Defining the terms

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WELCOME

• Defining the terms
• Mentor, coach, facilitator
• Introductions - myself, yourselves

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One mentor asks

• What are I getting out of my work?
• What are others getting from my work?
• What did I do this week to contribute towards our
  mission?
• What did I do to detract from our mission this
  week?
• How can I improve my craft and my effectiveness?

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ObjectiveWork more intentionally and effectively

• Todays agenda
• Define the work
• Determine the skills needed
• Assess our skills and abilities
• Create a plan for growth and development
• Collect data
• Seek resources

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A Paradigm Shift in Professional Development (PD)

• Educators sitting relatively passively while an
  expert
• exposed them to new ideas or trained them in
  new
• practices (Sparks, 1994, p. 26) as quoted by H.
  Galloway.
• Staff development from a constructivist
  perspective will
• include activities such as action research,
  conversations
• with peers about beliefs and assumptions, that
  guide their
• instruction, and reflective practices (Sparks,
  1994, p. 27)

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Reminders from Ken OConnors presentation

• Adapt dont adopt
• Start small
• Work together

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Define the work

• State, district, building, department,
• individuals you work with, yourself
• (example the School Improvement Plan)

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Determine the skills needed

• TAP
• CSTP
• PEBC
• WestEd
• Local districts
• Standards, criteria, levels
• Reminder Adapt dont adopt
• Match skills needed to the unique job.
• Consider Pro Cert organization

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Assess

• Labor cost
• Self
• Others
• Tools
• Aligning tools to your program standards
• Use consistent levels and language
• On-going

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Create a plan

• Staff development from a constructivist
  perspective will include activities such as
  action research, conversations with peers about
  beliefs and assumptions, that guide their
  instruction, and reflective practices (Sparks,
  1994, p. 27)

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One example

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Collect data

• Tools
• Aligning tools to data

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Resources

• TAP
• CSTP
• Books
• Critical Friends create your
• Ideas to share?

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Consult Collaborate Coach
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Reminders from Ken OConnors presentation

• Adapt dont adopt
• Start small
• Work together

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• if we're judging our actions solely on the
  results we see before us, and not considering the
  heart space giving rise to and threading
  throughout what we do, then we have to ask, "On
  whose timetable do we measure success and
  failure?"  Any ordinary favor we do for someone
  or any compassionate reaching out may seem to be
  going nowhere at first, but may be planting a
  seed we can't see right now.  Sometimes we need
  to just do the best we can and then trust in a
  unfolding we can't design or ordain. 
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• Printed in Oprah magazine
• Anonymous