Implementing The Professional Learning Community: Case Study
Implementing the Professional Learning Community
February 9, 2014
EDU675: Change Leadership for Differentiated Educational Environment
Dr. Carl Beyer
Implementing the Professional Learning Community The four activities that I proposed in my discussion of professional learning communities were assistive technology training/workshops, collaboration, differentiation, and observation. Each of these activities are things that can definitely be implemented in a future position.
First of all, assistive technology is extremely important to today’s educational environment. All teachers should be aware of the technologies available to them, and should all know how to use the technologies that they currently have. Training on all available technologies is vital to ensure that the teachers are actually using them. Implementing training could be done many different ways. It could be as little as one on one training, or as big as school-wide training workshops. Regardless of how teachers are trained, it is important that they are. I would personally take time to show fellow teachers how to use the assistive technology devices, and explain the benefits as well. …show more content…
In a future position within an organization, I hope to have the chance to collaborate with fellow teachers. I am a firm believer in the notion that “two heads are better than one” and I feel that all teachers should collaborate on certain topics. Collaborating is something that can be done during work hours, or even on our own time. All it takes is simply asking a fellow teacher to help brainstorm ideas, or work on a project, etc. Administrators could force collaboration, if they find it necessary to do so. They could require teachers to work together on certain
February 9, 2014
EDU675: Change Leadership for Differentiated Educational Environment
Dr. Carl Beyer
Implementing the Professional Learning Community The four activities that I proposed in my discussion of professional learning communities were assistive technology training/workshops, collaboration, differentiation, and observation. Each of these activities are things that can definitely be implemented in a future position.
First of all, assistive technology is extremely important to today’s educational environment. All teachers should be aware of the technologies available to them, and should all know how to use the technologies that they currently have. Training on all available technologies is vital to ensure that the teachers are actually using them. Implementing training could be done many different ways. It could be as little as one on one training, or as big as school-wide training workshops. Regardless of how teachers are trained, it is important that they are. I would personally take time to show fellow teachers how to use the assistive technology devices, and explain the benefits as well. …show more content…
In a future position within an organization, I hope to have the chance to collaborate with fellow teachers. I am a firm believer in the notion that “two heads are better than one” and I feel that all teachers should collaborate on certain topics. Collaborating is something that can be done during work hours, or even on our own time. All it takes is simply asking a fellow teacher to help brainstorm ideas, or work on a project, etc. Administrators could force collaboration, if they find it necessary to do so. They could require teachers to work together on certain