Talk:Jackie Russell's Portfolio Page

Instructor comments on your topic and instructional analysis -- Jz833665 (talk) 12:12, 23 February 2015 (EST)

Hi Jackie-

You've had a solid start of this project. Please proceed to analyze the needs/gaps of the teacher learners in this particular area (what do they know/do, and where do they fall short). You may also start to build a list a references based on which you will create your mini-course. There is a large body of research on this topic. Here's a short list of the strategies: http://www.adlit.org/article/19844/ I'm sure that you know more resources available.

Instructor comments on your objectives and task analysis -- Jz833665 (talk) 11:23, 7 April 2015 (EDT)

Hi Jackie,

For your course-level objectives: change "Learning Outcomes" to "Course Objectives" which are more specific statement about what is to be learned.

Re. your objectives: After completing this course, learners will be able to do the following:

* Describe the defining characteristics of a PLC
* Compare and contrast the benefits of developing a PLC to traditional views on improving student learning
* Conceptualize why developing and sustaining a PLC works to improve teacher practice
* Hypothesize the level of success present teams relative to the learner could have developing and sustaining a PLC given current attitudes and ideas about improving student learning

The last objective is not so clear to me. Why "hypothesize?" Is this objective about planning PLC activities to address specific needs of improving student learning? I think you do need an objective focusing on planning and implementing PLC activities.