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1. The Millwards - I Am Australian – 4.51*
2. Elvis Kernaghan - If You Love Me (Australia) – 4.41*
3. Ashleigh Dallas - Secondhand Stories – 3.58*
4. Dave Kent - Country Music – 3.17*
5. Andy Golledge - Young, Dumb & Wild – 4.00*
6. Brendan McMahon - The Devil's Nails – 3.46*
7. Craig Lloyd - Thank You Country – 3.38*
8. Catie Offerman - Ask Me To Dance (feat Hayes Carll) – 2.36
9. Justin Sutton - Drinkin' and Dreamin' – 2.45
10. Curtis Grimes - How The Hurtin' Goes – 2.48
11. Chris Chitsey - Life Is Hard, Whiskey Is Easy – 3.08
12. Scotty McCreery - Can't Pass The Bar – 2.412024-01-261h 58
La Vie CreativeEP 384: Josiah Woodson: Grammy award winning artist and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaireSend us a textBorn in Fairborn, Ohio and raised in California Josiah Woodson started his musical journey under the tutelage of his mentor Khalil Shaheed in Oakland Ca at the age of 14. Beginning in Shaheed’s own Oaktown Jazz Workshop among the now prominent musicians like Ambrose Akinmusire, Dayna Stevens, Jonathan Finlayson, and Geoffrey Countrymen, Josiah later went on to complete his undergraduate degree at the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The late founder and director Wendell Logan alongside Marcus Belgrave, Billy Hart, and Donald Byrd among other mentors helped prepare Woodson for the masters program at...2023-12-2734 min
End Zone ScoopNFL 2023 Kick-off Surprises!Dive into the latest episode of End Zone Scoop as Liz, Dayna, and Shona dissect the electrifying kick-off weekend of the 2023 NFL season. Our hosts cover it all, from the shocking end of the Chiefs’ opening weekend streak to unexpected performances by rookies and seasoned players alike.Highlights include:The narrow defeat of the Chiefs by the Lions.A look at Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill's dazzling synergy.The dominant show by the Rams against the Seahawks featured Stafford and rising rookie Puka Nacua.Analysis of the Giants' stunning 40-0 blowout by the Cowboys.A deep dive in...2023-09-1237 min
HawkBlogger: Real Hawk Talk & HB MorningsReal Hawk Talk Episode 258: The Crisscross Episode Where We Argue Against OurselvesJeff and Brian have made their draft perspectives clear for months. Now they will be asked to argue directly against their points of view in this special crisscross episode of Real Hawk Talk. Brian will explain why the team should draft a quarterback and why Anthony Richardson is good. He will argue against Will Anderson Jr. Come and see the episode you've all been waiting for.
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The Dad Joke KingMy Big Birthday Episode with Guest Dad Joke Tellers!The Dad Joke King Episode 11...Intro...This is the Real Kevin Richardson and welcome to The Dad Joke King. The home of the sometimes funny dad joke, but I wouldn't count on it. Today's show is the birthday episode, that's right this is my birthday week, so I have birthday jokes. I also have several guests today telling a joke, and as always stick around for the after show. Joke one...My wife tole me to forget about the past, you can't change it. Forget about the future, you...2022-04-0610 min
Legal Grounds | Conversations on Life, Leadership & LawLegal Grounds | Judge Bert RichardsonJudge Bert Richardson hated law school. I know because we hated it together.His life of public service began before we even graduated, interning at the DA’s office our last year at St. Mary’s.Since then he has gone on to serve as an Assistant District Attorney & Assistant U.S. Attorney. He was then appointed be a Judge on the 379th District Court before being elected to the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals in 2014Bert & I discuss what being raised in a life of service looks like, along with a sma...2020-10-1452 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 54 - Stuart Richardson (No Devotion / Lostprophets)Permanent Sunlight. Musical superman and generally beautiful human Stuart Richardson is our guest on Episode 54 of Sappenin' Podcast! Get ready for a tidal wave of emotions. The iconic Welsh bassist opens up on the fun and dark sides of his unpredictable career and personal life for the first time. Experience insights into his producing studio in Florida, updates on a possible new No Devotion record, touring the world with Thursday, his brotherhood with Geoff Rickly, opening up for My Chemical Romance at their L.A reunion show, meeting Sean for the first time, unbelievable achievements, old Welsh stories from...2019-12-061h 44
Plenty OpinionsEpisode 018: How do you get over heartbreak?Dayna (Financial Services) and Joey (Finance Compliance) discuss how we overcome disappointment when a relationship dies. Is there any shortcut to returning to the bad bitch you were before you met that waste of time ball and chain? Or, is going through the process of mourning at the end of a relationship just as important as the relationship itself? 2019-11-0553 min
Sticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksBe the Change You Seek in our Schools: A Dialogue with Dennis Sparks (Sticky Standards #34)Our guest is Dennis Sparks, who comes to this dialogue as a former high school teacher, director of an alternative high school, director of a teacher center, author, consultant, and the former Executive Director of Learning Forward. Most recently Dennis has been working as a “thinking partner” with districts on leadership development. He also writes a weekly blog.
