PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT CGB 2016-2017

General staff meeting- 22nd September

OUR CIS-NEASC PROGRESS

REPORT

RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADRESS

• 124 recommendations

• 66 Completed

• 44 In progress

• 12 Planned for the future

• 2 rejected

SCHOOL WIDE GOALS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CGB ONLINE LEARNING

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ALD AND SUPPORT AREAS - CGB MOODLE PLATFORM

• What it is…

• ALD alternative professional development delivery model

• Online learning platform

• Language learning and EAL “exploration”

• The rationale:

• Diverse community with jagged profiles

• People like learning - not necessarily being ´told things´.

• Scaffolded learning- not transmission

• Development vs training (INSETT) - (bottom up)

• Maintaining a history of prior training - not reinvention

• Time for meaningful learning

http://moodle.cgb.com.co

MATERIALS, HOW TO GET INVOLVED

• ALD administered

• All welcome to contribute

• Co-deliver modules

• 2 week guest access to all in the community

• Sent baseline survey for EAL interests - please complete it :)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

Technology integration plan: Year 3 2015-2016

Invent

YEAR 3 GOALS

ACHIEVED:

• 1 wifi router (AirPort or Access Point) per classroom

• School mobile MacBook lab

• All teachers working on Mac

• Formal BYOiPad in trial years in Secondary

• Digital textbooks used in 1:1 year groups

IN PROGRESS:

• All students working with Google Apps

PENDING:

• Primary using digital exercise books for some subjects

• Secondary students creating content with iBooks Author

• Students to create digital, online portfolios

Technology integration plan: Year 4 2016-2017

Transform

YEAR 4 GOALS- FROM SUBSTITUTION TO REDEFINITION

IN PROGRESS:

• All students working with Google Apps

• All students and teachers demonstrate digital competency.

• 1:1 BYO iPad rolled out in secondary.

• All students using digital text books.

• Students own their own online space for storing and presenting their work. (online portfolios)

• Students create their own digital content.

TO BE ADDRESSED:

• Primary using digital exercise books for some subjects

• Secondary students creating content with iBooks Author

• Students to create digital, online portfolios

• ISTE Standards adopted as a form of assessment.

• Students collaborate with children across the globe.

WHAT IS THE TEACHER’S ROLE IN THIS PROGRAM?

➤ Selecting, using and teaching through digital resources.

➤ Revising curriculum considering digital era learning experiences.

➤ Making assessment meaningful through technology: Facilitating and inspiring student’s learning and creativity in accordance to the school’s assessment policy. (Tools for formative and summative assessment, providing variety of assessment forms and strategies, tools for feedback, etc).

Transforming learning experiences.

PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK

1. STUDENT CREATION PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Cone of experience (Edgar Dale)

Impact of creation in student’s learning

SAMR model (Ruben Puentedura) Creation through technology

ISTE Standards 21st century skills assessment for students

2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPROACH

PEDAGOGICAL FRAMEWORK

ISTE Standards 21st century skills assessment for teachers

T-Pack Model Determining teacher’s strengths and weaknesses

Five stages of teacher development (Apple)

Teacher development

stages Description Training types Relationship Coaching focus

Entry Only if I have to… Use Mentoring Empathy

Adoption Productivity tools only Use/Integrate Mentoring Skills

Adaptation Adding to existing curriculum Integrate Mentoring/Peer

coachingClassroom

management

Appropriation Rethinking curriculum

Integrate/lead and plan Peer coaching Curriculum

InnovationSystemic change of

learning environments, new curricula

Lead and plan Peer coaching Learning environment

Working with teacher’s strengths, weaknesses and mindset

TRAINING PLAN

GENERAL TRAININGS

➤ Sessions based on section or key stage to improve skill level in specific areas to address (introduction to the program, d ig i ta l c i t izenship , SAMR model , assessment , differentiation, planning, etc)

➤ Sessions for sections or large groups of teachers focused in developing the necessary skills or knowledge to improve practice through technology integration.

➤ Determined by whole school calendar options and restrictions. Mondays or Thursdays, announced by Heads of Section.

(Mandatory sessions)

DEPARTMENT AND KEY STAGE TRAINING SESSIONS

➤ Meetings with Head of Departments and KeyStages in order to understand each group’s profile, concerns, curriculum, etc in order to plan the group trainings addressing specific area needs and use specific examples and scenarios relevant to the group during the training.

➤ Training sessions with departments in order to develop the technology integration pedagogical approach and if possible technological skills. (Minimum 2 times in the year).

➤ Invitations will be sent to Heads of department or Key stage next week.

