1.
Think of a time that professional development was meaningful for
you. What were the things that made it
meaningful for you?
|
Collaborative
Relationships |
|
Feeling
Appreciated & Valued |
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Choice
/ Self-Directed |
|
Active
& Experiential |
|
Practical
|
|
On-going
& Sustained |
|
Product
/ Action Orientated |
|
Modeling |
|
Motivational |
|
Fun /
Humor |
2.
What are the things that have been done at HPHS that have been
meaningful for you?
|
Collaboration |
|
ARL |
|
Learning
from peers |
|
Lunch
and Learns |
|
NLU
clusters/cohorts |
|
summer
workshops |
|
student
oriented inservice |
|
community
building |
3.
In thinking about the things that have been done that were
meaningful, what made those opportunities valuable?
|
Time |
|
Clarification
of Process |
|
Stages
Support |
|
Freedom
within Structure |
|
ARL |
|
Choice |
4.
Where do you feel you need the greatest support to move your
inquiry process along?
|
question
development |
|
amount
of work |
|
what
does it look like at the end? |
|
no
"real" impact on teaching/learning |
|
time
(2x) |
|
doesn’t
align with where I am |
|
"I"
not "We" |
|
too
set structure to meet MY needs |
|
Support |
|
already
know the answers |
|
everybody
at a different place |
|
Feels
like “flavor of the month” |
|
expectations
for tenrure/non-tenure different |
5.
What concerns do you have about engaging in the inquiry process?
|
Applicable
to what you are doing; practical |
|
Choice
to participate (ARL) |
|
Talk
to experienced teachers (mentoring) |
|
Meet
w/ tchrs from DHS |
|
Other
people invested; collaborate; listen-share (Prof. Sharing) |
|
Time
provided |
|
Bldg
relationships |
|
Different
perspectives may change/be affirmed |
|
Respect
for professional judgment |
|
comfortable
to take risks |
|
Tech
workshops/Lunch n' Learns |
|
Classroom
observations |
|
Summer
workshops/conferences |
6.
How could these concerns be addressed at HPHS?
|
Time
(Structured and Unstructured) |
|
Clarify
Teacher Inquiry Process |
|
Possibly
work in team? |
|
Variety
of implementation strategies |
|
Menu
of options |
|
ID
people as resources |
7. If your job was to advise the professional
development committee, what advice would you give them on their plans to
support the critical inquiry process?
|
communication |
|
learn
@ data |
|
structure
and clarification |
|
tenured
different from non-tenured |
|
differentiation |
|
specific
requirements |
|
support |
|
evaluate
the process |
|
don’t
impose |
|
time |
Other Comments of importance:
|
Options
for what to do with data |
|
Consistency
in implementation |
|
Options
for structure |
|
Words
to keep in mind when planning |
|
practical,
pertinent, instantly implemented, interactive, meaningful, choices, values
individuals and professionalism. |
