IDM inquiries. Here is a link to shared inquiries:
http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/

Teach Like a Champion is a great book to use with teachers from all levels of experience. Includes some great questioning strategies to get all students engaged in questioning. Here is a summary:
http://www.themainidea.net/tmi_pdfs2/THE%20MAIN%20IDEA%20–%20Teach%20Like%20a%20Champion%20–%207-10%282%29.pdf

October 2015 Resources
Jennifer Carroll uploaded new file(s): isln-observing-practices-instrucment.docx, isln-october-ppt.ppt, isln-observing-crosscutting-concepts-instrument.docx, isln-observing-dci-instrument.docx, 3-dimension-congruency-observation-form.docx, 2015-oct-ln-weave-data-into-learning.pdf to ISLN

Strategies to build capacity were discussed at the most recent ISLN session. What strategies are being used in your district to build capacity?

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Where is your district in using assessment to inform instruction? Please complete the Assessment Literacy review (Components 1-6) from the Innovation Configuration Map before our April 17, 2015 ISLN meeting.

Just a reminder: Review the policy shifts highlighted on pages 6 & 7 of Kentucky’s Professional Learning Guidance document before our April meeting. As a district, determine a score for the school /district that can inform future policy work. Please bring this reflection and your district Professional Learning Plan to the meeting on April 17,…[Read more]

St. Patrick’s Day was especially lucky for me- participated in a wonderful ISLN session hosted by Letcher County. Just a reminder, our final ISLN session of the year is Friday, April 17, 2015 at KVEC.

Our ISLN meeting will be held tomorrow at the Letcher County ATC. 9:00-12:00. A registration link was sent to all ISLN members. Hope to see you there!

Check out KVEC on Facebook.
[bpfb_link url=’https://www.facebook.com/kvec1′ title=’Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative – Hazard, Kentucky – Education | Facebook’…[Read more]

The next ISLN meeting is scheduled for February 17.

It was great seeing so many folk at last weeks’ ISLN meeting. The corrected PowerPoint is now posted in the January 29th ISLN folder.

I wanted to share a tool with all administration and teachers that could be used for: Observations, PCLs, teacher created videos for online learning, student created videos. A couple of years ago, I read about a product called a Swivl, which attaches to your iPhone, iPad, Android phone, and several other devices that uses that devices recording…[Read more]

Our January 29 meeting will be focused on developing and strengthening our District Leadership Teams. I came across this chapter of Other Duties As Assigned (Chapter 1: Shared Leadership) on ASCD’s site. It is timely reading for our ISLN topic.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109075/chapters/Shared-Leadership.aspx