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Minnesota Summer Institute

Minnesota Summer Institute. 2008. Creating A Learning Culture. What is a Learning Culture? A Learning Culture Audit http://www.agelesslearner.com/assess/cultureaudit.html. Creating a Learning Culture. Leaderships Role Expectation Guidance Structure Access Incentives.

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Minnesota Summer Institute

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  1. Minnesota Summer Institute 2008 McLendon 2008

  2. Creating A Learning Culture • What is a Learning Culture? • A Learning Culture Audit • http://www.agelesslearner.com/assess/cultureaudit.html McLendon 2008

  3. Creating a Learning Culture • Leaderships Role • Expectation • Guidance • Structure • Access • Incentives McLendon 2008

  4. Why to we need a Learning Culture? Creating a Learning Culture McLendon 2008

  5. Sideways There is no front door! How did YOU get here? McLendon 2008

  6. Activity At your tables, share how you got into adult education McLendon 2008

  7. Cris Smith How Teachers Change • Two factors that positively affect teacher change (Smith, 2002) are: • Involving teachers in the decision making process • Teachers working together to solve problems—collegiality • Involve teachers/tutors in the process of analyzing student persistence data and recommending program improvement strategies McLendon 2008

  8. A group of informed individuals give better advice and wiser recommendations than experts. People will not argue with things they help develop. Advice: Involve as many of your staff as possible in program improvement activities. Wisdom of Crowds McLendon 2008

  9. Objectives • Explore Learning Options You Can Create—Structure & Process • Explore Tools and Resources You Can Adapt McLendon 2008

  10. Part I Structure & Process Options for Learning McLendon 2008

  11. Structure & Process What Does a Professional Development System Look Like? What Do Teachers Need to Know and When Do They Need to Know it? McLendon 2008

  12. Content • New Teacher Orientation • Core Training • Responsive Training • Their skills • Program Improvement Initiatives McLendon 2008

  13. The Variables • Access • Incentives • Fulfillment McLendon 2008

  14. The Matrix Page 5 McLendon 2008

  15. Tools & Resources McLendon 2008

  16. New Teacher Orientation . Tools & Resources McLendon 2008

  17. What are you doing now? New Teacher Orientation McLendon 2008

  18. New Teacher Orientation • What Do NEW TEACHERS need to know? • NC New Teacher Self Assessment • Page 77 McLendon 2008

  19. New Teacher Orientation • History, Philosophy, and Contemporary Nature of Adult Education • ABE background reader • ESL background reader McLendon 2008

  20. Free Online New Teacher Orientation Resources . New Teacher Orientation Page 27 McLendon 2008

  21. Mentoring “We get by with a little help from our friends” New Teacher Orientation Pages 29 & 50 McLendon 2008

  22. New Teacher Orientation • Guidance & Expectations • Access • Incentives • Fulfillment McLendon 2008

  23. Core Training • What Do ALL TEACHERS need to know? • Tools and Resources • Your Program Procedures • Priority State ABE Content Areas • Page 55 McLendon 2008

  24. Core Training • Guidance & Expectations • Access • Incentives • Fulfillment McLendon 2008

  25. Responsive PD • What do SIDEWAYS teachers need to know and be able to do? McLendon 2008

  26. Responsive PD • Tools • Teacher Self Assessments • Page 62 • Priority State ABE Content Areas • Page 55 McLendon 2008

  27. Responsive PD • Guidance & Expectations • Access • Incentives • Fulfillment McLendon 2008

  28. Individual PD Plan • Staff Meetings • (New Teacher Orientation) • Core Training • Responsive PD • Your Recommendation • Observations • Program Improvement Initiatives McLendon 2008

  29. Final Reflections • Wisdom of Crowds & Cris Smith • Presenting Findings • YESM • Quarterly Staff Meetings McLendon 2008

  30. llmcl422@netscape.net McLendon 2008

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