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Approaching Professional Learning: Teachers' Goals. Peter Liljedahl. Noticing (Liljedahl, 2010; Mason, 2002) Distinct difference between the groups of teachers that came willingly and the teachers that were required to attend .
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Approaching Professional Learning: Teachers' Goals Peter Liljedahl
Noticing (Liljedahl, 2010; Mason, 2002) • Distinct difference between the groups of teachers that came willingly and the teachers that were required to attend. • BIRS (2010) Liljedahl, P. (in press). What teachers want. The Mathematics Enthusiast. History
… there is a growing realization that what is actually offered within these programs is often based on facilitators (or administrators or policy makers) perceptions of what teachers need as opposed to actual knowledge of what teachers really want (Ball, 2002). Motivation
Noticing (Liljedahl, 2010; Mason, 2002) • Five teacher groups • Master's Program • Induction Group • Hillside Middle School • District Learning Teams • Workshops • Analytic Induction (Patton 2002) – goals Field Notes Interviews Surveys Methodology
0. Resistance • "That will never work." 1. Do Not Disturb • "A different way to …" 2. Willing to Reorganize • "I'd like some ideas about …" 3. Willing to Rethink • "Anything to do with numeracy ..." 4. Out With the Old • "It's not working. I need to start over …" 5. Inquiry • "I'm eager to hear about …" Taxonomy of Five Goals (+1)
Resistance Out with the Old Conclusion
Resistance Out with the Old Conclusion
Resistance Out with the Old I AM A RESOURCE! Conclusion
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