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ProfessionalLearning
Tips,Tools,andProtocolsLearningDesignsfacilitateac5ve
engagementanddeeplearning
thatinspiresACTION
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TableofContents........................................................................................2Grid.............................................................................................................3
Forward.......................................................................................................4
Introduc5on................................................................................................5
LFKSMission,Vision,Beliefs........................................................................6
StandardsforProfessionalLearning............................................................7
Crea5ngEngaging,Produc5veAgendasforLearning..................................8
ProfessionalLearningis..............................................................................9
Acros5cReview........................................................................................10
BacktoBackDrawing...............................................................................11
CoatofArms.............................................................................................12
DebateTeamCarousel..............................................................................13
FourA’s.....................................................................................................14
ElevatorSpeech........................................................................................15
FishbowlDiscussion..................................................................................16
GiveOne-GetOne...................................................................................17
GroupGroan.............................................................................................18
HHHJigsaw..............................................................................................19
JustLikeMe..............................................................................................20
JustSaySomething•FinalWord................................................................21
M&M’s....................................................................................................22
Mastermind.........................................................................................23-24
QuickWrite...............................................................................................25
SocratesCafe............................................................................................26
3-2-1.........................................................................................................27
Twenty-One..............................................................................................28
TwoTruthsandaLie.................................................................................29
VisualSynec5cs........................................................................................30
Addi5onalResources................................................................................31
AddYourOwnResources..........................................................................32
What’s in YOUR toolbox?
Tips/ToolsGrid
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Category Protocol Page
Acros)cReview 10
DebateTeamCarousel 13
Genera&ngIdeas/ GiveOne-GetOne 17
ProblemSolving M&M’s 22
SocratesCafe 26
TwentyOne 28
GroupProcessBacktoBackDrawing 11
GroupProcessMastermind 23-24
ElevatorSpeech 15
Reflec)ons QuickWrite 25
3-2-1 27
CoatofArms 10
GroupGroan 18
TeamBuilding JustlikeMe 20
TwoTruthsandaLie 29
VisualSynec)cs 30
FourA’s 14
Wri\enTextFishBowlDiscussion 16
Wri\enTextHHHJigsaw 19
JustSaySomething-FinalWord 21
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KansasEducators,
Kansaseducatorsareinthemiddleimplemen2ngmanynewini2a2ves.Itismoreimportantthan
everfortheretobeasenseofcollec)vecommitmentaseveryoneworkstoachievestudentsuccess
throughthegoalssetforthbyKSDE,localdistrictsandschools.Regardlessofwhatisincludedina
school’scon2nuousimprovementplan,thekeytosuccessisimplementa)on,aseducators,and
ul2matelystudents,movefromknowingtodoing.
Engagingeducatorsinmeaningfulconversa)onsaroundthesecomplexchangesandother
importantteachingandlearningissuesisachallengeforalleduca2onalleaders.Wewantteachers
toleadengagingclassroomsforstudents.Therefore,wemustmodelthatengagementwithfaculty
bydesigningprofessionallearningthatisbothmeaningfulandengagingtoincreasethechancesof
successfulimplementa2on.
Weknowthatalleducatorswanttobeinvolvedinboththeplanningandimplementa2onofthe
changesinourschools.LearningDesignsbecomeveryimportantasnewknowledge,strategies,
anddataaroundtheissueortopicareconsidered.Asaresult,understandingadultlearningalso
becomescri2cal.Professionallearningatitsbestiscollabora2ve,job-embedded,datadriven,and
classroomfocused.Voiceandchoice,especiallyteachervoice,arekeystosuccessfulprofessional
learningandimplementa)onoftargetedini)a)ves.
Howdoweaccomplishthis?Therearemanywaystoimplementyourschoolimprovementplan/
process.Itdependsonthecontextofyourdistrict,aseachteam/building/districtbringstheir
uniquesenseofcommunity,exper2se,leadership,pastexperiences,etc.intotheprocess.The
StandardsofProfessionalLearningprovideaframeworkforcrea2ngadynamicculturewhere
everyonethrives.
HappyLearningandLeading!
LFKSBoardofDirectorsSummer2016
Imp
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Learning = Change
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Thisdocumentisdesignedtosupportyouandyourstaffas
youhavebecerconversa5onsaroundanyissue/topic/complex
change.Ourintentisforthisdocumenttobeaquick,
go-toresourcethatassemblesavarietyoftools/strategies
inoneloca9onforeduca9onalleaderstouse.
ItisforALLeducatorswhoaresharing/leadingagroup.
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TherearemanyTips,Tools,andProtocols(learningdesigns)thatsupportourwork.TheLFKS
BoardofDirectorshavecollectedavarietyoflearningdesignsforyouruse.
Thecategoriesfortheprotocolsinclude:genera)ngideas/problemsolving,groupprocess,
reflec)ons,teambuilding,andwri\entext.Asabonus,thesetoolscanalsobeusedwithour
studentsinourclassroomsandmaybeusedwithothercategories.Becrea2ve!
ALLdesignsfeaturedinthisresourcearecollabora)veinnature.Wewantalleducatorsto
EXPERIENCEcollabora2velearningthatincludes
★ac2ve,interac2velearning
★modeling
★reflec2on
★listening
★applica2on
★feedback
★voiceandchoice
★movement,and
★ongoingsupport
Howdoyouknowwhichdesignisbest?Therearemanyfactorstoconsiderwhenselec2nga
learningdesigntousewithyourteam/building:★thegoalsofthelearning
★characteris2csofthelearners
★comfortwiththelearningprocess&oneanother
★familiaritywiththecontent
★thecomplexityoftheexpectedchange
★educators’workenvironment
★resourcestosupportyourlearning
Whatisaprotocol?Aprotocolprovidesguidelinesforaconversa)on,anditisthisstructure/
format--whicheveryoneunderstandsandhasagreedto--thatpermitsacertainkindof
conversa2ontooccur--oSenakindofconversa2onwhichpeoplearenotinthehabitofhaving.
