Patrick McFeely
Camrose Composite High School
Vice Principal / AISI Lead Teacher pmcfeely@brsd.ab.ca
Maureen Parker (team lead)
Division Office, Director of Curriculum mparker@brsd.ab.ca
Twitter: maureen_parker
Ken Robitaille
Instructional Services Centre
Director of Technology krobitaille@brsd.ab.ca
Action Research Project - Template
We want to be able to share and post your Action Research Projects on the PLP website so that others may learn from you. We want to brag on you! We will be making web pages from these projects, so to make the projects a little more uniform and easier to flip through we are asking that you fill out this form. Don't worry - it's not nearly as daunting as it looks. This is meant to be a snapshot of your project with artifacts and links should a reader wish to dig deeper into your research.
For your convenience we have copied and pasted this information into your school's team page. Please delete the directions that are *in asterisks* once you are finished.
Team Name Team Battle River (aka Team Which-Way-is-Up?)
Team members Debra Boyda, Karen Blumhagen, Sharon MacFadyen, Patrick McFeely, Ken Robitaille, Maureen Parker
School: Battle River School Division (Alberta, Canada)
Abstract
Our project is intended to support lead teachers in AISI schools to develop individual PLNs, integrate technology in their professional collaboration as an AISI group, and model digital learning as a strategy for building staff capacity at AISI schools.
Problem, Issue, or Possibility
Professionals need ways to collaborate that transcend space and time barriers; technology holds many possibiltiies for overcoming these barriers without compromising the quality of the experience. For all Alberta school divisions, AISI resources are significantly reduced for the coming school year, magnifying the need to innovate in our networking strategies. As well, lead teachers provide leadership and support for staff capacity relative to digital learning and citizenship.
We want to create a meaningful context in which teachers to learn skills that they can use as professionals and with students.
1.Supporting 20 Lead teachers from 25 schools build their PLN 2. Building a robust network of professional learners with capacity to tweet, blog, flip, bookmark, digitize learning, and make collaborative docs (!)
On February 28 adn March 1, school teams from our entire school division contributed to a collective assessment of 21st century skills in our schools. Wow, the data was vivid! Our AISII Leads pre-survey RESULTS (below) told us most were at a Beginning level (measured according to beginning, developing, achieving, excelling) in confidence and skill.
Prior to our session with AISI Leads on April 28, we each prepared a Pecha Kucha presentation on 6 different topics.
Each Pecha Kucha ended with a focus question that prompted participant discussion.
Maureen - Setting context for the day (What's with the Ps--PLP, Pecha Kucha, PLN)
Ken - introduction to social bookmarking
Pat - introduction to Twitter
Deb - cameras and digital visuals in the classroom
Sharon - introduction to blogging
Karen - introduction to Google Docs
Explain what you wanted to see happen (outcomes) and then evidence the team did or didn't achieve those outcomes. What were/are your aimed outcomes for the project? And how will you know you've been successful in implementation?*
Implementation Plan
January to April 2011 - Data gathering and planning
May 27, 2011 - implementation support continues during face-to-face PD session
20111-12 school year - implementation support continues as AISI Leads build individual PLNs and we explore ways as a group to integrate technology in our collaboration practices.
Evaluation and Results
Our lessons learned include:
- This is not a one-shot PD experience. We will provide ongoing support and relevant context.
- Our teachers had a mixture of excitement and anxiety about the day before it began.
- We will be measuring the next stage at our May 27, 2011 AISI Leads session and again in the 2011-12 school year.
Artifacts and Documentation
We will post artifacts and videos in the coming week!
We will also narrate and post our pecha kucha presentations for others to use.
