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Fostering Collaboration, Communication, and Collegiality Through Innovative Professional Development Christine Miles Mike Ritzius
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Fostering Collaboration, Communication, and Collegiality Through
Innovative Professional Development
Christine MilesMike Ritzius
Professional development is like…
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… a box of chocolates… getting your teeth pulled whether you need it or not. … Snuffleupagus. Important but nobody has really seen it.… Water to a thirsty soul!… like completing a 1000 piece puzzle.… an interesting trailer for a movie which disappoints when you have to sit through the whole film.… discovering what you need to be your best.
Too often…
From the Research…Professional development programs for teachers frequently:
• Are not learner centered.
• Are not knowledge centered.
• Are not assessment centered.
• Are not community centered.
National Academies Press How People Learn (p.27)http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9853&page=27
From Transmission of Knowledge ….
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…to Construction of Knowledge.
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This is what PD COULD look like…
Flipping Professional Development
Organizing an Edcamp Day
Kicking Things Off
Building the Schedule
Sharing in Sessions
Connecting In Open Spaces
Application
Traditional PD and PLCs
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Edcamp and PLCs
+ =!!
Q & A
Thank You!
Mike Ritzius
• Teacher:Camden County Technical School
• Edcamp Foundation: Co-founder and Board member
• NJEA: PD Consultant• Website: http://Ritzi.us• Twitter: @mritzius
