Building Effective Professional Development

1. Building Effective Professional Development Campus Instructional Coaches (CIC) Conference Conrad High School August 2013 Presented by: Marelenise Phillips-Roberts Rockell Stewart Gina Collins

2. Outcomes: • Campus Instructional Coaches will come to a common understanding of the Living the Learning Framework for Leading Effective Adult PD. • Campus Instructional Coaches will understand how to effectively implement Airtight Activities. • Campus Instructional Coaches will articulate the importance of including adequate time for Sharing, Framing, Reflection, and Applying while facilitating adult learning. Leading Adult PD

3. Do Now: On your own, reflect on a PD session you planned and led. • What went well? • What didn’t go well? • WHY? (3 minutes)

4. Leading Adult PD: THE “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK • Airtight Activities • Sharing • Framing • Reflection • Applying

5. Living the Learning: • Design airtight activities that lead participants to the right conclusions with minimal re-directing • Facilitate substantive sharing time that allows participants to draw the conclusion from the activity • Frame the participants’ conclusions with the formal vocabulary of the associated principles so that participants share one common language • Provide ample opportunities for participants to reflectand to apply their learningin simulated and real-world experiences

6. Leading Adult PD: • “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK: • AA • S R • F • A

7. Comparison of Three Approaches to Adult PD:

8. CORE IDEA If you want to get good at a skill, you have to implement it yourself. Participants – not the presenter – need to do the heavy lifting in a workshop.

9. Four Common Airtight Activities: • Video Clips of Teaching/Learning • Movie Clips • Case Studies (written) • Role Plays/Simulations (acted)

10. Airtight Activities, Part I – Video Clips: • What are all the actions Aja takes in leading the session? • What does she do in order to teach her objective effectively?

11. Airtight Activities, Part I – Video Clips: • During her PD workshop, what does Aja do after showing a video clip?

12. Video Clips – How to Use Them Effectively: • Precise Question(s) • Keep Video Clips Short • Follow Video Clips with a Think-Pair-Share (R-S)

13. Reflection – Core Principles: Keep it Brief • Most participants only need 1-3 minutes to reflect on a given topic Have a Place to Write • Provide participants with a colorful handout where they can record all reflections

14. Leading Adult PD: • “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK: • AA • S R • F • A

15. Leading Adult PD: • “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK: • AA: Video Clip R • S • F • A

16. Reflection – Writing Takeaways: • What are your big takeaways for how to use video clips and Reflection effectively?

17. Large Group Sharing: • “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK: • AA • S • F • A

18. Leading Large Group Sharing: • What does Julie do in leading large group sharing? • How does she lead participants to the right conclusions?

19. Leading Large Group Sharing: Start from the End Goal • Identify what you want the participants to say during the sharing Ask Questions that Lead Participants to that Goal • Precisely word the questions to guide the participants to the big ideas • Think volleyball, not ping pong • Celebrate good answers!

20. Small Group Sharing – Key Tips: • Have explicit instructions/protocol • Be intentional about group selection • Keep finger on pulse of group progress

21. Managing Time: • Keep your eye on the clock • Never sacrifice your core objective

22. Framing – Keys to Creating a Common Vocabulary: • Wait Until the End • Limit the Words • Be Precise

23. Leading Adult PD: THE “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK • Airtight Activities • Sharing • Large Group: Questioning • Small Group: Protocols, checking pulse • Framing • Precise, post-sharing • Reflection • Brief, written • Applying

24. Reflection: • What are your big takeaways for how to lead sharing and manage time effectively?

25. Leading Adult PD:THE “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK • Airtight Activities • Sharing • Large Group: Questioning • Small Group: Protocols, checking pulse • Framing • Precise, post-sharing • Reflection • Brief, written • Applying • Relevant, follow-up

26. Apply: How does Emily get participants to apply what they’ve learned in her Professional Development session effectively?

27. Apply: • Directly relevant application • Easy-to-monitor follow-up

28. CORE IDEA Make practice as directly connected to the work as possible. Combine with follow-up activities post workshop to guarantee effective implementation.

29. Building Airtight Activities

30. Four Common Airtight Activities: • Video Clips of Teaching/Learning • Movie Clips • Case Studies (written) • Role Plays/Simulations (acted)

31. Keys to Airtight Activities: • Align Activities to Your Objective • Plan Activities as Tightly as Teachers Plan Lessons • Activities Relevant and Meaningful

32. Leading Adult PD:THE “LIVING THE LEARNING” FRAMEWORK • Airtight Activities • Sharing • Large Group: Questioning • Small Group: Protocols, checking pulse • Framing • Precise, post-sharing • Reflection • Brief, written • Applying • Relevant, follow-up

33. PD Rubric Evaluating Your Own Progress

34. Final Reflection Biggest Takeaways from This Workshop