Goal: To increase the amount of communication between staff of different grade levels.
Objectives and Outcomes:
1. To improve collaborative learning among colleagues.
2. To improve faculty meeting time restraints.
3. To improve vertical teaming among colleagues.
Activities designed to achieve the objectives:
1. First, a social networking account will be created for teachers to share with one another. Each teacher will set up an account to be active in the discussion.
2. Each grade will pick a book to study together. Learning will be shared on the blog. Teachers should interact with each other discussing the learning that was shared.
3. A separate page will be created on the networking site to address vertical teaming questions. Teachers will be given the opportunity to ask questions of different grade levels, or to share what might or might not be working.
Resources/Research needed for data gathering:
1. Educational social networking site approved by the district technology office.
2. Accounts for all Crockett staff.
3. Books for book study program.
4. A faculty meeting to inform the staff of the program and expectations, and directions on how to share.
5. Survey for the staff so that we may receive input on how the program has helped communication.
Timeline
1. CIT Meeting with Book Study Blogging Proposal – July 20, 2010
2. Grade Levels decide on their book to study – August 16- 20, 2010
3. Accounts are set up for each teacher – August 2010
4. Teachers are expected to begin blogging – September 2010
5. Staff survey – December 2010
People responsible for the implementation:
1. Amanda Traylor
Process for monitoring goals and objectives:
1. All posts will be written record therefore allowing us to monitor participation and amount of vertical teaming occurring.
2. Staff survey will determine official results.
Assessment Instrument:
1. Amount of posts per grade level will be charted to get a grasp of who benefited and who did not choose to participate. Full participation is necessary to achieve ultimate vertical teaming.