Protocolsarevehiclesforbuildingtheskillsandculturenecessaryforcollabora)vework.Thus,
usingprotocolsoSenallowsgroupstobuildtrustbyactuallydoingsubstan2veworktogether.
Protocolspromoteac2vepar2cipa2onbyallmembersofthegroup.Protocolsarealsoawayto
makethemostofthe)mepeoplehave.Again,thechoiceisyours,dependingonyourpurpose
andthecontextofyourwork.
Itisimportanttorememberthatthepointisnottodotheprotocolwell,buttohaveanin-
depth,insighful,conversa)onaboutteachingandlearning.
LFKShopesthisresourceishelpfulandsupportsyourschoolimprovementwork.
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Introduc5onHowtoUseThisDocument
LearningForward
Kansas
LearningForward
Kansas
VisionExcellentTeachingandLearningEveryDay
MissionLearningForwardKansasbuildsthecapacityofeducatorstoestablish
andsustainhighlyeffec5veprofessionallearning.
Beliefs★Educa5onalleadersincludeteachers,teacherleaders,andbuildinganddistrict
administrators.
★Professionallearningthatimproveseducatoreffec5venessisfundamentalto
studentlearning.
★Alleducatorshaveanobliga5ontoimprovetheirprac5ce.
★Studentsaresuccessfulwheneducatorsassumecollec5veresponsibilityfor
studentlearning.
★Successfuleducatorscreateandsustainacultureoflearning.
★Effec5velearningsystemscommittocon5nuousimprovementforalladults
andstudents.
WebsiteForaddi5onalresourcesregardingprofessionallearning,exploreourwebsite.
LearningForwardKansasWebsite
OrContactUsHere
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Walking the territory is
a lot different than
reading the map.
~Suzanne Bailey
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Thesesevenstandardsguidetheplanning,facilita)on,implementa)on,follow-up,
andevalua)onofprofessionallearning.AllsevenStandardsareusedcollec5vely
toincreaseeducatoreffec)venessandresultsforALLstudents.
1.LearningCommuni&es•Engageincon9nuousimprovement
•Developcollec9veresponsibility
•Createalignmentandaccountability
2.Leadership•Developcapacityforlearningandleading•Advocateforeffec9veprofessionallearning
•Createsupportsystemsandstructures
3.Resources•Priori9zehuman,fiscal,material,technological,and9meneeds
•Monitorhowresourcesareused
•Coordinateresources
4.Data•Analyze,Student,Educator,andSystemData
•Assessprogress
•Evaluateimpactofprofessionallearning
5.LearningDesigns•ApplyLearningTheories,Research,andModels
•SelectLearningDesigns
•Promoteac9veengagementanddeeplearningthatinspiresac5on.
6.Implementa&on•Applyresearchonchange
•Sustainsupportforimplementa9on
•Provideconstruc9vefeedback
7.Outcomes•Meetperformancestandards
•Addressstudentlearningoutcomes
•Buildcoherencethroughalignment
TolearnmoreabouttheStandardsforProfessionalLearning
visitLEARNINGFORWARDandLEARNINGFORWARDKANSAS
WhatAreStandardsfor
ProfessionalLearning?
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Crea5ngEngaging,Produc5ve
AgendasforLearning
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Howdoesonecreateanengaging,produc&veagenda(lessonplan)forlearning?Thoughts/ideasthatapplytoallgrouplearning.....condi2onstoconsideraswe
“crahourcontainer”forac)veengagementandproduc)velearning!
OurCOLLECTIVERESPONSIBILITYFORSTUDENTLEARNING.
• Clarifythepurposeofyoursession.OnceyouknowtheWHY/purpose,thenyoucanestablish
theWhatandtheHow.
• DeterminetheamountofTIMEavailableandplanaccordingly.
• Preparingfora“mee2ng/session,”youmightconsiderthefollowing
• Agenda-Sharewithallpar2cipantsbeforethesession
• Beginning-HeadsintheRoom
• Content-Thecoreofthesession
• Ending-NEXTSTEPS/Reflec2ons
• Norms/Promises-Develop/reviewforthemee2ng
• Topic-Determineifeachtopicis
• Cogni2ve(NewLearning)
• Affec2ve(Culture/Rela9onships)
• Product(Document,video,etc)
• Asyouaddresseachtopic,iden2fytheresultoftheconversa2on
• Dialogue-Deeperunderstandingofthetopic
• Discussion-Shareddecision
• Logis)cs-Loca2on,2me,goodies,handouts,technology,etc
• Environment-conducivetocollabora2onandengagement
• Roundtables
• Goodies
• Music
• Laughter
• LearningDesigns-Oncethepurposeisclear,selecttheappropriatelearningdesignthatwill
resultinac2onsfrommembersofthisteam.
• Context-Eachteam/building/organiza2onisauniqueculture.Onlyyoucancreatean
agendathatendsinanengaging,projec2velearninganddecisionmaking.
• ONEsample(seebelow).CreateYOURagenda....addcolor,pics,quotes!Engaging!
• Otherideas.....
Time Topic
Description
Purpose
Dialogue/Decision
Person(s)
Responsible
Next Steps
Reflections
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4 questions I ask everyday: What did I learn?
What learning did I deepen? Where did I struggle?
How will I improve?
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Professional Learning supports.....CommunityCollaborationCapacityChoiceChallengesCooperationCollegialityCreativityConnectionsCollective Inquiry
Collaborative
learning is not
optional.
