Professional Development that works: Continuous and Ongoing Professional Learning in The Fish Bowl

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The Fish Bowl Professional Development That Works
Ben Summerton | Steve Katz
Korea International School kisfishbowl.blogspot.kr

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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.”

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“We believe in The Fish Bowl.”

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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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Success
In class implementation
EdTech consulting center
The Fish Bowl

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Success
= Professional Development at Korea International School

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Korea International School

Professional Development
works when it is needed
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...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

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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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

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
The Fish Bowl

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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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