2. Our virtual collaboration space (wiki) http://pearlsplp.wikispaces.com/ Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach sheryl@plpnetwork.com sheryl@plpnetwork.com Will Richardson will@plpnetwork.com will@plpnetwork.com

3. PLP PEARLS Project Teams Please meet our non- public PEARLS school teams…

4. PLP PEARLS Project Teams Please meet our public PEARLS school teams…

5. Two all day workshops that build capacity, community and develop 21 st Century skills. Workshops Live meetings where teams meet, listen and then reflect in small groups. Elluminate Where we deepen understanding, network, share resources and grow as a community of practice. VLC Professional Learning Teams Job embedded teams who meet f2f and work towards scale and alignment of 21 st C skills with school improvement goals Powerful Learning Practice Delivery Model

6. -Around 20 school teams -Each team has a leader -10 Fellows to support the work -Who are supported by the Community Leader --Dean Shareski -2 f2f meetings -6 live curriculum sessions -Ongoing collaboration in VLC All around helping you design and deliver 21 st Century lesson plans. The Plan

7. Collaborative Tools PEARLS wikispaces Del.icio.us Elluminate NING

8. Knowledge: An understanding of the transformative potential of Web 2.0 tools in a global perspective and context, and how those potentials can be realized in schools. Pedagogy: An understanding of the shifting learning literacies that the 21 Century demands and how those literacies inform teacher practice. Planned Outcomes

9. Connections: The development of sustained professional learning networks for team members to begin experimenting and sharing with other team members and online colleagues from around the world. Sustainability: The creation of long term plans to move the vision forward in participating districts at the end of the program. Capacity: An increase in the abilities and resources of individuals, teams and the community to manage change. Planned Outcomes

10. Questions? Concerns?

11. * What do we hope to gain? * What will we learn from each other? * What do we value? * Who do we include? * Who will take the lead roles? (coordinator, expert, librarian, for example) * What sort of knowledge will we use, share and document? Assumptions of Teams…

12. Collaborative Tools Let’s join NING Go to our wiki— http://pearlsplp.wikispaces.co m/ http://pearlsplp.wikispaces.co m/ Click on the NING Invite Fill out information Once you have joined you may have to log back in.