The knowledge and skills of educators is an
untapped resource to solve the most challenging
problems facing schools.
High-quality team & school-
wide PL is essential for
student success. Is your PL
consistently high quality?
If not, why not?
If professional learning is not the most important
strategy for systems to transform education for
students, what is?
Leaders exercise
leadership when
they model their
commitment to
professional
learning. How do
you model yours?
Being able to articulate and speak to a
compelling vision for PL is a responsibility of
school leaders. What is your vision?
Effective professional learning builds collective responsibility for student success.
Articulating & clarifying
problems of practice is
an essential step in addressing
challenges.
Acros5cReview
Purpose
Thisisafunwaytoreview
contentandassesswhat
standsoutasimportanttoa
group.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Writeoneessen2altermorconcept
ver2callyoneachpieceofchartpaper
Materials/Supplies:Chartpaper-onepergroupof
upto6people,Markers(onepergroup)
Time: 10minutes
Groupings: Nomorethan6pergroup.Canhaveas
manygroupsasspaceallows.Besuretoallowenough
spaceforpar2cipantsto“run”(10yardsorso)fromthe
grouplinetothechartpaper.
Direc)ons
1. Groupmembersformalineinfrontoftheirchartpaper.Thefirstgroupmemberhasthe
marker.
2. Eachpar2cipant,inturn,writesonesentenceorwordrelatedtotheconceptusingtheleeerof
theconceptasthefirstleeeroftheword/sentence.
3. Everypar2cipantwritesinarelayformat.Encouragecollabora2on.
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Category:Genera)ngIdeas/ProblemSolving
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LearningDesigns
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Havemembersaddanotherideatoaleeer.
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Tips(Op)onal)
NoJudgment
PurposeThisstrategyspotlightstheimportanceof
clearcommunica2onwithinateam.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Prepareprintoutpicturesofsimple
linedrawings,onepictureperpair
Materials/Supplies:Paper,pens/markers,
printoutsofsimplelinedrawingsorbasicshapes.
Time:20minutes
Groupings:2people(pair)
Direc)ons1. Splitpar2cipantsintopairs.
2. Eachpairsitsorstandsbacktoback.
3. ThepairdesignatesonememberasA,thecommunicator,andtheothermemberasB,thear2st.
4. PersonAreceivesthepicture.PersonBhasthepaperandpencil.
5. Telleachpairthattheymayormaynotaskques2ons.
6. PersonAgivesverbalinstruc2onstotheirpartneronhowtodrawthepicture.PersonAmaynot
simplytellthemwhattheshapeorimageis.
7. ASer5-10minutes,haveeachsetofpartnerscomparetheirimages.
8. Eachpairreflectswithoneanotheronwhatwasdifficultwiththetaskandwhatcouldhavemade
thetaskeasier.
9. Eachpairsharestheirreflec2onswiththegroupatlarge.
10. Laughterisexpected!
Tips(Op)onal)Decidewhetheryouwill
allowpairstoaskques2ons
beforehand.
Varia)ons(Op)onal) Standardsfor
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BacktoBackDrawingCategory:GroupProcess
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PurposeTodevelopacommonunderstandingofan
organiza2on’s(district,building,team,etc)
achievements,values,andfuturegoals.
Highlightsdifferentperspec2vesfrom
membersofthegroup.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Findandcopyablank“coatofarms”
foreachgroupof3-5par2cipants.
Materials/Supplies:
• Blank“CoatofArms”foreach3-5par2cipantsin
agroup.
• Markers,tape,paper
Time:15minutes
Groupings:Tablegroupsof4-6
Direc)ons
Teamscreatetheirorganiza2on(district,building,team,etc)CoatofArms.Inthefirstspace,draw
somethingthatrepresentsarecentachievement.Inthesecondspace,drawsomethingthatreflects
yourvalues.Inthethirdspace,drawsomethingthatrepresentswhereyouseetheorganiza2ongoing
inthefuture.Inthefourthspacecreateasymbolforyourteam.
PostthefinishedCoatofArmsforalltosee!
Tips(Op)onal)
Google“coatofarms”and
findtheonebestforyou.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Varythecategories.
Couldhaveacoatof
armswithvariednumber
ofsec2ons.
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CoatofArmsCategory:TeamBuilding
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PurposeTeamswilladdresschallengingtopics/issues
bycollabora2velyprocessingInforma2on
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:Handoutswiththe four-boxprompts(seebelow)
Time:20minutes
Groupings:Groupsof4
Direc)ons1. Eachpar2cipanthasaform-writeyournameandtheprompt/ques2on/topiconthetop.
2. Eachpar2cipantanswers#1,thenpassesthepaper.
3. Readwhatwaswrieeninbox#1,thenaddyoursuppor2ngargumentinbox#2andpassthepaper
4. ReadBox1and2andaddtoBox3,
passon
5. ReadBox1,2,&3,addtobox4,
passtooriginalowner.
