Posted in PLC Work on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Thursday, October 8, ESL teachers will join together as a Professional Learning Community to revisit our PLC commitments and meet by level teams to analyze student results from our common formative assessments.
Here’s what you need to know:
Dismiss your class one hour early. We encourage you to assign a homework task on this day.
Whittier teaching staff joins [...]
Posted in PLC Work on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our ongoing professional development is a priority because it has a positive impact on student learning. We use our individual development plans (IDPs) as tools to reflect on our practices, develop our skills, achieve our goals, and further our school mission.
Here is our 2009-10 Individual Development Plan template. It is designed to support and advance our [...]
Posted in PLC Work on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our NMUSD Adult School Professional Learning Community was recently spotlighted at two national trainings for state and federal leaders of adult education programs. The National Reporting System training The Local Connection: Building a Data Use Learning Community is a project of the U.S. Department of Education.
In Washington D.C., participants navigated their way around NMUSD Adult School’s e-PLC [...]
Posted in PLC Work on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Newport-Mesa USD Adult School will present our unique PLC model at the CA Council for Adult Education (CCAE) State Conference in Pasadena April 30 – May 2, 2009.
PLC 2.0 on a Budget - May 2, 2009, 10-11am.
Posted in PLC Work on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are videos and resources that provide facts, trends and best-practice discussions regarding our state and federal adult education programs. We will integrate the data and ideas into our continuous improvement efforts, using both Site Council and PLC time to examine and reflect on this very important information.
“In every difficult situation is potential value.
Believe this, then begin [...]
Posted in PLC Work on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, PLC, Professional Learning Community on October 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
We’re thrilled to launch our 2008-09 Professional Learning Community at NMUSD Adult School! This is our chance to 1) meet together twice a month to talk about student achievement, 2) problem-solve with our teams, 3) find out what others are doing, and 4) share what we are doing.
Specifically, our PLC focus for FY 2008-09 is best-practice curriculum delivery [...]
Posted in Adult School - NMUSD, PLC Work, Prof. Development, Professional Growth Team, tagged site-based professional development on May 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We are a community of continuous learners and leaders!
Our Professional Growth Team met on May 14 to begin planning our professional development for the 2008-09 school year. For more info on the meeting, click here.
Meeting Update
PG Team unanimously approved the 2008-2009 Proposed PD Budget.
We discussed TIMAC , nominated 3 teachers, and had an e-vote.
We elected Mandi to be [...]
Posted in PLC Work, Prof. Development, WASC - All Categories, WASC - Category A, tagged site-based professional development on May 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our NMUSD Adult School professional growth team meets today to 1) evaluate our progress towards our 2007-2008 professional development goals, 2) discuss our first draft of our 2008-2009 professional development plan, and 3) review a proposed budget to support our 2008-2009 PD plan.
High-priority action item: discuss new TIMAC component of 2008-09 PD plan – TIMAC application due date is [...]
Posted in PLC Work, tagged CCAE, Professional Learning Community, site-based professional development on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NMUSD Adult School will share our experience with site-based professional development and professional learning communities at the CCAE State Conference 2008 in San Diego, May 1-3, 2008.
Lead administrator Martha Rankin will present “Forming a PLC, Transforming our Adult Ed World” on Saturday, May 3rd, at 11:15am-12:15pm.
Presentation Abstract:
How do you develop and sustain a learning community in an adult [...]
Posted in ESL, PLC Work, tagged ESL Beginning Low project on April 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the last PLC meeting, our Beg. Lit and Low teachers at our BESST-evening site came up with a great a culminating group project. Their students will make a Moving on Up movie that introduces beginning literacy students to the beginning low level. This project capitalizes on the power of project based learning. It gives students a [...]
Posted in PLC Meeting Minutes, PLC Work, tagged professional learning communities, Professional Learning Community on March 19, 2008 | 93 Comments »
We need one common spot to store our NMUSD Adult School professional learning community meeting minutes. This post will be our spot. You can easily find this post again by clicking on PLC Meeting Minutes under Categories on the right-hand column of this website. Now our PLC meeting minutes will be 1) easy to find, [...]
Posted in PLC Work, tagged professional learning communities, site-based professional development on March 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our professional learning community (PLC) teams meet twice a month for 40 minutes of collaboration time. They analyze data, evaluate progress, and share best practices. For specific ideas on how we spend our time, please click on the following document:
PLC Wrap Session Ideas.
Posted in PLC Work on March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The BESST-Center evening teachers met again last night in their PLC teams. Read on for their meeting minutes.
Posted in PLC Work, Site Council, WASC - All Categories, WASC - Category A, tagged collaboration, PLC on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our BESST-evening staff met last night for their first Team Huddle. The purpose of this 10-minute Team Huddle is to 1) improve communication, 2) share and celebrate successes, and 3) identify and address any areas of improvement.
In last night’s 10-minute Team Huddle, we 1) briefly reviewed upcoming events in March/April, 2) spotlighted 5 best-practices from previous week and 3) [...]
Posted in PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, ESL, professional learning communities on March 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Our BESST-Center Evening ESL Teachers met in their PLC teams on February 27, 2007. Read on for their posted meeting minutes. Lead on!
