http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/10/11/creating-effective-teaching-and-learning-environments-a-world-view/ Professional Learning Dialogue Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/2009/10/11/creating-effective-teaching-and-learning-environments-a-world-view/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Marsha Lay Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:47:16 +0000 http://blogs.missouristate.edu/rpdc/?p=73#comment-6 I believe the capacity for change is present in all schools. One of the biggest roadblocks for the adoption of the practices with proven success may be the school's underlying belief system governing their actions. So the question becomes not HOW to do XYZ but do our own mental models of what school should be support the WHY we must do XYZ? PD around the need for systems change is central to the success of any change initiave. Aligning the structures of our schools with our beliefs will be necessary for the capacities within schools to be mined. PD is the vehicle to assist in clarifying WHY so the WHAT can be efficiently and effectively managed. Someone one said the capacities for improvement is in the room but do we have systems that allow that to be discovered? I believe the capacity for change is present in all schools. One of the biggest roadblocks for the adoption of the practices with proven success may be the school’s underlying belief system governing their actions. So the question becomes not HOW to do XYZ but do our own mental models of what school should be support the WHY we must do XYZ? PD around the need for systems change is central to the success of any change initiave. Aligning the structures of our schools with our beliefs will be necessary for the capacities within schools to be mined. PD is the vehicle to assist in clarifying WHY so the WHAT can be efficiently and effectively managed. Someone one said the capacities for improvement is in the room but do we have systems that allow that to be discovered?

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