Where+Challenges+Meet+Solutions

=What challenges are you experiencing? How do you overcome them? = Data collected during Coaches Boot Camp 2010 - Team Magnolia B

=Professional Development =
 * Provide summer workshops
 * Quick simple tutorials during informal training time
 * PD should be an ongoing process: 1. planning, 2. design, 3. reflection
 * Student helpers for teachers
 * Teachers/admin showcase good examples of tech integration and PBL
 * Use substitutes to meet in smaller groups
 * Increase collaboration between teachers, possibly online

= = =Administration Issues =
 * Professional Development **
 * Invite Board, Administration to be the "audience"
 * Project presentations for everyone (Board, students, etc) like a "Fair"
 * Board should see projects (presented during Board meeting)
 * Virtual presentation for Board (guests)
 * Administrators should get similar professional development
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ISTE standards


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Incentive and Appreciation **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Faculty-nominated awards


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accountability **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Accountability of teachers (use technology, techniques - PBL)


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lack of vision - need a district vision
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Admin buy-in could be tied to their use of technology
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teachers on committee to "unblock" sites

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TIME to Plan/Collaborate = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Virtual Coaching**: Create professional development or collaboration time online <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a. Create a district wiki with subsections for departments, grade levels, buildings, etc... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 1. Tutorials for applications <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 2. Plethora of lesson plans in varying content

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Professional Learning Communities**: Common meeting place and time for teachers to have PD on PBL and technology integrated lessons and sharing best practices <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> a. Internally- Common planning time within departments, PD during school day w/o students <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> b. Externally- Summers, listservs, consortium

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Student Tech Support Team**: Assist with teacher/student issues and questions

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Efficient Use of Time through Innovative Scheduling**: Implement block scheduling that provides more time to implement PBL and tech integration projects. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">