DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE THROUGH PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
About Us
Annie Wolfe
Officer of Secondary Curriculum, Houston Independent School District
Katie Martin
Director of Professional Learning, University of San Diego
@Awolfeinnovate@KatieMTLC
[email protected]@sandiego.edu
Overview• Connect with your table
• How teachers want to learn & implications for you and your context
• Redesigning the system to support new models of learning & implications for you and your context
• Next Steps & Closing
Designer of Powerful Learning Partner in Learning
ConnectorCommunity Developer
The Role of the Teacher
How do you learn best? How do you want to learn?
Create a list at your table & share #ISTE2016 #ISTEPL
(5 minutes)
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TABLE TALKWhat similarities exist in your system?
What are your thoughts about competency-based professional learning?
#ISTE2016 #ISTEPL
Determine Needs of the Group
Professional Development Event
Implementation
Traditional Professional Development
•Culture of Control
•Compliance
•Minimal change in learning (TNTP, 2015)
If we want to change how students learn, we must change
how teachers learn.
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Shared Vision Personalized Professional Learning
Resources to Design Powerful Learning
Experiences
Reciprocal Accountability
Marketing
Coaching
What Teachers Want Systems that Empower
Competency-based Learning for Teachers
On Your Own Integrated Learning Experiences
Job a LikesCommunities of Practice
Job-embedded
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Collaborating in PLCs
Checking for Understanding
Communicating with Guardians
Facilitating Classroom Meetings
Developing Digital Portfolios
Using Exit Tickets
Effectively
Seeking Student Input
Connecting with Students
Creating Flexible Learning
Environments
Using Research to Inform Teaching
HISD Micro-Credentials
Personal Growth Recognition
ChallengesStructure
Implications for Teachers
Gives teachers the ability to make ourselves more
marketable and build portfolios
Teachers are always looking to improve so this is a good way to obtain new skills or refresh on old ones.
Changing the system to reimagine professional learning, rather than an
add on.
The resources help identify what I need to focus on and will help do my PD hours on my own pace and space.
TABLE TALK
What are your next steps?
#ISTE2016 #ISTEPL
LEARNING IS A PROCESS, NOT AN EVENT
LESSON DESIGN
ANALYZE IMPACT& DEVELOPNEXT STEPS
REFLECTION & REVISION
COACHING & FEEDBACK
SAFE PRACTICE
VISIONGOAL
SETTING
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
DESIGN
MODELS OF PRACTICE
COLLABORATION
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PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CYCLE
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