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Podcast #3: Joy Landsdowne, Elementary School Principal
Posted May 29th, 2008 in Podcasts, Strategies, Success Stories, Tips
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We’ve been having some great conversations with people lately about our podcast series. Here’s what people are telling us: We Want More!
In the same way that we consistently hear teachers tell us how much they value having time to collaborate with their colleagues, it seems that most of you out there are eager to hear other schools tell their stories.
We’ll continue the series as long as we keep getting the kind of feedback that we’ve received so far, so if you enjoy hearing how other people have implemented PTL, please leave a comment or shoot us an email to let us know. We’d love to hear from you.
In Podcast #3, I talk to Joy Landsdowne of Glenwood Elementary School. We had a great discussion about how Glenwood got started with PTL, what they did to ensure universal buy-in, how they moved forward, and what kind of results that they’ve seen. This is a longer podcast at around 32 minutes long, but it’s one of our best yet, so we’ll hope you’ll find a corner of your day to listen along. If you’d rather have time to comb through the content slowly, you can download a transcript of the interview from our Resources Page.
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Our First Podcast: Jean Lane Talks about PTL Implementation at Richland School District
Posted January 11th, 2008 in Noteworthy, Strategies, Tips
I got a chance to catch up with Jean via phone a few weeks ago to catch up with her about Richland’s implementation progress. We’ve created a 20 minute podcast of the interview so that you can listen to some of the great tips she gave me, and learn a little bit about how one district is using powerful teaching and learning to transform their culture and make huge improvements.
Check it out here or just hit the play button at the end of this post. (It may take a few moments to download for you – I promise it’s worth the wait!)
Cheers,
Alison
Three No-Brainer Strategies for Modeling Powerful Teaching and Learning in Your Staff Meetings
Posted June 27th, 2007 in Strategies, Tips
There’s no better way to reinforce new skills or initiatives than by walking the walk. Incorporating Powerful Teaching and Learning strategies into your staff meetings will not only make them immediately more effective and productive, it will also serve as a powerful model for teachers to see how the same tactics can be employed in the classroom.
Here are three quick ideas for how to do it:
A Summer Reading List – Just in the Nick of Time
Posted June 14th, 2007 in Reading and Resources, Tips
You may or may not already be on it, but The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession has an email list-serv that never ceases to deliver super relevant, extremely helpful information into my inbox.
Just today I received a brilliant summer reading list, compiled by Jeanne Harmon, who polled National Board Certified Teachers to see what they’d been reading. I don’t know about you, but I love a good read during the summertime when my kids are playing happily in the typically illusive Washington sunshine.
I added a few of my own to this list as well. Please do email or comment if you have one to add. Keep reading for the complete list.
Spotlight on Implementation: How Brewster is Making Teaching and Learning More Powerful Than Ever
Posted May 4th, 2007 in Strategies, Success Stories, Tips
Implementation matters. That’s clear.
The number one question that I hear from the educators, administrators and school leaders that I talk to is, “What are other people doing with Powerful Teaching and Learning strategies and how are they making it work?” At this point, everyone’s seen the research, read the reports and studied the evidence. It’s clear that there are effective ways to begin to raise achievement scores and close traditional and predicted gaps. The problem isn’t knowing what to do, it’s knowing how to do it.
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