I Can't Believe It's PD - ISTE Conference

I Can’t Believe It’s PD: Connected Learning for Teachers

Tweet at Us: #icantbelieveitspd What are you hoping to get out of today’s session? ●

What burning questions do you have around designing and implementing high impact PD for teachers?

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What PD challenges are you currently wrestling with?

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What kinds of real talk do you wish were happening around teacher PD?

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What do you want to hear more about from us or other attendees?

Big Question: What is the most important factor in the success of blended PD? ● ● ●

Product Relationship Implementation

Convergence Academies Case Study ●

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Beginnings: Nurturing rich relationships with teachers and schools Design Process: Translating inperson coaching into online content (1.0 and 2.0) Roll Out: Offering to teachers as leave-behind after end of grant

VIF Learning Center Real Talk/Lessons Learned

Connected Learning ● ● ● ● ● ●

Interest Driven Peer Supported Academically Oriented Production Centered Openly Networked Shared Purpose

Participatory

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Connect Consume Create

Intentionally Designed ● ● ● ● ● ●

Authentic Participation Choice of Expression Collaboration Critical Response Iterative Learning Play

Walking the Walk How do we design experiences for teachers that mirror the kinds of learning we want for students? ● ● ● ●

Give teachers choice based on their INTERESTS Embed concrete and relevant learning within classroom PRACTICE Leverage teacher COLLABORATION in an effective way Shift school CULTURE towards values

Convergence Definition of Connected PD

We Got Results

85% of teachers surveyed said they would continue doing project-based connected learning even after the project ended.

“This is our culture now.”

“It has become a part of the way I teach and it works, I can't see myself not doing it moving forward.”

“In order to follow through with [connected learning] successfully I would want time, assistance and feedback scaffolding each unit.”

$3 Million 70 Teachers 2 Schools

Dissemination Question: How can we make this model costeffective?

Current system

System transition

Peer review as an ecosystem

What would an effective blended approach look like? How can we translate a personnel-heavy model to a scalable online space without losing personalization and tenets of connected learning?

Design Process and Considerations ●

Personalized, tailored, and selfpaced, but with face-to-face touchpoints

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Choice in level of involvement (Explorer, Tinkerer, Designer)

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Coaching conversations take the place of online assessment

Lessons Learned: Field of Dreams lied. Difficult to move from face-to-face support to virtual support Needs substantial and/ or gradual on-boarding Time built in to school day or current PD structure Mandates or incentives from principal

Take 2: Everything is Iterative Product

Relationship

Competency-based, aligned to teacher evaluation criteria/ evidence

Start with in-person demonstrative experience when possible

Peer reviewed, feedback

Use platform to take relationship to the next level

Variety of artifacts that teachers produce Customizable pathways

Cultivate communities of practice

Implementation Starting with teacher leaders/ early adopters Build into existing PD/ PLC infrastructure (offer as an alternative way of satisfying PD requirements)

I Can’t Believe It’s PD: Connected Learning for Teachers

Antero Garcia [email protected] antero.org

Julie Keane [email protected] Viflearn.com

Liz Radzicki [email protected]

Margaret Conway [email protected]

convergencedesignlab.org