SOLUTION,+GOALS+and+OBJECTIVES


 * Our solution is to cultivate communities of professional learning through NING and BCSD Moodle as educators develop his or her own personal learning network.**

Our **goals** within the professional learning community are: Our **strategies** and **objectives** include:
 * to develop teacher leaders within our district to initiate, network and build capacity for 21st century skills and new literacies;
 * to provide multiple paths for professional networking and staff development beyond the traditional school structure locally, regionally, nationally and internationally that is sustainable;
 * to develop curriculum projects that incorporate 21st century skills and instruction.
 * Strategy 1 –** Develop a multiple-tiered approach to providing staff with opportunities to collaborate within the district vertically and horizontally.
 * Objective 1.a** - Develop a framework of job embedded professional development as well as ways for common collaboration for staff that is scheduled throughout the school year through Ning and Moodle.
 * Objective 1.b** - Provide small focused experiences, that have system-wide impact and are conducted in a relatively short period of time.
 * Objective 1.c** - Design professional learning experiences to provide a collective “mastery experience”, to develop individual and collective efficacy for the system.
 * Objective 1.d** – Strengthen classroom practice through the development of teacher- based teams collaborating about curriculum, instruction and assessment.

** Planned Action - Berea City Schools Professional Learning Communities ** ** Year 1 – School Year 2010/2011 **
 * Strategy 2** - Identify points of relevance, interest and passion to make it meaningful for staff as a way to increase participation, engagement and personal/professional learning in the NING, Moodle.
 * Objective 2.a** - Develop activities that promote and support the dimensions of change which include top-down (focus and vision), bottom-up (culture and the way we work), outside-in (environment) and inside-out (capability) in opportunities of collaboration between all levels of the system using Inspire-Ed Ning and BCSD Moodle. //Leithwood, K., & Jantzi, D., (2008)//
 * Objective 2.b** Use data in an ongoing way to design, share and study assessments, instructional practices and lesson/unit plans.
 * Objective 2.c** Develop self and collective efficacy though learning experiences, modeling, observations and "mastery experiences".

Present an overview of our project to PLP - May 6, 2010 · Teaser - “Can you inspire me now?” § Prezi - Inspire Dreams – Inspir-Ed A Collaborative Personal Learning Community § Glogster - Inspiring uotes § Wiki – Project Page
 * May 2010 **

Present to Operations Team (District Directors Group) May 10 or May 17, 2010 Present to District Technology Committee – May 17, 2010 Present to District Curriculum Council – May 18, 2010 School Board Presentation – June 14, 2010 Summer staff development – Feeder Strategy · Passport to Web 2.0 – Summer Online Tour – Moodle course for staff (10 weeks) June 13 through August 22, 2010 · Moodle Academy – June 14 through June 16, 2010 (3 days)
 * June 2010 **

Professional Development Planning Plan and develop stages of professional development for: Teacher 1:1 /Presentation Station Implementation // a. // // Stage 1: Orientation; Digital Citizenship and Building Communities (PLC)– Intro to NING and Moodle // // b. // // Stage 2: 21st century teaching and learning tools for collaboration – Moodle // // c. // // Stage 3: 21st century teaching, using data to inform instruction and extending content development in high yield strategies // Plan organized framework of support – Change agents (PLP members) District Opening Day – Presentation of Problem and Solution to Staff – August 23, 2010 First Day of School Launch - Communities of Learning – August 24, 2010
 * July and August 2010 **
 * August 2010 **
 * September and October 2010 **

(laptop, data projector and document camera) · Training includes introduction to Ning for //“**conversation and connection making”**// · Training also includes introduction to Moodle for building **“//content making”//** -Professional Learning Communities based on subject, course and/or grade levels to focus on curriculum, instruction and assessment to improve student learning. · Pre self assessment survey of usage Elementary Grade Level Meetings - TBS High School Teachers (Insert#) receive “teacher presentation station” (laptop, data projector and document camera) High School Teachers begin Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 all day trainings · Training includes introduction to Ning for //“**conversation and connection making”**// · Training also includes introduction to Moodle for building **“//content making”//** -Professional Learning Communities based on subject, course and/or grade levels to focus on curriculum, instruction and assessment to improve student learning. Begin inviting outside district groups to Ning Staff post assessment survey of usage Reflection of Stage 1 and determine next steps
 * Middle School Teachers (Insert#) receive “teacher presentation station” **
 * Middle School Teachers begin Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 all day training **
 * November, December 2010 and January 2011 **
 * February 2011 **
 * May 2011 **
 * Year 2 – School Year 2011/2012 **


 * August 2011 **

Elementary School Teachers (Insert#) receive “teacher presentation station” (laptop, data projector and document camera) Elementary School Teachers begin Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 all day training · Training includes introduction to Ning for //“**conversation and connection making”**// · Training also includes introduction to Moodle for building **“//content making”//** -Professional Learning Communities based on subject, course and/or grade levels to focus on curriculum, instruction and assessment to improve student learning. · Pre self assessment survey of usage
 * September and October 2011 **