Expanding Communications on the New T 3 TLC Program

2 Teacher Leader Cadre Rewrites of the TLC workshops incorporate nine components of effective professional development –Address students learning needs –Incorporate hands-on technology use –Are job-embedded –Have application to specific curricula –Address knowledge, skills and beliefs –Occur over time –Occur with colleagues –Provide technical assistance and support to teachers –Evaluation

3 Teacher Leader Cadre TLC training occurs over 9 days –Format can be 5-2-2, , Workshop includes –Technology focused training –Content/curriculum specific –Pedagogy –Teaching adults –Building a learning community Everything above is infused over the 9 days

4 Teacher Leader Cadre Participants in a TLC are the foundation of the Learning Community 9 days together promotes –Community –Flow –Sense of belonging –Final presentations that benefit entire group, not subsets –Establishes instructor as “leader” and mentor that should extend beyond the training

5 Teacher Leader Cadre New components and ideas –TLC = 9 day training with all components covered throughout 9 days –Not a 5 day institute with 4 days of TLC follow up –Objective testing at start and finish. Start drives specific focus, end tells us about knowledge gained. Also used to determine content knowledge

6 Teacher Leader Cadre More new components and ideas –TLC guarantees opportunity to APPLY for T 3 Regional Certification –Letter to supervisor for recommendation –TI-Navigator 2.0 integrated throughout all TLC workshops

7 Key ideas for TLC trainings Discuss “Learning Community” and “Teacher Leader” components throughout 9 days, not just last 4 Bring some of your ideas to share Build the group dynamic and encourage them to exchange ideas outside of workshop via , meetings, etc If comfortable, establish yourself as “leader” of the community until someone is ready to take over Start an list to share ideas within this group

8 Key ideas for TLC trainings A new evaluation form An independent evaluator at the final presentations Visit the Activities Exchange on the TI website and discuss posting activities –T 3 Regional applicants are required to post an activity prior to certification Excel spreadsheet for tracking all TLC attendees Graduation Kit – number of kits sent based on your count of participants likely to complete

9 Key ideas for TLC trainings Participants considering T 3 Regional certification: Discuss “Learning Community” - they are the Teacher Leaders, the foundation of that community T 3 Regional application is not a requirement of the coursework Applying for T 3 Regional certification indicates a personal desire to deliver professional development to colleagues locally, regionally, and nationally

10 Key ideas for TLC trainings Participants considering T 3 Regional certification: Clear understanding of expectations –12 hours of F2F PD required –120 people reached –Attendance at PD conferences strongly suggested –Submit proposals to present at T 3 Regionals, national, state and local conferences Participants have 5 weeks from the end date of the training to submit application for T 3 Regional Instructor consideration

11 Teacher Leader Cadre and the District Goal of the Teacher Leader Cadre training is to build Teachers Leaders for a district/state/region Teacher Leaders support efforts to meet NCLB requirements and provide long term, systemic PD The foundation of the Learning Community – strength in relationships built with peers and instructor over 9 days (occurs over time, occurs with colleagues)