved in discussions about strategies and be listened to.
• Competence—people who have the skills to do the work that is expected of them.
• Purpose—people who understand the importance of their role in the enterprise.
• Recognition—people who are given feedback (continuous), have their work recognized and celebrated.
• Comfort—people who enjoy the task and look forward to continuing engagement with colleagues.
• Progress—people who know that progress is being made (small goals met) against an agreed upon schedule and process.
• Enthusiasm—people who are able to communicate their enthusiasm and vision for the work that is being done beyond the team.
Essentials Steps for Quality Higher Education Classes
• Faculty prepared to teach higher education classes
• Learning is student-centered• The technology fits the content• Students must be informed how to
succeed• Close personal interaction• Variety of appropriate technology tools• Appropriate assessment methods
Our Task as Educators
• Rethink the concept of school• Add learner-centered collaborative
activities• Technology supported inquiry-based
learning
Professional Learning Community at Work
Delwyn L. Harnisch
Advances in Learning, Teaching and Technology