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?

I am posting the PowerPoint presentation from 9/21/15 ISLN meeting.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): revised-sept-isln-ppt.ppt to ISLN

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

I am so looking forward to the January 29th meeting. ISLN offers training that is relevant to the building of strong leaning teams and communities of professional practice.

KVEC’s next ISLN meeting is January 29 at the KVEC offices from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The agenda includes establishing the KVEC vision for District Leadership Teams and reviewing the draft Special Education crosswalk to Kentucky Framework for Teaching tool. it is important that key members of the District Leadership Team attend this meeting as a…Read More

KVEC’s next ISLN meeting is January 29 at the KVEC offices from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The agenda includes establishing the KVEC vision for District Leadership Teams and reviewing the draft Special Education crosswalk to Kentucky Framework for Teaching tool. it is important that key members of the District Leadership Team attend this meeting as a…Read More

Edutopia’s most popular articles from 2014….some pretty good…Read More

The very first page of this article highlights a KY principal, Dewey Hensley. Great read.
http://learningforward.org/docs/february-2012/mendels331.pdf?sfvrsn=2

The Principal Story is an online learning resource that highlights practices of effective principals and school leadership. There are five online modules. Would be great to use in DLT meetings.
http://learningforward.org/publications/the-principal-story-learning-guide#.VIx30CcdLhA

The last issue of Learning Forward’s Journal of Staff Development (JSD) is ALL about Teacher Evaluation…some very good articles. We will be incorporating some of this info into future ISLN meetings.
http://learningforward.org/publications/jsd/jsd-blog/jsd/2014/11/21/jsd-december-2014-teacher-evaluation#.VIxz0ScdLhA

Several of you (especially during PETLL visits have asked about walk through instruments with a focus on rigor. The attached Rigor Walk through comes from our RTTT website. I hope you find it useful.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): rigorwalkthroughshandout-paulding.pdf to ISLN

Our Next ISLN Meeting is at Hazard KVEC Offices on January 29th. Please join us. ISLN is a time of learning and sharing, tailored to the needs of our participants.

ARI Teacher Tuition Scholarship deadline for spring semester is December 31st. Application attached.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): ari-scholarship-assistance-program-fall-2014.docx to ISLN

Announcing a free personalized learning work shop.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): personalized-learning-“revelation”-workshop.docx to ISLN

Education is changing because it has to. After years of teaching “one size fits all,” we find that system no longer works. Personalized Learning is getting a lot of attention as part of the latest education reform movement. ARI has at is core personalized learning. Individualizing and customizing learning isn’t new. We have been diffe…Read More

Our next ISLN meeting is on January 29th at the KVEC office building. Please suggest topics that you would like for us to cover.

Good to see you in ISLN Gwen. You will certainly be a valuable member of the group.

Here is the Rethinking Classroom Observation article.
Abbie Combs uploaded new file(s): rethinking-classroom-observation.pdf to ISLN

I would like to thank everyone who attended the ISLN meeting yesterday. We had wonderful conversations and networking opportunities. I am attaching a couple of the resources that were used. You may access all resources by clicking on Resources and scrolling down to ISLN and then clicking on the November file. Don’t forget to mark you calendars…Read More

Reading great article on school school reform at ISLN. Thought provoking on expanding social capital in schools.