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Professional Learning News
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Measure Your Impact at the Virginia
Visible Learning
Foundation Day
Featuring John Hattie
This one-day institute introduces you to the
core concepts and research of Visible Learningplus.
Through the lens of Visible Learningplus
evidence, attendees will learn to systematically
examine effective instructional practice in
order to make the greatest impact on student
achievement and learning.
Institute Outcomes
During this Institute, participants will learn:
* The key philosophy of Visible Learningplus and the major factors that influence student learning and achievement
* The importance of effect sizes as a useful way to measure progress
* The key characteristics of assessment capable learners
* The mind frames leaders need to have in order to impact student achievement and instruction
* The role of feedback
February 19, 2016
Thomas R. Fulghum Conference Center
13900 Hull Street Road
Richmond, VA
Registration: $399 per person, includes two books by John Hattie: Visible Learning and Visible Learning for Teachers
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr.!
Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset
Dr. Carol Dweck, who first identified growth mindset, debunks some common myths. A growth mindset is the belief that you can develop your talents and abilities through hard work, good strategies, and help from others. It stands in opposition to a fixed mindset, which is the belief that talents and abilities are unalterable traits, ones that can never be improved. Research has shown (and continues to show) that a growth mindset can have a profound effect on students' motivation, enabling them to focus on learning, persist more, learn more, and do better in school. Significantly, when students are taught a growth mindset, they begin to show more of these qualities. Read more here.
Conversations for Learning
from Dennis Sparks
Conversations for learning matter so much that virtually all meetings and even one-to-one discussions with colleagues, parents, and students within the school community should be designed to maximize learning. Continue reading this blog....
Do School Leaders Really Start with Why?
I follow Peter DeWitt on Twitter (@PeterMDeWitt) and also his blog,
Finding Common Ground. He often pushes my thinking and also names the "elephant in the room." In this blog, he asks, "
Do we know why we do what we do? Without the why we lose a sense of purpose. Continue reading here....
Why Don't We Differentiate Professional Learning?
As Teaching the Teachers reports, a majority of PD is provided in a workshop model. And workshop models are inherently ineffective. It amounts to giving everyone the same information, regardless of their prior knowledge, skills, experience, and leaving it up to them to determine how (or if) it is implemented. Here are four suggestions for how to differentiate professional learning.
This
post by Dean Shareski is an interesting read on the topic and suggests
there is a wide range of learning that is essential or preferred depending on the learning and the learner.
#INNOVATORSMINDSET BOOK CLUB
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Webinars:
Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems
Presented by Ben Jensen and Facilitated by Joellen Killion
Jan. 21: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET
Beyond PD: T
eacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems,
a new research report from Learning First and the International Center for Benchmarking in Education at the National Center for Education and the Economy, describes how four high-performing school systems around the world elevate professional learning as the primary vehicle for school improvement. Read more.
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For more information and to register, click
here.
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Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact me or any member of our LFVA Board. Contact information is also listed on the LFVA web site. (www.learningforwardvirginia.org)
Sincerely,
Judy Newhouse
Executive Director
Learning Forward Virginia
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