6. Analyzeandreflectonwhatwassaid
7. Topicideas:
a. Lectureisanoutdatedprac2ce
b. Gradingstopslearning
c. Teachersareisolated
d. Learningissocial
e. Posi2veRela2onships=Success
Tips(Op)onal)
• Twominutesforeachwrite
• Determinewhichdirec2on
thepaperswillbepassed
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
• Havegroupselectthetopic
• Writeonposters
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DebateTeam
CarouselCategory:Genera)ngIdeas/ProblemSolving
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FourA’s
Purpose
Todeepeneducators
understandingofanar2cleor
book.Thisisagreatprotocolfor
abookstudy.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Copiesofar2cle/book
Materials/Supplies:•Copiesofbookorar2cle
•Markers/S2ckynotes
•Graphicorganizer(createwith4sec2ons)
Time: 30-40minutes
Groupings: Groupsof4-6
Direc)ons1. Individually,readthebook/ar2clesilently.Highlight,writenotesinthemarginsand/oruses2ckynotes,
and/orusethegraphicorganizer,answeringthefollowingques2ons:
1. WhatASSUMPTIONSdoestheauthorofthetexthold?
2. WhatdoyouAGREEwithinthetext?
3. WhatdoyouwanttoARGUEwithinthenext?Ques2onsyoumighthavefortheauthor.
4. WhatmightbeyourACTIONSfromreadingthisar2cle/book?
2. Inaround(groupsof4-5)eachpersonwilliden2fyONEAssump2onfromthetext,ci2ngthetext(page,
ifappropriate)asevidence.Withoutdiscussion,movetothenext“A”Agreements,thenArguments,and
finally,Ac2ons.
3. EndthesessionwithanopendialogueofeachoftheA’s.AretherethemesforeachA?
4. DebriefboththeCONTENTofthedocumentandthePROCESS.Howmightyouusethisprotocolwith
otherar2cles/books.Endwith,Whatdoesthismeanforourteamandourstudents?
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LearningDesigns
• SelectLearningDesigns
-Ac2veEngagement
Tips(Op)onal)
Usea2mertokeepevery
“A”teammovingforward.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
Ifasmallnumberof
par2cipants,haveonlyONE
group.
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PurposeAnElevatorSpeechisawayofclosinga
mee2ngbyhavinggroupmembersconstruct
andthensharewithapartnertheirpersonal
summariesofprocess,outcomes,andnext
steps.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:indexcards,2mer
Time:20-30minutes
Groupings:pairsformedaSerindividual
wri2ng2me.
Direc)ons
1. Attheclosinglearningsegment,pauseandaskpar2cipantstosilentlyreflectonessen2al
outcomes/topics/issuesfromthesession.
2. Scenario:ASertoday’smee2ngyoumaybeinterviewedbyalocalTVsta2on.Usingindexcards,
eachpar2cipantwillcraStalkingpointsoftoday’stopicintheformofanelevatorspeechthat
theycanusewheninterviewed.
3. ASerthealloeedwri2ng2me,formagroupof4whoarenotatyourtableandhaveeachperson
beinterviewedtorehearsetheirelevatorspeech.
4. If2meallows,askvolunteerstosharetheirspeecheswiththelargergroup.
Tips(Op)onal)
Thisstrategyhelps
par2cipantsclarifywhatthey
willsharewithothersoutside
thegroup.
Varia)ons(Op)onalCanalsoworkinsmallteams
workingtogether.
Standardsfor
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ElevatorSpeechCategory:Reflec&on
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FishbowlDiscussion
PurposeEngagement,Listening,Reflec2on
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Ar2cle,story,orprompttodiscuss
Materials/Supplies:None
Time: Uptoonehourdependingonthesizeofthe
circles
Groupings: Eachcirclecanhaveupto8par2cipants
Direc)ons
1.Wholegroupreadsthear2cle,story,etc.
2.Par2cipantsaredividedinto2groups:outsidecircle&insidecircle
3.Facilitatorposesaques2ontothegroup.
4.InsideCirclediscussesfollowingtheserules:
• Youonlystatesupportedideas,agreewithaspeakerbyaddingsuppor2nginforma2on,or
disagreewithaspeakerbyofferingrefu2nginforma2on.
• Noonemayinterruptaspeaker.
• Noonemayspeakasecond2meun2leveryonehashadachance.
5. Outsidecircledoesthefollowing:
• Listenquietly.
• Takenoteondiscussionskills.
• Shareobserva2onsaboutthediscussionwheninsidecircleisfinished.
6.Circlesswitchrolesandrepeatprocesswithsameornewques2on/topic.
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Data
LearningDesignsTips(Op)onal)
Canbeusedtoreflectondata.Varia)ons(Op)onal)Thishasalsobeencalled
InsideOut.
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GiveOne-GetOne
Purpose
Tos2mulatethinkingarounda
topicordrivingques2on.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Preparedocumentwithtwocolumns.Onthe
leScolumn,listideasorstrategies.Ontherightcolumn,
recordwhosharedthisidea.
Materials/Supplies:
•Worksheet
Time:10-15
Groupings:Individual,thenpairs,thentablegroups
Direc)ons
1. Distributeworksheettoeachpar2cipant
2. Givethem3-5minutestogenerateTHEIRanswerstotheprompt.
3. Havepar2cipantsstandand—withtheirlistsinhand—talk,oneonone,withasmanyother
par2cipantsastheycaninaperiodofthreetofiveminutes.
4. Havestudentsstandand—withtheirlistsinhand—talk,oneonone,withasmanyotherstudentsas
5. theycaninaperiodofthreetofiveminute
6. Op2on:Attheendoftheac2vity,createalistofideascompiledfromtheindividuallists.
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• Ac2veEngagement
Tips(Op)onal)
• Par2cipantsmayuseablankpiece
ofpaper,divideitinhalfwithGive
andGetoneachhalf.
• Sampletopics:
• WaystoaddressSECD
(charactered)inourschool
• Keystocrea2ngaschool
improvementplan
• Componentsofeffec2ve
professionallearning
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Adjustthepromptstoyour
context/content.
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GroupGroan
PurposeInclusion,TeamBuilding,buildinga
cultureoftrust.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:ChartPaper
Time: Tobeusedthroughoutamee2ngor
professionallearningexperience
Groupings: 4-6pergroup
Direc)ons
1. Eachgroupliststhebestandworstthingsthatcanhappeninthissession
2. Eachgroupsharesafewandthefacilitatorrecordsthemonchartpaper
3. Theen2regroupmakesanagreementthatshouldanyoftheworstthingsoccur,allwill
par2cipateina“groupgroan.”
