Our virtual collaboration space (wiki)

http://pearlsplp.wikispaces.com/

Sheryl Nussbaum-Beachsheryl@plpnetwork.com

Will Richardsonwill@plpnetwork.com

PLP PEARLS Project Teams

Please meet our non- public PEARLS school teams…

PLP PEARLS Project Teams

Please meet our public PEARLS school teams…

Two all day workshops that build capacity, community and develop 21st Century skills.

WorkshopsLive meetings where teams meet, listen and then reflect in small groups.

Elluminate Where we deepen understanding, network, share resources and grow as a community of practice.

VLC

Professional Learning Teams

Job embedded teams who meet f2f and work towards scale and alignment of 21st C skills with school improvement goals

Powerful Learning Practice Delivery Model

-Around 20 school teams-Each team has a leader-10 Fellows to support the work-Who are supported by the Community Leader --Dean Shareski-2 f2f meetings -6 live curriculum sessions-Ongoing collaboration in VLCAll around helping you design and deliver 21st Century lesson plans.

The Plan

Collaborative Tools

• PEARLS wikispaces

• Del.icio.us• Elluminate

• NING

Knowledge: An understanding of the transformative potential of Web 2.0 tools in a global perspective and context, and how those potentials can be realized in schools.

Pedagogy: An understanding of the shifting learning literacies that the 21 Century demands and how those literacies inform teacher practice.

Planned Outcomes

Connections: The development of sustained professional learning networks for team members to begin experimenting and sharing with other team members and online colleagues from around the world.

Sustainability: The creation of long term plans tomove the vision forward in participating districts at the end of the program.

Capacity: An increase in the abilities and resources of individuals, teams and the community to manage change.

Planned Outcomes

Questions? Concerns?

* What do we hope to gain?

* What will we learn from each other?

* What do we value?

* Who do we include?

* Who will take the lead roles? (coordinator, expert, librarian, for example)

* What sort of knowledge will we use, share and document?

Assumptions of Teams…

Collaborative Tools

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