PLC PD November 9, 2022

PLC

“Collaboration for Career & Technical Education” November 9, 2022

Professional Development

with

Dr. Chris Merrill

and

Rod McQuality

PLC

“ Collaboration for Career & Technical Education ”

75-minute Session Participant Edition

At the conclusion of this professional teaching and learning workshop, participants will be able to: • Distinguish key components of a successful PLC • Understand key components of the text, “ Collaboration for Career & Technical Education ”

Materials you will need: •

Access to: Jamboard.google.com https://jamboard.google.com/d/1QJOdWF34pljuwAvX5oU8RVKTSkd3AKVebyE9_ OxebVE/edit?usp=sharing • Zoom Link for session: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/95034374417

Duration

What

Who

Description

5

Welcome: Intro and review from last year

Rod & Chris

We will provide our backgrounds, agenda and have participants enter name and discipline in chat box

3

Engage

Rod & Chris

View video: Introducing Professional Learning Communities at Gateway High School

7-8

Explore

Rod & Chris

In Breakout rooms: Based on your discipline and school, what do you believe are successful characteristics of a PLC? Enter characteristics on Jamboard page

Jamboard

5

Explain Explain

Chris Chris

Discuss entries on Jamboard

10

What should a PLC be doing? 3 Strong points

10

Explore II

Rod & Chris

In Breakout Rooms: Focusing on the 3 Strong points, how can these 3 keys of a PLC be addressed within your CTE area and school? Would any barriers exist in reaching key components of a PLC Reflect on characteristics and barriers on Jamboard pages Overview of the text, “ Collaboration for Career & Technical Education ” , that we will use as our resource for upcoming PD. From the presentation on our text, has any other questions or ideas come to mind that we should address in future sessions? Next session will focus on the content in chapters 2-3

Jamboard (page 2 & 3)

5-7

Explore II

Chris Chris

15

Explain

5

Elaborate

Chris

5

Next Steps

Chris

Paul C. Farmer is an experienced practitioner who started in education as a career and technical education (CTE) teacher. He has experience in multiple locations of a school system, including classroom, school building, and central office levels. As principal of Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Paul was one of the first principals in Fairfax County, Virginia, to build a PLC that yielded sustained growth in academics. He now consults with educators at every level, from classroom teachers to systemwide leaders, helping them develop and sustain PLCs. His presentations include hands-on activities and practical applications that demonstrate how to build a collaborative culture and a learning-centered environment. Paul inspires participants by highlighting success stories and lessons learned on his own PLC journeys.

Although Paul began his educational career in the classroom, he was soon promoted to a team leader, guiding efforts to support underachieving students. That position led him to become a department chair, central office teacher specialist, curriculum writer, and staff developer. He later accepted a position as assistant principal of a 3,000-student high school in Maryland’s Montgomery County Public School System and later moved to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). While working in FCPS, the deputy superintendent selected Paul to be the project director of instructional technology integration. In that capacity, Paul worked with all grade levels and directed a districtwide project to build an online curriculum repository with links to assessment questions and assessments designed to improve student performance on Virginia’s high-stakes tests. Paul is co-author of Collaboration for Career & Technical Education: Teamwork Beyond the Core Content Areas in a PLC, one of the first books focused on combining CTE and PLC. His book provides details on how to find commonality among singleton teachers in CTE and how to function as a collaborative team focused on the aspects of a PLC. He has also coauthored How to Help Your School Thrive Without Breaking the Bank and Dealing With the Tough Stuff: Practical Solutions for School Administrators.

Wendy Custable is currently the Director of the Applied Arts and Technology, Engineering and Computer Sciences divisions at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. She has a background in technology education and holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Custable co-authored two books: Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas (2019) and Collaboration for Career & Technical Education, Teamwork Beyond the Core Content Areas in a PLC (2020).

Meet Your Facilitators Chris Merrill is a Professor of Technology and Engineering Education, as well as STEM Education and Leadership in the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. Merrill has 26.5 years of experience at the high school and university levels. In 2020, Chris was named the Association for Career and Technical Education National Teacher Educator of the Year. Before becoming a high school teacher, Merrill was a cabinetmaker.

Rod McQuality is a retired Illinois School Administrator. Since retirement, Rod has taught undergraduate and graduate students in the education department at Concordia University Chicago and the University of Illinois Springfield. In addition, Rod has served as Project Director for two different CTE grant projects for the Illinois State Board of Education. Rod has over 40 years of education experience in the public school classroom, serving as a school administrator and teaching at the college level.

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with

Nance Budde

Dr. Brad Christensen

Gary Cotie

Rod McQuality

Dr. Chris Merrill

Amy Ponce

April Suter

Betsy Westergreen

Topics for Professional Development (click on highlighted topics for specific agendas)

• Recruiting and Retaining CTE Students • Making My Move-Engaging Your Students • Intro to 5E Structure • Tech Tools -multiple sessions with different tech tools being highlighted • Just How Smart are They? (Student Assessment) • Discover the Impact of CHSI (Celebrating High School Innovators)

• Recruit, Retain, Reenergize the Lemonade Stand • Roundtable discussions with teachers from each content area (Health/Science; Business/Arts Communications/Information Technology; FACS/Human and Public Services; Tech; Counselors; Agriculture) • Best Practices of PLC’s • Assessment Using Tech Tools • Numeracy, Literacy and Employability

• NEW sessions based upon individual needs

Contact Information:

Rod McQuality 217 454-8362 mcq42003@yahoo.com

Our team has presented over 70 virtual Professional Development sessions to 100’s of registered attendees.

Here are some comments from our attendees:

“ You guys were great! What a great team! Highly recommend. ”

“ I really enjoy all the workshops that ILCTE provides. I am a CTE teacher and I am always looking for PD in my area. I would be interested in anything you offer for CTE teachers. ”

“ Thanks for a great day of learning and networking! ”

“ Everything was very well planned and I enjoyed listening to the speakers. They had a wealth of knowledge! ”

“ It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it and getting to network with others. ”

97.6% of all Professional Development attendees would recommend our sessions to peers!

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