4. Prac2cethegroanonce.
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Tips(Op)onal)Withgroupsof12orfewer,
elicitboththebestandworst
fromthefullgroupandrecord
intwocolumns.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Couldalsobeusedwith“banned
words”-wordsthatthegroup
wouldlikebannedfromthe
session.Forexample:never,
should,but,others.
MightalsouseaNerfballoneach
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PurposeJigsawisusedwhenthereisalotof
informa2ontolearnandshare.Eachgroup
memberisgivenadifferentsec2onofthe
materialtobelearned,soeachmemberis
dependentontheothersforinforma2onto
dowellontheassignmentorassessment.
•Tocreateinforma2oninterdependence
amongpar2cipantstoincreasetheirsenseof
collec2veresponsibility.
•Toensurethatpar2cipantsorallyrehearse
andcogni2velyelaboratetheinforma2on
beinglearned.
Direc)ons
• Dividetheinforma2on/readingtobelearnedinapproximatelyequal-lengthsec2ons.
• Askteammemberstoassignasec2ontoeachpar2cipant.Thispersonwillberesponsiblefor
learninghis/hersec2onandbecominganexpert.TheHHH(homogenous,heterogeneous,
homogenous)jigsawisdesignedtohavegroupmembersbecomeexpertsbyjoiningotherexperts.
• Par2cipantsjoinwithotherexpertsfromotherteamstostudytheirsec2on.
• Par2cipantsreturntotheiroriginalteamandsharetheinforma2ontheylearnedwiththeir
teammatessothatallpar2cipantswillhavetheneededinforma2on
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Prepara)on
Pre-work:
Facilitator:Facilitatordividesreading
into3-4sec2ons.
Materials/Supplies:
• Highlighters
• Timingdevice
Time:45-60minutes
Groupings:
4-6par2cipants(dependingonthe#of
sec2onsinthematerial.
HHHJigsaw(mul5pleways)
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LearningDesigns
• SelectLearningDesigns
• Ac2veEngagement
Tips(Op)onal)
Usea2mertokeepevery
“expert”teammoving
forward.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
•Ifasmallnumberofpar2cipants,
haveonlyONEgroup.
•Allpar2cipantsstayintheir
group,thenshareout,sharing
themes,Ahhas,surprises,etc.
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PurposeThisstrategyisanenergizing,engaging
strategyforgatheringinforma2onaboutyour
par2cipants.Italsoprovidesanopportunity
forthelearnerstofindoutsomethingsabout
eachother.JustLikeMe!!Isespecially
effec2veearlyintheschoolyear,orjustaSer
vaca2onbreaks.
Itmightalsobeusedasa“goingdeeper”with
thecontentworkofthegroup.
Direc)ons• Tellpar2cipantsthatyouaregoingtomakean“I”statement,andifit’strueforthem,theystand
upandsay“Justlikeme!!”;andthenlookaroundtoseewhoelseinthegrouphasthatsame
thingincommon.• Calloutastatement,pausingbetweenitemstogivepar2cipantsachancetolookaroundbefore
sixng.Varytheitemsthatyouusetobesurethatallpar2cipantswillhaveanopportunityto
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Prepara)on
Pre-work:
Createalistof“JustLikeMe”statements
Materials/Supplies:None
Time:8-10minutes
Groupings:wholegroup
JustLikeMeCategory:TeamBuilding
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Tips(Op)onal)PersonalExamples:
• Ihavetraveledoutsideof(state,city,or
• country)withinthelasttwoyears.
• Ihaveapetathome.
• Iamcurrentlyworkingonanadvanced
• degree.
• IwasborninKansas.
• Iwasthefirstpersoninmyfamilytograduate
• fromcollege.
Issueexamples:
• Ihavepreviousexperiencewith_________
• (topicofsession).
• Ihavebeenchallengedwith......
• Ihavehadsuccesswith.......
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
ASerseveral“I”
statements,have
par2cipantsmakean“I”
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JustSaySomething
FinalWord
PurposeConstruc3ngmeaningfromtext-based
informa2on.Throughstructuredexchanges,
educatorsdeveloprela2onshipsbetweennew
informa2onandwhattheyalreadyknowor
believe.Thinkingoutloud,supportedby
aeen2velistening,increasesindividualand
sharedunderstanding.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Copiesofthear2cle.
Facilitatorchunksar2cle.Mightputastar
bythebeginningofeachsec2on.
Materials/Supplies:Copies
Time:30-40minutes
Groupings:groupsof4-5
Direc)ons
JustSaySomething1. Dividear2cleinto3-4sec2ons.
2. Readtoadesignatedpoint
3. Wheneachpartnerisready,stop,and“justsaysomething.”
4. “Something”mightbeaques2on,abriefsummary,akeypoint,aninteres2ngideaora
personalconnec2on
5. Con2nueun2lyouhavecompletedeachsec2on.
FinalWordAttheend,eachgroupreflectsontheen2rear2cleandpreparedtosharewithlargegroup.
1Eachpersonstatestheirtakeawayfromthear2cleinonestatement.
2.Groupselectsbigideas/themesfromar2cleandisreadytosharewiththelargegroup.
Tips(Op)onal)
Mightusea2merforeach
sec2on.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
AddReflec2on:Eachgroup
discusseswhattheyheardfrom
theen2regroup.