Without Leadership, it is difficult to establish the other Standards for Professional Learning, Dennis shares the following:
The difference between “training” and professional Learning
Teaching is a process. Student learning is the outcome.
Professional development is a process. Professional...2016-05-1618 min
Common Core RadioWizardry In Kansas: Leading the Way on Common CoreKansas relabeled the Common Core Standards as part of their implementation strategy. Learn how the "Kansas Can" mindset is leading to success with the program across the state.
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Dayna Richardson’s educational career has included elementary teacher, gifted education teacher, coordinator of gifted education, director of the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas (ESSDACK), assistant superintendent for Buhler USD 313, and an adjunct instructor at five Kansas universities. Recently, she has been a Leadership Coach for Coaching For Results Global.2016-02-1100 min
The Dr. Vibe Show™THE DR. VIBE SHOW - DAYNA RICHARDSON - POP GOES THE QUESTION - OCTOBER 15 - 20152015-10-171h 02Sticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksBe a Learning Partner: A Dialogue with Marceta Reilly (Sticky Standards #33)Our guest is Marceta Reilly, who comes to this dialogue as a teacher, superintendent, leadership coach, author … always with a teacher’s heart. Plus, my friend and mentor.
Marceta selected two Standards for Professional Learning, Leadership and Implementation. The many challenges and complex changes in our schools today call for a different kind of leader. Instead of being the expert, it is important for leaders to empower and develop capacity of all educators.
Today’s leaders:
•Listen Deeply, committed listening
•Assume all educators want to do well, recognizing and celebrating their strengths
•Are curious, empow...2015-06-0423 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksTag…You’re it!! Teacher Leaders! A Dialogue with Bruce Wellman (Sticky Standards #32)Our guest is Bruce Wellman who comes to this dialogue as a former classroom teacher, a science specialist, and an amazing author, consultant, and friend to many educators….including ME!
Bruce selected the Learning Communities and Leadership standards for our podcast. What are the connections of these two standards? How do we lead the leaders of learning communities? What are the tools that support quality learning communities? GROUP development…what does it mean? Strategic interventions? For Teams? For Leaders?
What are our expectations for teacher/team leaders? How do we coach teacher/team leaders?
Specific tools/skill...2015-03-1333 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksGROWTH not GOTCHA! Designing Schools for Meaningful PL: A Dialogue with Janice Bradley (Sticky Standards #31)Our guest is Janice Bradley who comes to this dialogue as a former classroom teacher, a K-12 mathematics specialist, and an adjunct professor. She has just accepted a position at the University of Utah. Janice is a life-long learner!
HOW do we DESIGN schools for meaningful professional learning and WHY is that important? Educators are busy with many new initiatives; they get swept away on the TRAIN OF DOING and there is little time for professional learning. As Janice has worked with schools, she has found a key is the principal who advocates for professional learning by creating the ...2015-02-2627 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksOne Size Does Not Fit All: A Conversation with Pat Roy (Sticky Standards #30)Our guest is Pat Roy, who comes to this conversation as a former junior high teacher and is presently a Senior Consultant with Learning Forward’s Center for Results, working with state departments of education, districts, and schools across the United States and internationally.
Pat selected the Learning Designs standard for our podcast. The Learning Designs standard includes three components:
Apply learning theories
Select learning designs
Promote active engagement
How do we ensure that what we learn ends up changing classroom practice?
The key to student learning is effective instruction in the classroom. The KEY...2015-01-1930 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksThe Teacher As A Learner: A Conversation with Nancy Bolz (Sticky Standards #29)Our guest is Nancy Bolz, Director of Kansas and Oklahoma AdvanceEd. She comes to our conversation as a former teacher, assistant principal, school improvement specialist, and principal.
Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school. ~Kenneth Leithwood
Nancy chose the Leadership standard for our podcast. The three components:
Develop capacity for learning and leading
Advocate for professional learning
Create support systems for professional learning
What are traits of leaders who focus on continuous improvement? They create a shared vision through leadership (humility) and...2014-11-2132 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksPrincipals Bring the Standards TO LIFE in a Building: A Conversation with Frederick Brown (Sticky Standards #28)Our guest is Frederick Brown, the Deputy Executive Director with Learning Forward. He comes to this conversation as a former teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Today we are focusing on the role of building principals in our schools.
Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school. ~Kenneth Leithwood
How does a principal bring effective practices to scale in a school, creating the environment ofc ollective responsibility and shared leadership that increases student learning? The principal sets the tone and develops the culture, plus being sure the right peo...2014-09-1531 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Designs: Moving from Knowing to Doing – Looking at Student Work, A Conversation with Julie Blaine (Sticky Standards #27)Our guest is Julie Blaine, the Executive Director of the Missouri Central Regional Professional Development Center. She is also the current President of the Board of Trustees of Learning Forward.
How do we address the needs of all of our adult learners? How do we move from KNOWING to DOING? The standard Learning Designs focuses on DOING. Julie shares an example of a powerful learning design that she uses as she works with teams of teachers on writing. Working with collaborative teams that focus on DATA, they use the protocol of looking at student work. What do the team membe...2014-08-2227 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksData: How Do We KNOW Professional Learning is Changing Practice Inside Classrooms? A Conversation with René Islas (Sticky Standards #26)Our guest today is René Islas, the Director of the Center for Results at Learning Forward who has been working with Texas on a state-wide audit of professional learning.
Learning Forward’s Vision
E6 = Every Educator Engages in Effective professional
learning Every day so Every student achieves.
As we look at professional learning, how do we move from KNOWING to DOING? Data is essential. Effective professional learning has an impact on educator effectiveness and student achievement.
Texas is asking two questions.
What are the requirements for professional learning at the federal, state, and district levels...2014-08-1625 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksHow do we Build GROUPS OF THINKERS? Connecting Educator Evaluation Systems and Professional Learning: A Conversation with Toni Prickett (Sticky Standards #25)Our guest is Toni Prickett. Toni is first and foremost a TEACHER! She has taught middle and high school math, worked at an educational service center, and is presently an independent consultant, primarily working with Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools models across our country.
Today, Toni is making connections between our Educator Evaluation systems (educator growth) and professional learning, including the PL standards. We want to ask, “How does our brain work? How do we learn?” Is there cognitive dissonance? Balanced participation, what does that mean? We want EVERYONE’S thinking in the room. Collaboration means “co-labor.” Within our learning communiti...2014-08-0425 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Communities: What Do our Students Want (Need) Us to Learn? A Conversation with Steve Barkley (Sticky Standards #24)Our guest today is Steve Barkley. For the past 30 years Steve has served as a consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities, facilitating the changes necessary to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. Recently Steve has been working with Learning Forward, connecting professional learning, professional learning communities, and coaching.
Today, Steve is focusing on learning communities whose goal is increased student learning. The purpose of learning communities is increased student achievement. We must begin with goals for our PLCs, not activities, but GOALS. What is our purpose? Wha...2014-07-1129 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksWHY, HOW, WHAT is the Standards Assessment Inventory2 (SAI2): A Conversation with Steve Preston (Sticky Standards #23)Our guest today is again Steve Preston, an educational leader in Georgia and a Senior Consultant with Learning Forward’s Center for Results. Steve’s passion is professional learning, of course, Steve has been a classroom teacher, a middle school and high school principal, served as a curriculum developer and a Division Director for the Georgia Department of Education (DOE). During his leadership at the Georgia state department. Steve led the state in the early adoption of the LF Standards of Professional Learning. He is an expect on the use of the SAI2 and will share specific uses of it w...2014-05-1329 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksStandards Assessment Inventory 2 (SAI2): A Conversation with Steve Preston (Sticky Standards #22)Our guest today is Steve Preston, an educational leader in Georgia and a Senior Consultant with Learning Forward’s Center for Results. Steve’s passion is professional learning, of course! He has been a teacher, a middle school and high school principal, served as a curriculum developer and a Division Director for the Georgia Department of Education (DOE). During his leadership at the Georgia state department Steve lead the state in the early adoption of the Learning Forward’s Standards of Professional Learning. He is an expect on the use of the SAI2 and will share it with us today.2014-04-2230 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLeadership Matters: A Conversation with Tamara Konrade (Sticky Standards #21)Our guest today is Tamara Konrade, a true learner and leader. Tamara is a teacher at heart and LOVES to lead! She has had many leadership roles in Kansas, including instruction coach, principal, curriculum leader and now the Director of Professional Learning at ESSDACK, a Kansas service center.