AISI Lead Teacher
Holden School
dboyda@brsd.ab.ca
Karen Blumhagen
AISI Lead Teacher
Forestburg School
kblumhagen@brsd.ab.ca
Sharon MacFadyen
AISI Lead Teacher
Bawlf School
- Twitter: http://smacfadyen@bawlf
- Gmail: smacfadyenbawlf@gmail.com
- Edublog: http://smacfadyen.edublogs.org
smacfadyen@brsd.ab.caPatrick McFeely
Camrose Composite High School
Vice Principal / AISI Lead Teacher
pmcfeely@brsd.ab.ca
Maureen Parker (team lead)
Division Office, Director of Curriculum
mparker@brsd.ab.ca
Twitter: maureen_parker
Ken Robitaille
Instructional Services Centre
Director of Technology
krobitaille@brsd.ab.ca
Action Research Project - Template
We want to be able to share and post your Action Research Projects on the PLP website so that others may learn from you. We want to brag on you! We will be making web pages from these projects, so to make the projects a little more uniform and easier to flip through we are asking that you fill out this form. Don't worry - it's not nearly as daunting as it looks. This is meant to be a snapshot of your project with artifacts and links should a reader wish to dig deeper into your research.For your convenience we have copied and pasted this information into your school's team page. Please delete the directions that are *in asterisks* once you are finished.
Team Name Team Battle River (aka Team Which-Way-is-Up?)
Team members Debra Boyda, Karen Blumhagen, Sharon MacFadyen, Patrick McFeely, Ken Robitaille, Maureen Parker
School: Battle River School Division (Alberta, Canada)
Abstract
Our project is intended to support lead teachers in AISI schools to develop individual PLNs, integrate technology in their professional collaboration as an AISI group, and model digital learning as a strategy for building staff capacity at AISI schools.
Problem, Issue, or Possibility
Professionals need ways to collaborate that transcend space and time barriers; technology holds many possibiltiies for overcoming these barriers without compromising the quality of the experience. For all Alberta school divisions, AISI resources are significantly reduced for the coming school year, magnifying the need to innovate in our networking strategies. As well, lead teachers provide leadership and support for staff capacity relative to digital learning and citizenship.
Objectives and Assessment
We want to create a meaningful context in which teachers to learn skills that they can use as professionals and with students.
1.Supporting 20 Lead teachers from 25 schools build their PLN2. Building a robust network of professional learners with capacity to tweet, blog, flip, bookmark, digitize learning, and make collaborative docs (!)
On February 28 adn March 1, school teams from our entire school division contributed to a collective assessment of 21st century skills in our schools. Wow, the data was vivid! Our AISII Leads pre-survey RESULTS (below) told us most were at a Beginning level (measured according to beginning, developing, achieving, excelling) in confidence and skill.
Prior to our session with AISI Leads on April 28, we each prepared a Pecha Kucha presentation on 6 different topics.
Each Pecha Kucha ended with a focus question that prompted participant discussion.
Maureen - Setting context for the day (What's with the Ps--PLP, Pecha Kucha, PLN)Ken - introduction to social bookmarking
Pat - introduction to Twitter
Deb - cameras and digital visuals in the classroom
Sharon - introduction to blogging
Karen - introduction to Google Docs
Explain what you wanted to see happen (outcomes) and then evidence the team did or didn't achieve those outcomes. What were/are your aimed outcomes for the project? And how will you know you've been successful in implementation?*
Implementation Plan
January to April 2011 - Data gathering and planning
April 28, 2011 - Implementation day (step 1) -
Pecha Kuchas to be posted soon!
Pics and video coming!
May 27, 2011 - implementation support continues during face-to-face PD session
20111-12 school year - implementation support continues as AISI Leads build individual PLNs and we explore ways as a group to integrate technology in our collaboration practices.
Evaluation and Results
Our lessons learned include:
- This is not a one-shot PD experience. We will provide ongoing support and relevant context.
- Our teachers had a mixture of excitement and anxiety about the day before it began.
- We will be measuring the next stage at our May 27, 2011 AISI Leads session and again in the 2011-12 school year.
Artifacts and Documentation
We will post artifacts and videos in the coming week!
We will also narrate and post our pecha kucha presentations for others to use.