Presentation from EARCOS Leadership conference 2014.
A brief description of the professional development program the Korea International School EdTech Team created and implemented, and how it can be adapted to a variety of schools.
By Ben Summerton & Steve Katz
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Session Goals
• Provide insight into the success of the Fish Bowl professional
development program.
• Help you to begin conceptualizing how this model can be adapted
to your school.
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“We believe it’s possible to create a learning
community that assists it’s members in
achieving their individual and mutual
professional goals and needs.”
– The KIS EdTech Team
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“We believe learning communities emerge
when a culture of learning that is responsive,
collegial, student focussed and ongoing is
established.”
– The KIS EdTech Team
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The Fish Bowl: In House | Every Day | Voluntary | Just in Time
The Fish Bowl
• In house professional development
• 4 forty-minute sessions per day
• 20 sessions per week
• Voluntary attendance
• Just in time
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Components for Success
In class implementation
EdTech consulting center
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Components for Success
= Professional Development at Korea International School
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Korea International School
13. ...even when that is not
widely recognized...!
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…and it starts with a
vision
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Location and the
Space
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Concept
Drawing
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a visible,
comfortable and
contemporary
learning space
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Technical or
pedagogical?
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Part 2: Evidence
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A program that works?
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Why we think this
works.
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1. PD programs require Leadership
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2. Understand why
people attend
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3. PD must be voluntary
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4. Know the needs
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5. Consistency
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6. PD (ideally) should be
during regular school hours
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20 Sessions Each Week
• Monday - Friday
• 8:20 - 9:00
• 10:30 - 11:10
• 12:35 - 1:15
• 2:05 - 2:45
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The Fish Bowl: In House | Every Day | Voluntary | Just in Time
Tracking Attendance
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Tracking Attendance
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7. PD must be marketed and this
strategy needs to constantly evolve.
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8. PD is just in time (most of the
time).
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9. Get feedback
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10. Collect data and improve.
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Conditions That Facilitated Success
• PD requires leadership and support from leadership
• PD must be voluntary
• Know the needs
• School Hours
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Ongoing Success
• Consistency
• Marketing
• Just in time
• Feedback
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Part 3: Your School
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What is it you want to
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do?
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Adapting to Your
School
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Key Components
• Convenience
• Consistency
• Buy in
• Evolution
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Convenience
• Common times to attend during the school day
• Central, comfortable location
• Dedicated space
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Consistency
• Same goals reached for all sessions
• Except when that doesn’t meet participants’ needs
• Similar session no matter who presents
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Buy In
• Support from leadership team
• Listen to teachers’ needs/Just in time learning
• Meeting an identified and understood need
• Customizing sessions
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Evolution
• Focus on most pressing issues
• Develop teacher tech leaders
• Focus on the goal
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Scenarios
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“One Man Band”
• Common time may be multiple times (various
lunches, after school)
• Bring more people in
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“The Holdout”
• Timely discussion before the change
• Move forward without the holdout (small steps)
• Don’t renew contract?
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Division-Based Coaches
• Create a central workspace
• Meet regularly
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The Part Timers
• Report to the tech director (not principal)
• Transition to full-time positions
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Team Make Up
• Variety of strengths (subject & division)
• Beware of IT teachers
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The Fish Bowl alone is not enough
In class implementation
EdTech consulting center
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KIS EdTech 2009-2015
• Bruce Roadside 2009-2010*
• Christine Usyak 2010-2011
• Mark Page 2010-2012
• Tim Bray 2009-2014
• Steve Katz 2010-2015
• Ben Summerton 2011-2015*
• Chris Bernhardi 2012-2014
• Art Schultz 2012-2015
• Rick Mallon 2014-2015
• Amalia Kingsbury 2014-2015
*Head of department
Head of School: Steve Cathers
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More Information
The Fish Bowl kisfishbowl.blogspot.kr/
Ben Summerton summo78@gmail.com @bensummerton
Steve Katz katz66@gmail.com @stevekatz
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