2.+Challenges

A system to identify the challenges of the 21st Century Teaching and Learning and the strategies to overcome them


 * Challenges**
 * Professional Development
 * Funding
 * Assessment / Data Collection
 * Administration
 * Coach Role - Teamwork & Collaboration

Outreach event to the community, presentations to school board, teacher survey to make PD more teacher driven, ongoing after school PD for teachers - their choice of topics, web based PD resources, have students voice heard with regards to technology.
 * Solutions**
 * Professional Development**
 * Release time for PD
 * Observation time for teachers to teachers observations
 * Common team planning time
 * Best practice sharing time
 * Model lessons with technology tools
 * Reflection and Collaboration time with common teams
 * Comp Time for attending PD training after school day


 * Funding**
 * Vote for officials that support education.
 * Letters (communications) to public officials.
 * Grant writers supporting coaching and technology
 * Find ways that district can save money
 * Four day school day
 * reducing cost in van, lighting, and heating buildings
 * could save monies for other resources


 * Assessment/Data Collection**
 * CFF surveys
 * Coach Log

Online resource PD, showcase student and faculty work at school board, create collaborative mission with admin
 * Admininistration**

Create teacher leaders and maybe a 21st Century Teaching and Learning Committee

Working with teachers and content area coaches
 * Coach Role - Teamwork** **& Collaboration**
 * http://futureisnow.wikispaces.com/Coaching+101**