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Protocols for Professional Conversations
Project Zero Melbourne5-6 March 2016
Cameron Patersoncpaterson@shore.nsw.edu.au
@cpaterso
Understanding Goals• What are protocols?• How can they deepen our understanding
of teaching and learning?• How can they improve the way we work
together?
Your questions……
The Question(s):Think of the professional conversation in which you learned the most. What made it powerful?Think of the least productive professional conversation you’ve ever had. What made it so difficult?
Microlab Protocol
Purpose: To address a specific sequence of questions in a structured format with small groups, using active listening skills
Three Essential Qualities of a Professional Learning
Conversation
CLARITY SAFETYEQUITY
Protocol
A structure for guiding a conversation
Features of Protocols
Roles Norms Purpose Steps Facilitation Reflection
Classroom isolation leads teachers to fall back on the ‘apprenticeship of observation’ that they undertook as school students.
A video that shows why teachers are going out of their minds:http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/02/28/a-video-that-shows-why-teachers-are-going-out-of-their-minds/?tid=sm_fb
‘Spray and pray’
Undergraduate Professional Graduate Advice from Courses Reading Courses Colleague
What Influences TeacherProfessional Practice?
1 = “Not influential” 4 = “Very influential”
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2.32.6
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Dr Douglas Reeves, The Leadership and Learning Center
Teachers get better by working in teams on teaching issues
“Watching most teams operate in schools is like watching Astroturf grow. “
(Professor Richard Elmore)
5 Minute Stretch Break
Consultancy Protocol
Purpose: To help presenters think more expansively about a particular, concrete dilemma
Using Protocols They are tools for the work of supporting
teacher and student learning (not the work itself).
They must be chosen with a specific purpose in mind.
It takes some practice before they can be used most effectively.
How do protocols help? Create opportunities for and allocate time to
essential conversations about teaching and learning.
Provide routines and structures to scaffold collaborative analysis and planning.
Support interactions that enable us to develop and demonstrate our understanding of and respect for the variety of perspectives and experiences by our colleagues.
Protocols(Almost) all protocols will enhance:
ClaritySafety Equity
Some Protocols Do More Observing Listening Asking questions Using conditional language Question-finding and question-refining Learning
Critical Friends: https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/01/14/building-a-culture-of-collaboration/
Challenges of Using Protocols Well
the “learning curve.” Deciding when to use a protocol. Choosing the appropriate protocol. Resisting the impulse to problem-solve (at least
for a time) Documenting learning and building on previous
discussions. Facilitation. Time, time, time.
Image: Aaron Davis
One-Minute Essay
1. What was the most important insight ?
2. What is your most important question?
Credit:Tina Blythe
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