Brainstorming

=Welcome to the Oakridge PLP Project=
 * Things to think about**
 * I read a book about how to implement change that breaks it down into ADKAR - So how do we implement the following stages (or are they even correct)
 * Awareness (why should a teacher adjust their teaching at all?)
 * Desire (how can we get them excited about improvng their teaching?)
 * Knowledge (what is out there and how easy are the tools?)
 * Ability (what do teachers need to be able to make these changes?)
 * Reinforcement (how can we support the change?)

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 * So our project could be how do we accomplish each of these steps. The ideas we discussed in our meeting (at the bottom as I remember them) address the last 3 but it seems to lack the first two steps currently and if we do not accomplish those how will we accomplish anything else?**=====

So - How do we build awareness? (please post ideas below)
> "In order for independent schools to thrive in the 21st century, NAIS believes that they must be sustainable along five dimensions: financial, demographic, programmatic, environmental, and global. Schools can work toward programmatic sustainability by being receptive to new models of educating children, continuing to incorporate research about learning styles, and designing educational opportunities reflective of the global environment in which we live." > Read the whole article [|here].
 * Kids are learning differently than we did growing up. They have much more access to technology and information. It is like when the graphing calculator came out many teachers wondered what the big deal was and "Why do I need to know this they will NEVER be able to use it on the SAT". Well as we all know they can and do use this technology on every exam. If we as educators don't keep up with what is out there we are doing a disservice to our students. Imagine what teaching would be like without the graphing calculator ( in my discipline )!!
 * From NAIS

- I think we should offer a last Friday session on all the "cool" creations that have developed because of PLP. This would be where we show case our individual projects. Inform those participants that there will be a week long boot camp in the summer if they are interested. I believe you invite Oakridge teachers to particpate first in the summer session and if openings are available open it to other sister schools. It would be nice to have those that are in PLP with us to come share what they have gained as well.

After the last Friday event we may have a better idea of what the needs/ wants are for our faculty. We may need to send out a survey to all faculty to see what time frame works best (ie. all day for 3 days or 3 hrs a day for the week).

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Initial Ideas (This is based on what we discussed at our last meeting but I am totally open to changing any or all of it)
 * Construct a Professional Development Model based on "21st Century Learning"
 * Week long summer boot camp at the beginning of the summer
 * A virtual place (like the Ning) where we can ask and answer questions throughout the summer about how to implement the ideas and tools that were introduced in the boot camp
 * Follow up sessions after school starts where we can discuss how the lessons went
 * What worked
 * What didn't
 * What were the struggles
 * How our succeses can inspire others