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Review your post from our Reflecting Forward activity in October
 * Reflecting Forward, January 2014**
 * Consider the responses you posted to each question...
 * How did your actions, language and priorities support your vision/mission as an Early Adopter iCoach (aka your destination postcard)? I am still a Jane of All Trades in that I don't say no to anyone who asks for my help. This has gone a long way in helping me build relationships with people on my campus. This year I think more people see that they can trust me. More people are asking for my help which makes me very happy. I am dedicated to the intervention classrooms and have been working collaboratively with those teachers to create lessons, assess student needs/progress, and intentionally plan for all students' success. The intervention teachers are creative and motivated to succeed; we are all benefiting from our association.
 * In what ways did they dilute your efforts? Rather than diluting my efforts, I would say that they have focused my efforts.
 * What goal will you set for yourself to act toward in the next four weeks? An important goal will be to continue to facilitate/focus the instructional practices of the intervention teachers as we near the official testing season.
 * How will you measure your achievement? I will do this by monitoring the growth/success of both the teachers and the students in the intervention groups.
 * What specific strategies will you use to keep your own "optimism and hope alive"? This will be easy because I really enjoy both the teachers and the students with whom I'm working (in the intervention groups). We(teachers) are enjoying the creative process involved in the planning and we are enjoying interacting with the students and watching their progress.
 * Reflect on the goal you set for yourself...
 * How is that goal evident in your every day actions, language and priorities? It is consuming a lot of my time/energy, so I am constantly thinking about it/talking with the teachers/ working with the students.
 * What have you been able to achieve, given your efforts? A closer relationship with the teachers; hands-on learning/teaching with students.
 * What specific strategies have you used to keep your own "optimism and hope" alive (Developing A Positive Mindset)? I enjoy what I'm doing so much that it is not difficult to keep a positive mindset!
 * In what areas would you find additional support helpful? More info/experience with online learning environments for the students in these intervention groups. Ways to use online resources to support our interventional strategies.
 * How will you continue to "seek the small wins" and "illuminate the bright spots"? It's what I try to do each day!


 * How did your actions, language and priorities support your vision/mission as an Early Adopter iCoach (aka your destination postcard)? My actions, language and priorities have been about tyring to remain positive and do everything I can to fulfill needs of administration/teachers/students dictated by the opening-of-school year machine. I haven't really had many opportunities to get into the sphere of my destination postcard goals. That said, I hope all the things I've been doing are helping to build and support positive relationships with staff and students.


 * In what ways did they dilute your efforts? I would not say that they diluted my efforts, rather that they became my reality for the first few weeks. The dictates of the beginning-of-year requirements grabbed my focus.
 * What goal will you set for yourself to act toward in the next four weeks? My overarching goal is and will remain to be a source of support and resources to those with whom I work. I want to be flexible enough to move in and out of different work streams.Also, figuring out how to get into teachers' classrooms on a more regular basis.
 * How will you measure your achievement? The measurement will be based on anecdotal information, opportunities that are presented to me that hopefully will show that my efforts are appreciated and helpful.
 * What specific strategies will you use to keep your //__own__// "optimism and hope alive"? I will be sure to recharge my batteries by spending time with positive people for one thing. I will seek out opportunities for professional growth that will enhance my role as an EA I-Coach.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =**My Destination Postcard**=



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 * Name ** :Dianne Gebhardt
 * Role: **


 * Campus ** :

// __Focus Question: Will teachers be willing/comfortable talking with me about innovative instructional planning?__ //
 * Focus Question **: //d raft a focus qu //
 * // __What is their view of my instructional role at our campus?__ //
 * // __What would their definition of innovative instructional planning be/look like?__ //
 * // __Do they want to be a part of innovative planning in their own classrooms?__ //
 * // __What resources will we need to take along with us on the journey?__ //

// __des__ //// __cription your team crafted__ - please be prepared to revise these throughout our journey //

**Resources**: //s// // earch for existing resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) that will help you address your sub questions - please be sure to tag (PL + EA) and add them to our [|Diigo] // >


 * Leading Learning **

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 * PL Activity 1:
 * How will you communicate the efforts of your teachers (EA and other)? ( // illuminating the bright spots // - blog, wiki, Twitter, etc.)
 * How will you encourage, manage and support sign-ups for in-class support and/or planning time (iCal, Google Calendar, etc.)
 * How will you maintain consistent and transparent communication with your building administrators?
 * How will you leverage your communication tools to bridge the efforts of EA teachers with those of non-EA teachers?
 * ===== PL Activity 2: =====
 * 1) Individually, design a teacher resource, activity, or mini-challenge to test-drive in the next month.
 * 2) Post to our Professional Learning activity
 * 3) Gather feedback from team - adjust, modify, tweak
 * 4) Try out resource, activity, or mini-challenge during the month(s), documenting plan, process, execution and reflection and collecting artifacts from teachers engagement.
 * PL Activity 3:
 * "First 5 Weeks" - Using CSI thinking routine, paint a clear picture of your reality
 * How did your actions, language and priorities support your vision/mission as an Early Adopter iCoach (aka //your destination postcard//)?
 * In what ways did your they dilute your efforts?
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