Professional Learning Outline for Improving Reading Levels by Implementing Blended Learning Models
Planning the Alternative Professional Learning
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The BHAG (Over-arching Course Goal):
Content based on PL for teachers….help students to develop their foundational skills specifically in their reading fluency and grade levels. Teacher will facilitate students to use all online and digital resources available in the school combined with teacher assistance through blended learning models (small groups) where they are going to share their work, reflect on their growth and develop the C.O.V.A models, letting them the opportunity to create and use their imagination in a blended learning environment.
Effective Principles of Professional Learning for Improving Reading Levels by Implementing Blended Learning Models Throughout the Phases
(Gulamhussein, 2013)
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Duration:
The initial duration of the Professional Learning will be over 12 days throughout the school year. Those days will be represented in 15-30 hours of research,coaching,learning new concepts, strategies, pedagogies, collaborating, planning, creating, and implementing Blended Learning Models to improve students' reading levels in elementary schools.
Support:
The professional learning plan will be an exciting and challenging journey. Also,I will be there as the Teacher lead for all participants, no matter if it is a professional day scheduled or a regular day all teachers will be able to call, email, or come down the hall at any time.We all have a principal assignment throughout the school day. One of the most important components of support is the coaching days which will occur once per month, and participants will also be part of a Canvas as a resource where everyone can support each other and collaborate.
Engagement
Through this PL teachers will be able to create and share ideas related to the main goal of this PL which is to help students to develop their foundational skills specifically in their reading fluency and grade levels. Also, teachers will be applying their knowledge from those experiences to assist their students in reaching their learning goals.The PL sessions will be highly based on collaboration, and teachers will be encouraged to take risks and fail forward.
Modeling
​Sharing my ePortfolio and the instructional design plan (canvas) I will help and inspire participants in my school to believe that they have the power to take challenges and be open to say I can, I will do it, it is not going to be easy but I will try my best. Additionally, as teachers create their learning plans, they will be asked to share them with each other. Teachers need to believe in and model the growth mindset. Be ready to make some mistakes or to get results that you are not expecting with your students but in this process is where you learn from those failures.
Specific Content
In this professional learning course the content will be adapted to the participants' needs based on the grade level of their students. The specifics of this will be determined upon analyzing those teachers registered for the course. In each stage teachers always will have coaching sessions for more specific details, every teacher will have the opportunity to ask the facilitator what exactly they need to achieve or would like support during the coaching days.