Posted in PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, DuFour, professional learning communities on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our NMUSD Adult School ESL professional learning community (PLC) teams are meeting biweekly to dig into three crucial questions this year. Read on to learn 1) what the questions are, 2) how we ask and answer them and 3) how they help us build our capacity to improve student learning. Read on. Lead on!
Posted in PLC Work, Prof. Development, tagged Adult Education, DuFour, staff development on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As we reflect on the agenda for our March 5th staff development training, we ask ourselves a crucial question, “Is this training the kind of professional development that builds teacher capacity and sustains improvement?”
To find our answer, we continue asking…specifically “du four” questions from Rick DuFour:
Does the professional development increase the staff’s collective capacity to achieve the [...]
Posted in PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, Professional Learning Community on February 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
We are building a professional learning community.
Read on to learn WHY and HOW we are doing it.
Click on PowerPoints, documents and links to see exactly WHAT we are doing…and WITH WHAT.
Press on by sharing your thoughts, questions and ideas. You are the essential “WITH WHOM.”
Posted in PLC Work, tagged PLC Work, Prof. Development, Web 2.0 on February 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I have heard of School 2.0. And Classroom 2.0. Even Teacher 2.0. There’s Community 2.0. And e-Learning Community 2.0. Hey, just found Human Race 2.0.
These new monikers, of course, spin off the term Web 2.0, coined by Tim O’Reilley (et al.) to describe the second phase of the Internet — one which captures and capitalizes on collaboration, community, and collective creativity.
But I have [...]
Posted in Assessments, ESL, PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, Assessments, ESL, level placement on January 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In our adult ESL program, we use a variety of assessments to evaluate student learning. During the last week of the semester, our teachers and ESL students work together to review these assessments and jointly determine whether the students have met the exit criteria for their levels.
In this article, you can read about our next-level placement [...]
Posted in PLC Work, Tech Tips, tagged Adult Education, adult learner persistence, setting goals, teacher tools, templates on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Are you looking for some time-saving tips to add to your bag o’ instructional tricks? Read on to find…teacher tools and templates…with the adult learner in mind.
Posted in PLC Work, Prof. Development, Tech-Enhanced Inst., tagged Adult Education, OTAN, Professional Learning Community, video tutorials on January 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This weekend I met with the Professional Development Center managers at a CALPRO meeting up in the Bay Area. We discussed the need to expand professional growth opportunities for our virtual learning community in adult education. We acknowledge how difficult it is for adult educators to regularly attend workshops due to busy and divergent schedules. One way to address [...]
Posted in PLC Work, Tech-Enhanced Inst., tagged Adult Education, NMUSD Adult School, PLC Work, professional growth plan, Tech-Enhanced Inst. on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are two major movements surging concurrently in education today that I believe will have significant impacts on transforming our adult education world:
professional learning communities
technology-enhanced instruction
Independently, each movement is a powerful force for educational reform. But, working interdependently, these two movements can transcend the present challenges of our day – empowering our learning communities and transforming our world. Read on [...]
Posted in PLC Work, Prof. Development, tagged Adult Education, continuous improvement, NMUSD Adult School, professional growth plan on December 6, 2007 | 3 Comments »
At NMUSD Adult School, our professional growth team looks through a 4-D lens when we examine our professional growth plan: Design. Do. Discuss. Develop anew. Learn how we use “virtual meetings” to constantly develop our plan. Read on. Lead on.
Posted in PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, NMUSD Adult School, professional growth plan, Professional Learning Community on November 29, 2007 | 12 Comments »
At NMUSD Adult School, we believe in Paulo Freire’s vision of education…
Posted in Curriculum, ESL, PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, ESL Course Outlines, NMUSD Adult School, Professional Learning Community on November 29, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Our curriculum planning team (8 teachers, 3 administrators) just approved NMUSD Adult School’s new ESL course outlines. Read on to learn about our revision and adoption process. More importantly, read on to learn how these course outlines are becoming essential tools for our teachers as we pursue our PLC goal of improving student learning. Read on. Lead [...]
Posted in PLC Work, Prof. Development, tagged Adult Education, NMUSD Adult School, peer mentors, PLC, professional development plan, Professional Growth Team, Professional Learning Community on October 8, 2007 | 16 Comments »
How can a professional growth plan help grow a professional learning community? Read on to see how NMUSD Adult School fashions a professional growth plan to empower our professional learning community. Read on. Lead on!
Posted in PLC Work, tagged Adult Education, NMUSD Adult School, PLC, Professional Learning Community, Tech-Enhanced Inst. on October 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Before we blogged and PLC’d, we replied all in email. With 17 sites, 40+ instructional staff, and morning, afternoon, and evening classes both weekdays and weekends, here’s one way we stay connected at NMUSD Adult School. Read on. Lead on!
Posted in PLC Work, tagged adult learners, best practices, PLC, Professional Learning Community on October 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
By Martha Rankin
Adult Education matters!
So here’s a new professional-learning-community blog focused on the matters of adult education. We share to impart, impact, improve and empower! Read on. Lead on!
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