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Monday, August 04, 2008

Material from Dennis King's Presentations

All of the material Dr. Dennis King shared with us during Monday’s inservice is available for download:

Critical Questions for Teams

Definition of Collaboration

Developing SMART Goals

PLC Definition of Terms

Keynote

Afternoon Session With Lead Teachers


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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Welcome, Dr. Dennis King


The keynote speaker for our August 4 inservice program will be Dr. Dennis King. Dr. King is Assistant Superintendent of School Improvement for Blue Valley School District in Overland Park, Kansas. You may view Dennis King's biography by clicking here.

The topic of Dr. King's keynote will be Professional Learning Communities. In an Education World article by Linda Starr, the author defines the "PLC" this way: Professional learning communities are teams of educators systematically working together to improve teaching practice and student learning. Research suggests that such learning communities are characterized by:
  • supportive and shared leadership
  • shared values and vision
  • collective responsibility for pupils learning
  • the promotion of personal reflection and team collaboration
  • supportive physical and personal conditions
We look forward to having Dennis King with us on August 4th.

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