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PurposeTogeneratemul2pleideas.Share
withcolleagues
Itcanbeusedasanopeningwarm-up
oraclosure/summaryattheendofa
session.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:BagsofM&M’s,Listofprompts/ques2ons
Materials/Supplies:•SmallbagsofM&M’sforeachpar2cipant
•Markers/S2ckynotes
•Listofcolorswithprompts
Time: 15-20minutes
Groupings: Groupsof4-6
Direc)ons
1. Withoutlooking,takeoneM&Mfromyoursmallbag.
2. Usingtheguidebelow,respondtothepromptthatcorrespondswiththecolor.
3. Eachpersoninturnatyourtablerespondstohis/herdesignatedprompt.
4. Appointa2mekeeperineachgroup.Allow2minutesperperson.
5. ASergroupshavecompletedsharing,eachcolorofM&Mwillmeetandsharetheirlearnings.
Red Shareastrategyforbuildingacultureofcollabora2on.
Green Describehowyouusetechnologywithyourteam.
Orange Shareabook,ar2cle,tweetthatmadeaconnec2onwithyouandyourprac2ce.
Yellow Ifyoucouldmeetaneducator/leader/author,whomightyouwanttomeetandwhy?
Blue: Asyoureflectonyourbuilding,whatPLstandard/prac2ceisyourSTRENGTH?
Brown:Asyoureflectonyourbuilding,whatPLstandard/prac2ceisyourchallenge?
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LearningDesigns
• SelectLearningDesigns
• Ac2veEngagement
Tips(Op)onal)
• Usea2merandsetfor2
minutesforeach
par2cipant.
• Par2cipantsmayselecta
differentcolorifthey
cannotthinkofaresponse
totheonetheyselected.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
• Adjustthepromptstoyour
context/topic/par2cipant
• Thiscanbeusedforaget-to-
knowyou/icebreaker.
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Prepara)on
Pre-work:Preparesimpleoutline(slide)ofthe5steps/rounds
Materials/Supplies:
• Chairsinacircle
• Eachpersonhaspapertotakenotes
Time: 10minutestosetupac2vity
40minutesforthe4rounds
5minutesforreflec2on
Groupings:Eachgroupwillbecomprisedof4educators.
Membersselfselect.Eacheducatorwillhaveatotalof10minutes.
Direc)ons
ROUNDS
RoundOne—Educatorsharesissue,problem,goal,ques2on,idea,challenge,celebra2on(1minute)
RoundTwo—Groupmembersaskclarifyingques2ons.Byhelpingtheeducatorgetclearabouthis/her
situa2on,wecanbeassuredthatthepossibili2esgeneratedbythegroupareinalignmentwiththetopic
expressed(1minute)
RoundThree—Educatorasksforthekindofinputs/hewantsfromthegroup:encouragement,support,
cri2que,strategies/possibili2es,etc.(1minute)
RoundFour—Thisistheopportunityfortheothermembersofthegrouptoshareasmanycomments,
solu2ons,possibili2es,etcthatthegroupcangenerate. Thisisnota2mefordialogue.
•Groupmemberssharetheirbestthinkingandtheideasflowfromonemembertoanother.Do
NOTgiveadvise.....possibilitythinking.
•Leaderjustlistensandtakesnotesifhe/shewishes,doesNOTanswerorrespondtogroup
members(6minutes)Note:Pretendthereisawallbetweenyouorhavetheleader
turntheirbacktothegroup.
RoundFive—Educatorshares“take-away”and/orrequestsmore2me/informa2onfromspecificgroup
members.Thisconversa2onwilltakeplaceatalater2me.(1minute)
Rotatetothenextgroupmemberandrepeattheprocess.
MastermindCategory:GroupProcess
PurposeProvideaforumfor
brilliantthinkingarounda
topiceachofusbringsto
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Varia)ons(Op)onal)
Possibletopicsinclude:
• PLCManagementissues—keepingtrackof
agendas,takingnotesduringourplc2mes,
preparingforour2metogether,technology
issues,etc.
• Professionallearningtopics—selec2ngthe
“right”topic/learningdesigntosupportour
schoolimprovementplan.
• TechnologyIntegra2on.
• Data–what/howtousedatawithteam/
building.
• Curriculumissues.
• Interac2onwithteam/buildingmembers,
especiallyNEWmembers(rela2onships!)
• ANYtopic!
• Modelaprocessthatwemaywanttouse
“backattheranch.”
MastermindCategory:GroupProcess
Direc)ons-con)nued
Group’sresponsibility:
• Stayfocusedononeperson’sissueata2me.
• Listentothespeaker’sissue/goalbeforeofferingfeedback.
• Makesuretheteamisclearabouttheissue/goalbeforefeedbackisoffered.
• Keepthefeedbackconstruc2ve.
• Movequicklyfromoneeducatortoanothersothatlotsofideas/possibili2escanbegenerated
withoutsteppingonsomeone’sthinking.
• Keepconversa2onsconfiden2al.
• Enforcethegroupnorms.
Reflec)ons(10minutes)
• Howdidourgroupdousingthisprocess?
• Whatwashelpfulaboutthisprocess?
• Whatareyourpersonaltake-awaysfromthisprocess?
• Howmightthisprocessbeusedwithyourdistrict/organiza2on?
• Wholegroupshareatleast3sampleresponsesfromthesmallgroups.
Tips(Op)onal)BenefitsgleamedfromaMastermindgroup:
• Youarelistenedtoinasafeandnonjudgmental
environment.
• Youhavethesupportandencouragementof
yourgroup.
• Youcanbounceideasoffofthegroupbefore
youimplementac2on,savingyourself2meand
energy.
• Youreceivehelpfulfeedbackfromproac2ve,
objec2ve,passionatepeoplewhoareinvestedin
YOURsuccess.
• Youdevelopdeeperrela2onshipswithothers.
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• LearningCommuni2es
• LearningDesigns
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Direc)ons
QuickWritescanbeusedbefore,during,oraSernewlearning.
