Meetings
LFNTX January 17th @ Birdville ISD
Happy 2020 Learning Forward North Texas! We look forward to seeing everyone next week. Please click on the following link to check out the agenda and info for next week. We will carve out some time first thing for people to share about their experience from St. Louis in December! If you want to bring any cool artifacts from any sessions to show off, please do. Have a fabulous weekend and we will see you soon!
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November 15, 2019
Host: Keller ISD
Keller ISD Administration Building
350 W. Keller Pkwy, Keller TX 76248
Morning session will be collaborative time in one of the focus areas we have agreed to work on as a team this year:
– Alternative Forms of PL
– Leadership Development
– Measuring Impact of PL
– Micro-credentials/Badging
– New Teacher Induction
– Professional Learning for Support Staff
In our afternoon session we will be exploring the many opportunities that Keller ISD has implemented to grow teacher leaders in the classroom. During our interactive carousel you will have the chance to learn about each of these and share ideas from your own districts.
We look forward to seeing you in November!
Professional Learning as Exchange Credit Survey
Little Elm ISD is seeking information regarding exchange credit practices and would love for each district to complete the short PROFESSIONAL LEARNING as EXCHANGE survey. Survey responses are published in our collaborative folder. Thank you to those who were at the meeting on Friday and already completed the survey!
Learning Forward Workshop Opportunities
Open enrollment opportunities with Learning Forward Texas Workshops – click the link for more information. Registration is $200.
Tips 1 -Oct. 25 Wylie ISD https://cvent.me/ExxGD
Our current professional culture indicates that everyone is a professional learning facilitator. From the classroom teacher to the principal, from the campus coach to the secretary, or from the central office to the crossing guard, everyone is a leader in professional learning. The purpose of this highly interactive module is to examine the attributes of results-driven professional learning while practicing tips and tools for engaging the adult learner.
Tips 2 – Nov. 11 Mesquite ISD https://cvent.me/mq4P0a
An effective facilitator of professional learning represents more than one who can train others on a number of topics or deliver a program with the stated goal of “filling time”. This module is a follow-up to Tips, Tools and Techniques for Professional Learning I. The purpose of this one-day module is to provide additional processes that are research-based, learner-centered, and enable the learning leader to increase their skills and knowledge to promote effective professional learning for all educators.
Cultivating Leadership – Nov. 1 HEB ISD https://cvent.me/GV85PW
Collaboration is said to be an essential skill in the process of continuous improvement. Yet most education leaders have received little training to lead, manage and facilitate collaborative processes. High-functioning collaborative teams are key to increasing student achievement. In order to lead these adult learners, the critical skill of facilitation is a MUST! Join us for a full day of learning as you experience strategies and structures equipping you to lead collaborative processes that positively impact student success.
Contact Terri Iles if you have questions edlearningforwardtexas@gmail.com 512.266.3086, ext. 1
Update for LFNTX @ Dallas
Happy Tuesday Everyone! Below is information on what will be covered in the afternoon session this Friday, October 25, 2019. We hope to see you there! The learning experience in the afternoon will be interactive and full of opportunities to apply, reflect and connect around the following topic:
How Dallas ISD is designing a Professional Learning System to advance 1) a racial equity mindset and culture, 2) the delivery of high quality professional development by professional developers, and 3) the development and implementation of coherent ecosystems of learning. We will be highlighting the Dallas ISD 5-Year Racial Equity Professional Learning Plan along with the PD4PD and #iDigLearning Initiatives as two (2) specific examples of our emerging system. Also, participants will leave the session with a digital toolkit supporting further exploration and application of each topic.
October 25, 2019 Dallas ISD
Here’s the update on the LFNTX meeting location in Dallas on October 25.
Dallas Education Center
9400 North Central Expressway, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75231
Dallas, TX 75231
Main Information Line 972.925.3700
You will have to sign in at the front desk and take the elevator to the 3rd floor.
9:00 am – 11:30 am: Collaborative/Critical Friend/Problem of Practice Groups
1:00 pm-3:00 pm: DISD
The learning experience in the afternoon will be interactive and full of opportunities to apply, reflect and connect around the following topic:
How Dallas ISD is designing a Professional Learning System to advance 1) a racial equity mindset and culture, 2) the delivery of high quality professional development by professional developers, and 3) the development and implementation of coherent ecosystems of learning. We will be highlighting the Dallas ISD 5-Year Racial Equity Professional Learning Plan along with the PD4PD and #iDigLearning Initiatives as two (2) specific examples of our emerging system. Also, participants will leave the session with a digital toolkit supporting further exploration and application of each topic.
First Meeting this Friday!
Our first meeting is finally here. Please Join us this Friday!
9:00-11:30 am: Collaborative/Critical Friend/Problem of Practice Groups
FWISD Professional Learning & Instructional Services is excited to be hosting the LFNTX! We will meet at:
FWISD Professional Development Center (PDC) 3150 McCart, FW 76110 in Room 108.
1pm-3pm: FWISD “The Domino Effect”
We are planning a comprehensive overview of the Learning Designs with follow-up data from participants and presenters who engaged in the professional learning designs along with supporting student data. There will be engaging hands-on activities that will illustrate “the Domino Effect” of professional learning over a three year period.
Please join us in the collaboration and the learning. If you bring a friend that has not been to a meeting, you and your guest will receive a welcome gift.
LFNTX 2019-2020
We are excited to publish our 2019-2020 Meeting Schedule! Please mark your calendars now, and plan to join us as we connect, collaborate, learn, and lead together!
- September 13th: Fort Worth ISD
- October 25th: Dallas ISD
- November 15th: Keller ISD
- January 17th: Birdville ISD
- February 28th: Plano ISD
- April 17th: Mesquite ISD
- May 15th: Richardson ISD
Meeting Times:
- 9:00-11:30am: Collaborative/Critical Friend Groups
- We would love to have you join us as we work on projects, give/get feedback, and collaborate on topics that are set by the group in attendance.
- 1pm-3pm: LFNTX Meetings
- Our regular meetings feature best practices in professional learning, facilitation, and feedback.
2019-20 Topics:
To provide our host districts with a little direction as they plan the facilitated learning portion of our day, please complete the survey below to indicate your district needs/interest.
Prior to each meeting we will post updated information, RSVP links, topics and directions. Sign-up for updates, or check back for more information!
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