Today Tamara focuses on the role of leadership during change and implementation of change. She believes that building relationships is at the heart of leadership. Leadership is not a title, it is an action. It is important for leaders to address both the cultural procedures and structural procedures as they go hand...2014-04-1525 min
Get It RightDayna RichardsonDayna Richardson, chair of the Kansas Learning First Alliance, talks about her organization’s role in communicating the need for new standards, deliberately taking implementation one step at a time and the value of multiple measures of success.2014-04-0400 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksProfessional Learning in Action: A Conversation with John Heim (Sticky Standards #20)Our guest today is John Heim, a true learner! John has had many leadership roles in Kansas, including superintendent and service center director. Presently John is the Executive Director of Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB).
As a leader, John shares an example of a very successful change and why it was successful. When he was superintendent many of the elementary students in the district were struggling with reading. First, the district looked at the data and asked WHY? Through many conversations with elementary educators, including building principals, they developed a plan for implementation, including the involvement of the b...2014-03-2525 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksTransforming Professional Learning! (Sticky Standards #19)Transforming Professional Learning (TPL): a multidimensional initiative focused on developing a comprehensive system of professional learning that spans the distance from the statehouse to the classroom.
Learning Forward, in partnership with CCSSO ( Council of Chief State School Officers), received funding for this initiative from three foundations: Bill and Melinda Gates, Sandler, and MetLife. The purpose of this initiative is to create a statewide comprehensive professional learning systemby aligning state policies and practices to support standards-based professional learning. Our guests today, Deborah Childs-Bowen, Vicki Duff, and Dale Hair, have been leaders in the initiative from the beginning and are exci...2014-02-2424 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksA Teacher’s Perspective: A Conversation with Karen Godfrey, President of KNEA (Sticky Standards #18)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standards from a Teacher’s Perspective, looking at IMPLEMENTATION. Our guest today is Karen Godfrey, President of Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) and Chair-elect of Kansas Learning First Alliance (KLFA).
Implementation: Why is it a challenge to implement a change in our schools? Something has to end before we start something new. The space between the old and the new is hard, the transition is messy. One challenge is keeping everyone on the same page, recognizing that different folks are at different places in the process. Each person wants validation...2014-02-1324 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksA State Perspective: A Conversation with Dr. Diane DeBacker, Kansas Commissioner of Education (Sticky Standards #17)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standards from a State Perspective. Our guest today is Dr. Diane DeBacker, Kansas Commissioner of Education. Diane is a learning leader for all Kansas educators.
Leaders in our schools understand that if we want our teachers to be their very best then educators are learning too, just like our students are learning. What has made the biggest impact for Kansas educators for long-term change? Consistency in what districts are providing educators during professional learning time. One-shot workshops might feel good, but they do not improve student achievement. With the adoption...2014-02-0326 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Designs: A Conversation with Jill Lachenmayr (Sticky Standards #16)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standard Learning Designs. Our guest today is Jill Lachnmeyr, Assistant Superintendent for Academic Affairs for the Andover school district and President of Learning Forward Kansas. Jill is a LEARNER.
The three bigs ideas around the standard Learning Designs are applying learning theories, research, and models, selecting learning design, and promoting active engagement.
“Know your intentions and choose congruent behaviors.” This quote guides Jill’s work in her district. Focusing on their goals, they ask what are the BEST learning designs and strategies. The district has established a long-term co...2014-01-2823 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Communities: A Conversation with Cindy Couchman (Sticky Standards #15)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standard LEARNING COMMUNITIES. Our guest today is Cindy Couchman, high school math teacher, Kansas Teacher of the Year in 2009, National Board Certified Teacher, and the recipient of many other honors. Cindy is a constant learner, and my friend!