Herearesomesuggestedprompts.
1.BeforeNewLearning: •Whatdoyoualreadyknowaboutthis?
•Whatques2onsdidyouhavefromyourreading?
•Whatissomethingimportantforyoutoknowaboutthistopic?
2.DuringNewLearning: •Whatdoyouthinkaboutthisinforma2on?
•Howisthislike_____?
! •What is asignificantques2onyouwouldask?Why?
•Whatdoyouthinkwillhappennext?
•Iden2fyapoten2alproblemorissue.
3.AherNewLearning: •Whatissomethingimportantyoulearnedtoday?
•Whatdoyouthinkarethetwomostimportantpoints?
•Whatdidyoudotopar2cipatetoday?
•Whatwouldyouliketoknowmoreabout?
•Whatdidyouenjoyand/ornotenjoyaboutthisdiscussion?
•Whatissomethingyouaredoingtohelpyourselflearn?
QuickWrite
Purpose
• Ac2va2ngPriorKnowledge
• Reflec2on
• TrackingUnderstanding
• Blogreac2ons
• Microbloggingwith140
characters
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:Paperandwri2ng
utensilforeachpar2cipant
Time: Upto20minutes
Groupings: Individuals
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Tips(Op)onal)
• S2ckynotesona
posterboard
• Quickisthekeyso
2mingthewri2ng
sessionisimportant.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Silentdebate:Par2cipantsrespondtoa
two-sidedorcontroversialaspectofthe
topicbyformingpairs.Onemember
supportsonesideoftheissueandthe
partnersupportstheother.Thentheytrade
papersandrespondtoeachothers
thoughtsandopinions.Paperscanbe
passedbackandforthforseveralrounds.
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Purpose
Toopenthinkingaboutatopic/
issueinasafeenvironment
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:None
Time: Flexible
Groupings: Wholegrouporsmallergroups
Direc)ons
1.Thefacilitatorposesanopen-endedques2ononanygiventopic.
2. Par2cipantsmayrespondwithanswers,thoughts,ornewques2ons,butmustconcludeany
remarksbyposinganewques2on.
3. Thefacilitatorsaysaslieleaspossible,modelingcomfortwithgapsofsilence(wait2me).
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Tips(Op)onal)Thisprotocolhelps
par2cipantsfeelfreetothink
aboutmul2plealterna2ves,
informa2on,andoutcomes.
Thefacilitatordoesnotjudge
orevaluate,onlyques2ons.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)Par%cipantstakenotesand
summarizeattheend
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Purpose3-2-1offersastructuredapproachfor
par2cipantreflec2on.Attheendofa
learningsession,askpar2cipantsto
respondinwri2ngwitha3-2-1
structure.
Direc)onsAttheendofyoursession,sharethreestatements.
Somepossibili3esmightinclude:
3–importantideasthatyouwanttoremember.
2–thingsyouwouldliketoknowmoreabout.
1–ideathatyouwillwriteabouttonight.
Share:Thepar2cipantsmaysharewiththeen2regrouporwithgroupsof3-4.
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Prepara)on
Pre-work:
Selectthethreestatements
Materials/Supplies:Cancreatea
handoutwiththe3statements
Time:8-10minutes
Groupings:Wholegroup
3-2-1Category:Reflec)on
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Tips(Op)onal)Use3-2-1tohave
par2cipantsprocesstheir
ownlearning.Forexample:
3strategiesyouusedduring
thisac2vity,2thingsyou
no2cedaboutyourown
thinking,1thingyoumight
dodifferentlynext2me.
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Varia)ons
• Usethisstrategybeforeintroducinganew
topic,viewingademonstra2on,or
readingapieceofliterature.Youmight
askpar2cipantsfor3thingstheyknow
aboutthetopic,2predic2ons,and1thing
they’relookingforwardto.
• 3-2-1+1:Par2cipantssharetheir
individualworkwithasmallgroup.As
theylistentoeachother,placeaddi2onal
itemsintheir+1columns.Thisvaria2on
reinforceslisteningskillsandenhances
thegroup’sknowledgebase.
PurposeProcessingInforma2oncollabora2vely
Prepara)on
Pre-work:None
Materials/Supplies:None
Time:20minutes
Groupings:Greatforalargegroup-pairingswillchangeduringtheprocess.
Direc)ons1. Takeasmallpieceofpaper
2. Writethedefini2onoforwhatyouknowabouttheprompt,(examples:Whatisthedefini2onof
Twieer?Howdoyoudefineprofessionallearning?Describelearningcommuni2es.)
3. Exchangeyourpaperwithsomeone,thenexchangethatpaperwithanotherperson.Dothis
several2messoyoudon’thaveyourownpaper.
4. Whenpromptedbythefacilitator,getwithapartnerandsharethedefini2onsonthepaperyou
have.
5. Youhaveatotalof7pointstodividebetweenyourtwodefini2onsbasedontheirquality(i.e.
4+3,2+5,etc.).Writethenumberofpointsforyourdefini2ononthepaper.Tradepapersand
getanewpartner.
6. Repeat#5three2messoyourdefini2onhasatotalpossibleof21points.
7. Cometogetherasagrouptoseewhichdefini2onhasthehighestnumberofpoints-share
defini2ons.
Tips(Op)onal)Thismightbeusedbeforeor
aSerreadinganar2cle
(predic2ng/summarizing)
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
• Couldbeusedtogenerate
ideasforhowtoaddressan
issueornewini2a2ve.
• Couldbeusedtoevaluate
ideastosolveaproblem.