(Mandatory department sessions)

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AND COACHING

➤ Coaching sessions and class observation offered to address specific teacher’s needs after department or key stage initial meetings.

➤ Teachers will receive a calendar with available dates and times where they can sign for 30-60 min coaching session. This calendar will be organised using focus weeks for sections and departments. Scheduling options will be informed in advance.

➤ All teachers will be expected to participate in the process at least once during the year. Heads of section will help monitor teachers participation.

➤ Coaching sessions will start after the October break with FS KS1.

TOPIC SPECIFIC TRAININGS ➤ Afternoon tech trainings! Teachers will be invited to this

trainings where they can increase their knowledge on a specific resource (app or website). Once a month the session will be offered in Spanish. Topics for this sessions will be decided with Heads of section but suggestions are welcome!

➤ Sessions will happen on a weekly basis for primary and secondary (two different week days- Primary: Wednesdays, Secondary: Tuesdays). An invitation will be sent for teachers where the topics and estimate skill levels of the sessions will be informed in advance.

➤ Attendance will be voluntary. However, teachers will be expected to participate in at least one of the monthly sessions.

OFFERED SESSIONS

Sessions 1-6: Developing Approaches to learning skills: communication, collaboration, organisation, managing information, media literacy.

Sessions 5-12: Tools for Formative and summative assessment.

Sessions 13-16: Developing final projects: the creation of original content and publishing. The path to redefinition.

Sessions document: http://bit.ly/2cG0Ixy

FIRST CYCLE SESSIONS Sept 27th- oct 26th

SECONDARY SESSIONS➤ Session 6a: How to organise classwork

and facilitate formative assessment and feedback. Google Classroom. Sept 28th.

➤ Session 5: Active class participation. How to promote active class participation and keep students engaged. Classdojo and Classtools. Oct 5th.

➤ Session 4: On line research and referencing. How to develop better on line searches and reference sources correctly. Google Scholar, Citethisforme. Oct 19th

➤ Session 6b: How to organise classwork and facilitate formative assessment and feedback. EdPuzzle, editing videos and introducing questions for students. Oct 26th.

PRIMARY SESSIONS

➤ Britannica school. Sept 27th.

➤ Session 5: Active class participation. How to promote active class participation and keep students engaged. Classdojo and Classtools. Oct 4th.

➤ Session 11: The power of images. How to explain or connect concepts through images. The poster. Haiku deck, Canva, Pick Collage. Oct 18th

➤ Session 15a: Image in movement: the video and its possibilities. The didactic video. ShowMe, ScreenChomp. Oct 25th.

EXTERNAL TRAININGS

➤ Sessions organised in conjunction with external providers to increase the skill level on a specific resource acquired by the school will be offered.

➤ Britannica digital learning

➤ Tuesday, 27th September: Primary

➤ Wednesday, 28th September: Spanish (Britannica Escolar)

➤ Thursday, 6th October: Secondary

➤ Research in context

➤ Turnitin

➤ Others

➤ Sessions with external trainers may be organised if a specific topic or theme need to be addressed through the year. (Subject to budget restrictions).

➤ Teachers will be expected to attend depending on the topic and perspective of the Head of section.

TRACKING SYSTEM ➤ A point system will be generated to track teachers interest and

participation in the different forms of training. Attendance, virtual or on-training demonstrations of increased skill level, webinar certifications and general interest in the process will be registered by the tech coach.

➤ Heads of program and section involved in the Performance Management System will be expected to report teachers skill level in terms of technology use and impact in the classroom to the tech coach.

➤ A Recognition System will be generated in order to award teacher’s development. Teachers work in integrating technology will be recognised at general staff meetings and an end of the year recognition/price can be offered for the teacher(s) that demonstrated more interest and development.

➤ Each teacher’s attendance, interest, motivation and overall development will be tracked to inform the Performance Management System and determine specific targets with Heads of section.

OTHER FRONTS OF ACTION

OTHER FRONTS OF ACTION

➤ Creation and work with the Tech Committee in order to monitor and improve the process of technology integration at CGB and design the next 4 years of the technology plan.

➤ Support in planning and development of CGB’s digital citizenship-PSHE units and general promotion of good digital practice.

➤ Sessions for parents destined to address various topics such as digital citizenship, organisation skills and technology, technology at home management, etc.

➤ Assistance in the use of library digital resources

➤ Britannica school edition

➤ Britannica escolar

➤ Research in context

➤ Instagrok (https://www.instagrok.com/)

➤ Creation, update and promotion of CGB’s e-learning blog where resources and ideas will be posted to inform and support teachers in their technology integration process. https://elearningnataliacm19.wordpress.com/