Cindy and her high school math team began implementing a professional learning community using the Rick DuFour model. (What do you want the students to learn? How are you teaching it? How will you know they learn it? What do you do differently if they didn’t learn it?) From the beginning, th...2014-01-1322 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLeadership: A Conversation with Mike Berblinger (Sticky Standards #14)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standard LEADERSHIP. Our guest today is Mike Berblinger, high school principal, recent Kansas Secondary Principal of the Year, the new superintendent with Buhler USD 313, and my friend!
How does a leader facilitate change? In Jim Collin’s book, Good to Great, he describes great leaders as those who look out the window, not in the rear view mirror. Get to know people and support their learning…..developing capacity for self and others.
As we look through the lens of Professional Learning, we see that SUPPORTING teacher leadership is key when mov...2013-12-2321 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksTime As Resource: A Conversation with Joellen Killion (Sticky Standards #13)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standards by examining the beliefs and principles of educators around TIME. Our guest today is Joellen Killion, author, presenter, and Senior Advisor for Learning Forward.
The standard of Resources includes TIME. Some might say that time is a matter of money. How do we invest our dollars. Joellen states, “This is what I know about time: there is never enough of it, it a non-renewable resource. When it is gone, it is gone. What all of that says to educators, we have to be savy about how we use TIME.” W...2013-12-1222 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksA Conversation with Stephanie Hirsh (Sticky Standards Episode #12)This episode explores Learning Forward’s Professional Learning Standards by examining the beliefs and principles of educators around change. Our guest today is Stephanie Hirsh, author, presenter, and Executive Director of Learning Forward.
People support the principles of professional learning for ALL educators, yet actions are not always aligned with those principles and beliefs. The kinds of changes called for in the PL standards are very challenging. Michael Fullan talks about the power of inertia, even when we make a change we can be drawn back into the day by day work. It is a challenge to make t...2013-12-0423 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksGratitude (Sticky Standards Special)Friends, family, and colleagues,
There is nothing more inspiring than a room full of great teachers who KNOW they MAKE A DIFFERENCE, both with their students and their colleagues!! The annual Kansas Teacher of the Year Banquet is such a gathering, as teachers SHINE!!
ENJOY this video of the celebration in Wichita.
http://goo.gl/H7167M
I’m so grateful to have worked with so many GREAT teachers….and continue to do so. I’m blessed!!
‘Tis the Season…..Makes my heart smile!
~Dayna
stickystand...2013-11-2623 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Communities: A Conversation with Shirley Hord (Sticky Standards #11)Episode #11 explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on the first standard – Learning Communities. Our guest today is Shirley Hord, author, researcher, presenter, Scholar Laureate for Learning Forward, a master educator, and an inspiration for many, including me!
Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to:
•Engaging in Continuous Improvement
•Developing Collective Responsibility
•Creating Alignment and Accountability
The purpose of learning communities is the continuous learning of our educators. There are many definitions but THE definition, that is supported by research, is th...2013-11-2026 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksImplementation: A Conversation With Shirley Hord (Sticky Standards #10)Episode #10 explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on Implementation. Our guest today is Shirley Hord, author, researcher, presenter, Scholar Laureate for Learning Forward, a master educator and an inspiration for many, including me!
Three Big Ideas:
•Apply Change Research
•Sustain Implementation
•Provide Constructive Feedback
Implementation = CHANGE OVER TIME! It happens in the classroom/building/district.
Change requires attention, up to 3-4-5 years, for full implementation in classrooms. Is the learning being transferred into the classroom? Monitoring/checking on progress is critical. Everyone (97%) needs support.
A building leader...2013-11-1126 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksOutcomes: Overview (Sticky Standards #9)This episode focuses on Outcomes.
There are many educational standards – leadership standards, teacher standards, teacher leader standards and student standards, to name four.
One of the big ideas around outcomes is coherence, professional learning that builds on what educators have already learned. Making the connections from what we know/do (Prior Knowledge) to what we want to learn is essential. Simply, what do we already know and let’s build on that knowledge/skills!!
What is our purpose? Without clear outcomes there is misalignment. Once we are on the same page, we will more for...2013-11-0410 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksImplementation: Overview (Sticky Standards #8)This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on Implementation.
Implementation = CHANGE OVER TIME! It happens in the classroom/building/district.
