Professional Learning Outline
Professional Learning Plan Outline for Implementing ePortfolios in the Music Classroom
As we look at creating significant learning environments for our 21st century learners, we must create professional development for teachers that will have a large and lasting impact.
In order to successfully implement ePortfolios in elementary music classrooms, I must provide our teachers with professional learning that is extensive, ongoing, engaging, and collaborative. The 5 Principles of Effective Professional Development will serve as the framework for my professional learning plan and is outlined below.
Big Harry Audacious Goal (BHAG): Design and implement an alternative professional learning model based on the 5 Principles of Effective Professional Development that will foster a growth mindset while allowing for more collaboration among the music specialists in my district.
Instructional Design of PL will be a 3 Column Table
Professional Learning Components: (5 Principles)
Specific Content:
ePortfolios in the Elementary Music Classroom
Duration
Face-to-face sessions at each elementary music meeting throughout the school year.
Online courses (Schoology) will be available for specific concepts and skills.
Ongoing Support
Coaching through implementation stages
Digital Learning Coaches
Peer Coaches
Peer Collaboration
Discussions: virtual and/or face-to-face
What works for you?
What doesn’t work?
Helpful hints and advice
Schoology:
Online Courses
Tutorials
Google Team Drive
Share documents and resources
Social Media
Twitter
Facebook Groups
SeeSaw in the Music Classroom
North Texas Music Educators
Active Learning Environments
Face-to-Face Workshops – hands on, create personal ePorfolios
Live Modeling – experts demonstrate successful ePortfolios
Ideally, educators can visit and observe other classrooms that are implementing ePortfolios with their learners
Online Professional Learning courses for creating ePortfolios
Modeling
Expert demonstration of mobile learning applications and practices
Faculty allowed to observe other faculty implementation and practices
Peer presentations/showcase
How will I foster collaboration?
Have educators share their experiences with ePortfolios
Set up a Team Drive in google for educators to share resources and ideas.
Set up a course/group in Schoology for elementary music teachers.
Who will lead what components?
Elementary Music Educators and I will lead most PL efforts
Planning form implementation
Hands on workshops
Modeling
Sharing ideas and resources
Digital Learning Coaches
Technology specific professional learning and support
Audience and their needs?
Elementary Music Colleagues, Digital Learning Coaches and Administration
Understanding of 5 Principles of Effective Professional Development
Elementary Music Teachers
Training and ongoing support for implementing ePortfolios
Effective professional learning designed to meet their needs
Timeline/Schedule
Spring 2018
1. Present 5 Principles of Effective Professional Development to music colleagues and administration
Summer 2018
2. Develop effective professional learning sessions that use the 5 Principles.
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
3. Present professional learning sessions to elementary music faculty (only 10 people)
4. Set up a discussion board for our PLC in our Schoology course.
5. Encourage faculty to share/discuss their successes and failures with faculty through our discussion board.
6. Get feedback for improving professional learning sessions.
Resources
Gulamhussaein’s 5 Principles of Effective Professional Development
My 5 Principles presentation
Fink’s Self-directed guide to Designing Courses for Significant learning including design phase worksheets
Teacher Computers & iPads
Schoology
SeeSaw
Google Suite
Survey for feedback
Gulamhussein, A. (2013). Teaching the teachers: Effective professional development in an era of high stakes accountability. Center for Public Education, 147. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/MainMenu/Staffingstudents/TeachingtheTeachersEffectiveProfessionalDevelopmentinanEraofHighStakesAccountability/TeachingtheTeachersFullReport.pdf