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Twenty-OneCategory:Genera)ngIdeas/ProblemSolving
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PurposeThisstrategyworkswellasanopeningac2vity
withagroupofpeoplewhoareacquainted
withoneanothertocreateunitythrougha
funac2vity.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Createarecordingsheetthathasalineforthenameofthepersoncomple2ngthesheet,
twolinesunderthe2tle,“Truths”andoneline
underthe2tle,“Lie.”
Materials/Supplies:Pens,recordingsheet(above)
Time:15-30minutes
Groupings:Idealforgroupsof10-15;splitlargergroups.
Direc)ons1. Giveeachpersonarecordingsheet.
2. Facilitatormodelanexample.
3. Privately,eachpersonwritestheirnameonthesheetandliststwo“truths”abouther/himself
thatothersmaynotknow,aswellasone“Lie”abouther/himself.
4. Thesheetsarecollectedandtheleaderreadsasheetoutloudtothegroup.Thenameisnotread
andthetwotruthsandtheoneliearereadinrandomorder.
5. Thelargegrouptriestoguesswhothesheetisabout.
6. Oncethegroupguessesacorrectperson,thepersonrevealsthetruthsandthelies.
Tips(Op)onal)
• Useanotecard
• Canalsobeusedfor
reviewcontent(asa
beginningorending
ac2vity.
Varia)ons(Op)onal)
• 3TruthsandaLieisanother
op2on.Doingroupsof4-5and
havethemreadtheirownlist,
thenthegroupguesses.Also
knownand3FactsandaFib.
• Insteadofsharingatatable,they
keeptheircard/paperandmove
aroundtheroom,stoppingoncue
andsharingwiththeperson
closesttothem.Repeat3-42mes.
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Purpose
• Synec2cs,literallytranslatedmeans
“bringingtogetherdiverseelements.”
• Par2cipantssynthesizetheirknowledgeofa
conceptbycomparingittoanunrelated
objectorpicture,drawinganalogies,
metaphorsorsimiles.
• Thisstrategyfocusesaeen2ononthetopic/
issueunderconsidera2on.Itsurfaces
underlyingissues,axtudesand
understandings.
• It’salsofun.
Prepara)on
Pre-work:Preparepicturecardswithphotographsand/orreallifeobjects.Onepicture
card/reallifeobjectisgiventoeachgroup.
Materials/Supplies:Paper,pens/markers,
printoutsofsimplelinedrawingsorbasicshapes.
Time:10-15minutes
Groupings:Tablegroupofatleast4
Direc)ons
1. Randomlydistributeapicturecard/reallifeobjecttoeachgroup.
2. Givethestarter:(Yourtopic)islikethispicture/objectbecause….
3. Giveeachgroup3-4minutesofbrainstorming2me.
4. Eachpar2cipantsharesattheirtable.
5. Offeranotherminuteortwoforeachgrouptochoosetheirfavoritecomparisontoshare.
6. Eachgroupsharesthepictureandmakestheconnec2ontothetopic.
Tips(Op)onal)CangiveEACHpar2cipanta
pictureandhavethem
complete:_____islike____
because.Then,eachtable
willselecttheirfavoriteand
sharewiththeen2regroup.
Varia)ons(Op)onalThisstrategycanbeusedas
areflec2on/review/
summaryofatopicor
discussion.Youcanalsouse
thesamepicture/reallife
objectfortheen2regroup.
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VisualSynec5csCategory:TeamBuilding
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OtherGreatStuffonourJourneyTherearemanyresourcesthatsupportour
learning.Hereareafewforyoutoexplore.
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BecomingALearningSchool,JoellenKillionandPatriciaRoy,2009
BecomingaLearningSystem,StephanieHirsh,KayPsencik,andFrederickBrown,LF,2014
DesigningSchoolsforMeaningfulProfessionalLearning:AGuidebookforEducators,JaniceBradley,Corwin,2015
PlaybookforProfessionalLearning:Pu^ngtheStandardsintoAc9on,StephanieHirshandShirleyHord,2012
Adap9veSchoolsSourcebookandLearningGuide,RobertGarmstonandBruceWellman,2016
PowerfulDesignsforProfessionalLearning,LouisBrownEaston,LF,2015
ProtocolsforProfessionalLearning,LouisBrownEaston,LF,2009
LearningForwardhaswriHenaseriesofbooks,eachfocusingononeofthesevernStandardsofProfessionalLearning.
EachbookbeginswithReachingtheHighestStandardinProfessionLearning:
★ LEARNINGCOMMUNITIES,ShirleyHordandPatriciaRoy,CorwinandLF,2014
★ LEADERSHIP,KarenSeashoreLouis,ShirleyHord,ValerieVonFrank,CorwinandLF,2014
★ RESOURCES,KarenHawleyMiles,AnnaSommers,PatriciaRoy,ValerieVanFrank,CorwinandLF,2016
★ DATA,ThomasGuskey,PatriciaRoy,andValerieVonFrank,CorwinandLF,2014
★ LEARNINGDESIGNS,EleanorDrago-Severson,PatriciaRoy,ValerieVonFrank,CorwinandLF,2015
★ IMPLEMENTATION,MichaelFullan,ShirleyHord,ValerieVonFrank,CorwinandLF,2014
★ OUTCOMES,DeloresLindsey,RandallLindsey,ShirleyHord,ValerieVanFrank,CorwinandLF,2016
Websites:
★ LearningForwardhHps://learningforward.org/
★ LearningForwardKansashHp://learningforwardkansas.org/
★ S%ckyStandardshHp://s%ckystandards.org/
★ Na%onalSchoolReformFacultyhHp://www.nsrYarmony.org/
★ LookingatStudentWorkhHp://www.lasw.org/index.html
★ ThinkingCollabora%ve(Adap%veSchools)hHp://www.thinkingcollabora%ve.com/
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