1. CHANGE IN PROGRAMS CHANGE IN PRACTICE
“Change in Programs, Change in Practice” by Tracy Rosen and Avi Spector is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution International License. - Delta Quebec January 26-27, 2017

2. bit.ly/rspchange

3. Tracy Rosen PdPractice.com @tracyrosen
RÉCIT, Provincial Service, General Adult Education, CSSMI

4. Avi Spector BeyondTheTools.com @a_spector
RÉCIT, Regional Service, General Adult Education, RSB

5. Snapshot of our day: A (very) quick intro
Stations: 15 minutes per rotation
Debriefing on Stations
Edcamp Style PD
Debriefing on Edcamp
.. Tata!

6. Our goals today are to:
Make connections between our programs and our practice
Experience learner centered models
Model implicit use of technology

7. Our program values Student centered Student sharing Student choice
Student as expert
Valuing student time
What’s inspiring change in practice.. Our programs hold these values so our practice need to hold these values as well

8. How are we modeling these values?
Student centered
Student sharing
Student choice
Student as expert
Valuing student time
What’s inspiring change in practice.. Our programs hold these values so our practice need to hold these values as well

9. Good question!

10. Stations

11. Stations EdCamps Teacher
How can the Station Rotation model support Learning Situations?
Stations
EdCamps
How can edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
Teacher
Why do we have to change our practice?

12. 15 minute rotations

13. Evaluating EdCamp style-PD in our schools
EdCamp Station
Learning Target:
Evaluating EdCamp style-PD in our schools
Go to bit.ly/rspchange
Find the purple slide called EdCamp Station
Follow the instructions on that slide
Note: This is a collaborative activity. Be mindful of the volume of your voice. Thank you.

14. Evaluating EdCamp style-PD in our schools
EdCamp Station
Learning Target:
Evaluating EdCamp style-PD in our schools
Go to bit.ly/PDMosaicEdCamp
Read through the resources
Find your group’s slide below & discuss the question
Add notes directly to the slide.
Note: This is a collaborative activity. Be mindful of the volume of your voice. Thank you.

15. EdCamp Group 1 notes How can Edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
Flexibility
Participants are more involved
Surveying needs
Surveying knowledge

16. EdCamp Group 2 notes
How can Edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?

17. EdCamp Group 3 notes How can EdCamp be useful for DBE implementation?
Could use in class with students or out of class with staff.
Provides choice, ensures feedback.
Can allow for more people to express themselves.
Grouping ideas allows different voices to emerge.
Be active participants.
Increase engagement

18. Learning Target: Assess the relevance of stations for DBE
Stations Station
Learning Target: Assess the relevance of stations for DBE
This is an individual activity.
Go to bit.ly/PDMosaicStations
Choose two resources from the page to explore.
Go to bit.ly/RSPstations and follow the instructions.
Note: This is a quiet station, meant for individual work.

19. Talking about professional development practices
‘Teacher’ Station
Learning Target:
Talking about professional development practices
Group conversation around changing practice.
Why do our new programs require a shift in PD?
What do we want to see in our classrooms?
Note: This is a collaborative activity, meant to be done as a group. Be mindful of the volume of your voice. Thank you.

20. Debriefing the Stations: Rationale
How can the Station Rotation model support Learning Situations?
Stations
Edcamps
How can edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
Teacher
Why do we have to change our practice?

21. Individual reflection activity
Debriefing the Stations: Rationale
Stations
Individual reflection activity
Time to think on your own
Modeling structured video & reading activity
Teacher
Edcamps
Guided conversation
Touching base with all
Raison d’être of station rotation model for formative assessment potential
Preparing for next activity
Group conversation
Collaborative note-taking
Modeling implicit tech use
This is the rationale for structure, not necessarily content.

22. Edcamp

23. How can stations & edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
student centered
implicit use of technology
learning situations
How can stations & edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
sharing
collaboration
competency based approach
reinvestment of learning
authenticity

24. and remember

25. This is about you

26. Law of 2 Feet

27. Add additional ideas or questions as post-its
Next steps..
Add additional ideas or questions as post-its
go into groups!
Organize post-its

28. How can stations & edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
student centered
implicit use of technology
learning situations
How can stations & edcamp be useful for DBE implementation?
sharing
collaboration
competency based approach
reinvestment of learning
authenticity

29. Did this format help facilitate conversation?

30. Debriefing: EdCamps
Recognizing teacher expertise - the answers live in all of us together
Providing choice in what you want to talk about
Modeling participant-driven practices for the classroom
Notetaking Role = PD reinvestment

31. so...

32. How are we modeling these values?
Student centered
Student sharing
Student choice
Student as expert
Valuing student time
What’s inspiring change in practice.. Our programs hold these values so our practice need to hold these values as well

34. To do
Make sure we have post-its and pens at the teacher station (tracy)
PRint Tracy’s Observeme x 2
Bring FUN NAME badge from home
Audio Splitter + headphones (no cases), 2 x casio, 1 x Epson
Think a bit more about what we need to say for slide 7 - Let’s revisit on Tuesday and make some concrete links to the program
Make solid links to the reform
Avi - casio, epson, headphones, splitter
Guest accoutn on Avi’s Mac
Tracy - ipad mini, laptop, casio, iPad 10

35. Example of modified edcamp, like today, from QPAT

36. CHANGE IN PROGRAMS CHANGE IN PRACTICE
“Change in Programs, Change in Practice” by Tracy Rosen and Avi Spector is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution International License.

37. CHANGE IN PROGRAMS CHANGE IN PRACTICE
“Change in Programs, Change in Practice” by Tracy Rosen and Avi Spector is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution International License.

38. CHANGE IN PROGRAMS CHANGE IN PRACTICE
“Change in Programs, Change in Practice” by Tracy Rosen and Avi Spector is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution International License.

39. CHANGE IN PROGRAMS CHANGE IN PRACTICE
“Change in Programs, Change in Practice” by Tracy Rosen and Avi Spector is licensed under
a Creative Commons Attribution International License. - Delta Quebec January 26-27, 2017