Continuing the Conversation
Leveraging
Professional Learning
Systems to Increase Principal
Effectiveness
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Webinar Logistics
Valerie Nyberg will be producing
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Use the chat function to make a comment or ask a question
Raise your hand if you’d like to enter the discussion
You may chat privately with individuals on your team
If you have problems, you may send Naz Rajput a message via the chat function or an email at [email protected]
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Poll : Who is in the audience today?
1. CCSSO: SEA leaders
2. Local District Leaders
3. School Principals
4. Teacher Leaders
5. Higher Ed
6. Other
7. No Answer
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Leadership
Resources
Learning Communitie
s
Learning Designs
Implemen-tation
Outcomes
Data
Standards Overview
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Purpose
To provide states the opportunity to share their implementation plans/early wins developed at February’s Topical Meeting that use professional learning to increase principal effectiveness.
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Objectives:
Learn about New Hampshire’s experience with building a system of professional learning for principals and consider how NH will assist their principals and other school leaders in finding the time to lead instructional improvement.
Share your state’s professional learning for principals experience.
Discuss future opportunities for continuing professional learning to increase principal effectiveness.
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Mini Consultancy Protocol
Presenter:
Describes work and shares a problem of practice (10 mins)
Webinar participants:
Ask clarifying questions (3 mins) Raise hand or use chat box
Explore the presenter’s interpretation of what is happening in the problem and offers as many different interpretations of what is happening as they can imagine (4 mins)
Provides ideas for the presenter on next steps (3 mins)
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Mini Consultancy Protocol
Presenter:
Presenter reflects on insights gained during the consultation (5 mins)
(Protocol adapted from West Wind Education Policy SCEE Summit Session 2013)
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New Hampshire
Shares how they have been able to build professional learning systems that increase principal effectiveness.
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Standards for Professional Learning
Learning Communities Changes to support collaboration and
accountability
Goal Alignment
Leadership
Vision at Dept. of Education
Capacity (Regional Supports)
NISL (National Institute School Leadership
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Standards for Professional Learning
Resources Network System and Network Platform
Liaisons
Center for Assessment
SCEE Team
Sharing Best Practices
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Standards for Professional Learning
Data State Data System
State Longitudinal Grant
Learning Designs
Professional Development Rules
NH Innovation Lab Network
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Standards for Professional Learning
Implementation
Roll outs of state systems
Cohorts of Early Adopters
Capacity Building
Outcomes
Principals Leadership Task Force
NH Educators Support and Evaluation System
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Problem of Practice
Given the increased leadership expectations for building administrators how do we “think outside the box” to assure that “professional learning increases the educator effectiveness and results for all students” in these times of dwindling resources.
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Mini Consultancy Protocol
Presenter:
Describes work and shares a problem of practice (10 mins)
Webinar participants:
ask clarifying questions (3 mins) raise hand or use chat box
explore the presenter’s interpretation of what is happening in the problem and offers as many different interpretations of what is happening as they can imagine (4 mins)
provides ideas for the presenter on next steps (3 mins)
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Mini Consultancy Protocol
Presenter:
Presenter reflects on insights gained during the consultation (5 mins)
(Protocol adapted from West Wind Education Policy SCEE Summit Session 2013)
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Continuing the Work
State teams that attended the February Topical Meeting are invited to attend Learning Forward’s Annual Conference 2013 in Dallas, Texas in December
A “Meeting within a Meeting” Design will provide states the learning and reflection time to continue their efforts in building professional learning systems and increasing the effectiveness of principals.
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Thanks
Thanks to the Wallace Foundation for their research and support of principal effectiveness
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Questions and Answers
Send questions to
Mary Canole
Please designate whom your question should be directed to
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Upcoming Webinars
Monthly SCEE Webinars in 2013 2nd Tuesday of every month
2-3 pm ET, live chat from 3-3:30 pm ET
Next webinar is July 9, 2 – 3:30 EDT
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