Supporting Teacher to

Teacher Connections

Creating and enhancing opportunities to share resources and expertise across the province!

Focus is on three key areas :

1) Research leadership (data and measures, analysis)

2) School Community Engagement

3) Cross-School Authority Projects

Request for support

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Providing support to build lateral capacity

Scenarios• Scenario A:

In reviewing AISI projects on the Sharepoint that have themes similar to theirs, three AISI coordinators, Kevin, Sharon and Wendy connect, and decide that some cross-school authority sharing would be of great benefit. They each discuss the idea with a keen cohort of teachers in their area and then coordinators and teachers connect via VC to create a preliminary plan. Wendy wonders if they could meet at the Literacy conference to talk about what they are doing, what they have learned so far, what they hope to achieve and what kinds of professional learning they are going to be involved with. Kevin and Sharon don’t have the funding they need to attend the Literacy conference. They decide to apply for funding to attend the conference to meet up with SA 3, and in support of that application, create a plan that includes what they will do before, during and after the conference to support continued collaborative learning.

• Scenario B:During the networking break at a conference or PD event, teachers from a jurisdictions in the south and one from the north realize have a similar questions about working with data. The teachers from Lethbridge public have done some work with an expert and were wondering how to leverage that work in their AISI data collection/analysis in support of their project. The teachers from Fort McMurray public feels that connecting with Laura Lipton would also further their work, so they decide to meet via Skype the following week to brainstorm some ideas. They check with their local consortiums but neither has plans to bring in Laura Lipton for that purpose in the near future. Together with their consortium reps, they explore the potential of bringing the expert in for a series of 2-3 webinars or Skype meetings to coach them, using their own data, and having the expert follow up with a commitment to provide a weeklong period of Q/A discussions on data collection/analysis in the Networks online CoP with support from the Networks Funding.

Assessment CriteriaQuestion Most Impactful

3Moderately impactful

2

Least Impactful

1

Who is the primary contact for this opportunity?

teacher coordinator expert

Who will be involved from the AISI community?

Majority are teachers from across province or majority are teachers within our region/zone

Teachers and AISI coordinators/administrators across Alberta or teachers and coordinators/administrators within our region/zone

AISI coordinators/administrators

How do the goals of the opportunity align with your AISI project(s)?

Sharing knowledge/expertise/resources on a common interest/area of inquiry

Working group facilitated by an expert Attend a content-driven session led by expert

Briefly describe how this meeting was initiated and by whom.

initiated by teachers and AISI coordinator Brokered by PD providers (ARPDC, AAC, ATA) in consultation with AISI teachers/coordinator

initiated by facilitator/expert

If this meeting will involve a facilitator/expert please provide contact information.

Choose the priority below, if any, that aligns with the goals of the opportunity.

Cross school authority projects Research leadership or school community engagement

Other - e.g. instructional strategies

Describe briefly what work has been done in advance of this opportunity.

Teachers and/or AISI coordinators have met and created a collaborative plan for working together

AISI coordinators and/or PD providers have met and have developed a collaborative plan to work together.

Informal discussions between teachers and/or AISI coordinators.

How does the group anticipate following up on this opportunity?

Follow up includes technology-mediated strategies, uses other funding and/or in person meetings during other scheduled events/meetings

Follow up requires further Network funding No follow up plan

Provide an estimated budget for the opportunity.

Some in kind support, all possible efficiencies realized, cost/participant is reasonable

Some efficiencies realized, no in kind support Large % of budget on travel, sustenance, cost/participant high

Can we share an invitation via the AISI online community, ARPDC websites or other communication channels?

Yes - open No - closed

Additional info Additional information closely aligned with the goals of the Network(s)

Additional information somewhat aligned with the goals of the Network(s)

Additional information loosely connected to the goals of the Network(s)

Total points

Assessment Criteria

Requests will be reviewed and funds allocated in two blocks for the 2012-2013 school year:

October and November 2012.February and March 2013.

Reporting• Fund recipients will be required to complete a brief online

questionnaire at the conclusion of the opportunity supported by grant funds.

• We hope that you will share pictures, tell stories and find ways to demonstrate the impact that this funding had on helping you to:

BUILD TEACHER TO TEACHER

CONNECTIONS!

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