The Fish BowlProfessional Development That Works

Ben Summerton Steve Katz Korea International School

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Why are you here?

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Session Goals

• Provide insight into the success of the Fish Bowl professional development program.

• Help you to begin conceptualizing how this model can be adapted to your school.

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Components for Success

• The Fish Bowl

• EdTech consulting center

• In class implementation

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The Fish Bowl

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Korea International School

professional development works when it is needed

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...even when that is not widely recognized...!

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…and it starts with a vision

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Concept Drawinga visible, comfortable and

contemporary learning space

Location and the Space

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Technical or pedagogical?

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A program that works?

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Why we think this works.

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1. PD programs require

Leadership

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2. Understand why people attend

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3. PD must be voluntary

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4. Know the needs

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5. Consistency

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6. PD (ideally) should be during regular school hours

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20 Sessions Each Week• Monday - Friday

• 8:20 - 9:00

• 10:30 - 11:10

• 12:35 - 1:15

• 2:05 - 2:45

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Tracking Attendance

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7. PD must be marketed and this strategy needs to constantly evolve.

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8. PD is just in time (most of the time).

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9. Get feedback

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Collect data and improve.

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Conditions That Facilitated Success

• PD requires leadership and support from leadership

• PD must be voluntary

• Know the needs

• School Hours

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• Consistency

• Marketing

• Just in time

• Feedback

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Conditions That Maintain Success

What is it you want to do?

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Adapting to Your School

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Key Components

• Convenience

• Consistency

• Buy in

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Convenience

• Common times to attend during the school day

• Central, comfortable location

• Dedicated space

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Consistency

• Same goals reached for all sessions

• Except when that doesn’t meet participants’ needs

• Similar session no matter who presents

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Buy In

• Support from leadership team

• Listen to teachers’ needs/Just in time learning

• Meeting an identified and understood need

• Customizing sessions

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The Fish Bowl alone is not enough

• The Fish Bowl

• EdTech consulting center

• In class implementation

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KIS EdTech 2009-2015

• Bruce Roadside 2009-2010*

• Christine Usyak 2010-2011

• Mark Page 2010-2012

• Tim Bray 2009-2014

• Steve Katz 2010-2015

• Ben Summerton 2011-2015*

• Chris Bernhardi 2012-2014

• Art Schultz 2012-2015

• Rick Mallon 2014-2015

• Amalia Kingsbury 2014-2015

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More Information

The Fish Bowl kisfishbowl.blogspot.kr/

Ben Summerton summo78@gmail.com @bensummerton

Steve Katz katz66@gmail.com @stevekatz

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