My teachers are struggling, I don't have enough time to support them, we are all stretched thin, and yet my student scores aren't where I know they should be
Shannon, I really need to get my teachers some help with teaching reading--both in person and remote teaching, but I just can't get subs for a PD day!
Mr. Rivera, I think I have just the thing. I'll send you something to evaluate.
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Shannon, I love this package you sent over to review. Can you meet with my ELA Coordinator and I at 4 to talk about this Community of Practice?José Rivera
Hi José and Diane! I think you'll love this Community of Practice. It...
Connects a cohort of your classroom teachers with a Master Facilitator to focus on specific problems of practice they encounter everyday
Live discussion sessions
Actionable, targeted, research- proven strategies to take back to the classroom
Teachers learn from each other Teachers learn from an expert teacher
Access to curated resources
Support, feedback, and ideation with peers and experts
A date is coordinated for a course (product or topic) to be delivered by a Master Facilitator, like Jennifer Reeve
2-4 weeks later...
Welcome back, everyone! I'm excited to hear how your action plans from our session worked out for you. First, let's introduce our first Problem of Practice!
After trying one of the new strategies Jennifer introduced the group to, Sandra had a breakthrough in one of her classes!
That evening she shares the results with her cohort in the dedicated Community space for her Community of Practice, which is monitored by Jennifer
From: SandraI had a breakthrough today! If anyone is struggling to make headway with the strategy we are practicing, I am happy to help more
Class, I'm so excited to try something I just learned with you all! Are you ready to learn something new with me?
Diane, the ELA Coordinator, discusses progress and learnings at her next internal PLC meeting.
2 weeks after the first Community of Practice session...
I had trouble making time...
I adjusted it this way, and...
When I tried that, my students...
This is great! Let's dive into our second Problem of Practice. This week, let's discuss how our struggling readers...
Jennifer ends each session with research-proven strategies, asking educators to create an action plan for the next two weeks.
So I'll share this article from John Gabrieli and Liz City in our Community area. Let's take a look at these three possible strategies to try in the coming weeks...
Article to review your strategiesVideo in action
Over 16 Weeks (with time to practice between) X8 Sessions
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