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Great Lakes TURN Our Journey of Discovery

Great Lakes TURN Our Journey of Discovery. Co- Directors : Mary McDonald & Louise Sundin Our Godfather: Dal Lawrence Our Philosopher: Patrick Dolan Our Advisors: Local Presidents Our Favorite Bureaucrat: Jo Anderson Our Webmaster: Gary Obermeyer.

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Great Lakes TURN Our Journey of Discovery

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  1. Great Lakes TURN Our Journey of Discovery Co-Directors: Mary McDonald & Louise Sundin Our Godfather: Dal Lawrence Our Philosopher: Patrick Dolan Our Advisors: Local Presidents Our Favorite Bureaucrat: Jo Anderson Our Webmaster: Gary Obermeyer

  2. Great Lakes TURN: States & Locals • Illinois • Elgin • Decatur • Springfield • Peoria • Danville • McLean Co. Unit 5 • Evanston • Thornton 205 • Chicago • Chicago Suburban districts • Indiana • Hammond • Michigan • Farmington • Troy • Minnesota • Minneapolis • Ohio • Columbus • Toledo • Cincinnati • Cleveland • Wisconsin • Green Bay • Milwaukee • Superior • Escapees from other regions & states

  3. Great Lakes TURN: Labor-Management Partners Improving Teaching Effectiveness and Student Learning: Research, Policies and Practices Shared Conversations Shared Ownership Shared Commitment Shared Results

  4. Great Lakes TURN: ScaffoldingImproving Teaching Effectiveness • Communities of Practice • Partnerships • Professional Standards (Danielson, Saphier) • Professional Support Systems (PAR, Mentoring/Induction, Interventions) • Evaluation Systems (Inputs/Outputs) • Data & Information • Multiple Measures • Student Growth/Value-Added • Student Perception • Reflection- Ongoing, fine-tuning of teacher evaluation and assessment

  5. Great Lakes TURN: Jonathan Saphier’s Tenets of a True Profession 1. Acknowledged knowledge base: Areas of performance • Repertoire • Matching • All professional knowledge is so constituted 2. Rigorous training and certification of members 3. Workplace culture of high consulting and collaboration 4. Systematic enculturation of new members

  6. Great Lakes TURN: Jonathan Saphier’s Tenets of a True Profession 5. Required and continuous learning regularly built into the work cycle 6. High public accountability 7. Internal maintenance of high standards of practice 8. Members who are responsible for client results 9. Members who make autonomous decisions guided by a canon of ethics

  7. Today’s Focus Groups • Teacher Evaluation • Teacher Compensation • Work Rules • Training

  8. Great Lakes TURN: conversations to action to results • Policies push us • Research informs us • Promising practices educate us • Consultants help us • The Journey improves us

  9. On-Line Resources www.TURNexchange.net Great Lakes TURN Facebook

  10. GL TURN Survey – Email • Evaluation of our November Session • Local Districts’ Focused Work to Improve T/L • Needs Assessment • Next GL TURN Session: May 3-4, 2012

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