1. IMAGINE! Redesigning Professional Learning

2. Our Big Idea

3. Just us. Together. Thinking. Learning. Connecting.

4. Doing things differently is risky

5. We harvested a lot of great ideas…

6. But some things didn’t fit

7. Talking isn’t enough

8. We want…. Action

9. And we want For us and our schools

10. But we know we’re on the right track Just us. Together. Thinking. Learning. Connecting.

11. Let’s keep imagining together.

12. Imagine possibilities…

13. What about this?

14. In October (after the dust of September has settled)

15. In the morning

16. At eight “family” sites

17. Our Families Ladysmith Secondary and feeder schools Cedar Secondary and feeder schools John Barsby and feeder schools NDSS and feeder schools Woodlands and feeder schools Wellington and feeder schools Dover and feeder schools Learning Alternatives

18. And a possible ninth site open for cross-district specialists.

19. What could we do?

20. Imagine!

21. We work together custom design the morning at each site to fit needs.

22. And Build on our Big Themes Using Technology Meeting Diverse Needs Building Community Assessment Engagement Professional Learning Communities Inquiry Strategies that Work

23. To create what we imagine.

24. For example…

25. Building Community Grow the connections between schools to enhance transition: mentorship, “buddies,” cross-school events, creating information channels, parent evenings.

26. Using Technology Work together to learn and to use technology (blogs, wiki, skype), share classroom applications and create ways to digitally connect.

27. Inquiry Learn together and share knowledge to develop inquiry questions and strategies that work in our curriculum.

28. Assessment Grade group meetings across schools to discuss assessment (imagine if everyone brought in student samples).

29. Add the Cool Factor

30. Connect through technology in real time with all sites.

31. Fill up Virtual Resource Rooms in a Learning Hub that educators across the district can all access.

32. Contribute to professional discussion on our Working Together Moodle.

33. But what’s most important… Just us. Together. Thinking. Learning. Connecting.

34. Let’s begin planning together

35. We need to find time to work together

36. Because we’re too busy to do it alone

37. And we don’t have time to keep reinventing the wheel

38. And because None of us is as smart as all of us. Kenneth Blanchard