Effective Feedback – clear, nonjudgmental communication based on evidence, commitment to continuous improvement and shared goals, and trusting, respectful relationships between those giving and receiving feedback. Feedback accelerates change.
Apply Change Research – What does the research say about CHANGE? Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is a research based model that was established in the 80s and is still very helpful as all of us are addressing changes – moving from Current Practice to New Practic...2013-10-3012 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Designs: Overview (Sticky Standards #7)This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on Learning Designs.
There are many factors as we select a learning design:
the goals of the learning
characteristics of the learners
their comfort with the learning process and one another
their familiarity with the content
the magnitude of the expected change
educators’ work environment
resources available to support learning
Models have many common components: active engagement, modeling, reflection, metacognition, application, feedback, ongoing support, and formative and summative assessment, that support change in knowledge, skills, dispositions, and practice.
As we choose a learn...2013-10-2515 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksData: Overview (Sticky Standards #6)This episode explores the PL standard DATA! Data driven dialogue results in learner focused conversations. Bruce Wellman’s book, Data Driven Dialogue, shares a structure for this dialogue. The Collaborative Learning Cycle
Activating and Engaging
Exploring and Discovering
Organizing and Integrating.
Several wonderful quotes were shared. ENJOY!! Our question, “What will have the greatest impact on teacher effectiveness and results for all students?”
Sticky Standards2013-10-2114 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksResources: Overview (Sticky Standards #5)This episode explores the PL standard RESOURCES!
What are resources? Resources include staff, materials, technology, time and money.
Many educators wonder how do we find TIME? It depends on our PURPOSE. What is it we want to learn? Then, plan backward. Finding time requires collaboration and clear expectations. Some folks take more time than others to learn a new skill. Using the idea of the BRIDGE of change…some folks take baby steps while others RUN across the bridge. We want to support all of them. In addition to time, PEOPLE are a huge resource. How can we...2013-10-1414 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLeadership: Overview (Sticky Standards #4)This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on LEADERSHIP.
LEADERSHIP: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and all student results requires skillful leaders who:
Develop Capacity for Learning and Leading,
Advocate for Professional Learning, and
Create Support Systems and Structures
Kenneth Leithwood states,
Leadership is second only to classroom instruction among all school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school.
DuFour and Marzano state,
Creating a PLC will always require a collective effort, but the fate of that effort will depend to a large extent on...2013-10-1011 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksLearning Communities: Overview (Sticky Standards #3)Learning Communities: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students occurs within learning communities committed to:
Engaging in Continuous Improvement,
Developing Collective Responsibility, and
Creating Alignment and Accountability
This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards, focusing on the first standard – Learning Communities.
In learning communities, according to Roland Barth, the actions of educators include:
Talking with one another about our practices
Sharing our craft knowledge
Observing one another while we are engaged in our practice
ROOTING for one another’s success
Hord and Sommers share, “As a learning...2013-10-0213 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksProfessional Learning Standards: Overview (Sticky Standards #2)This episode gives an overview of Learning Forward’s PL Standards. It begins by thinking about the word standard. What is a standard? Why do we want standards? What are examples of standards in every day life?
A standard is a “what,” the benchmark. It is what it looks like when it is done well.
There are seven standards. ALL 7 standards must be in place for change to happen. What if any of the standards are missing? Dayna will share what happens in schools when standards are missing.
As Learning Forward shares, in addition to t...2013-09-2521 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksProfessional Learning Standards: Introduction (Sticky Standards #1)This episode explores Learning Forward’s new Professional Learning Standards: Learning Communities, Leadership, Resources, Data, Learning Designs, Implementation, Outcomes.
Professional Learning is about CHANGE. During the upcoming podcasts we will explore what it might that look like at the individual, team, building, district.level when all of these standards are in place.
Background on the PL Standards: This is the third version of the PL standards created by Learning Forward. here are now only seven. These 7 standards do not stand alone, they are interdependent. If any of the 7 are missing, the intended change will not occur...2013-03-1307 minSticky Standards: Professional Learning That SticksAn interview with Dayna Richardson: Professional Learning Standards (Remarkable Chatter #3)In this episode, Dayna Richardson shares some of her beliefs about learning and leadership and provided an introduction of the seven national professional learning standards developed by Learning Forward. In her Sticky Standards podcast she will give educators information, tips, and tools for the new Learning Forward Professional Learning Standards.
Dayna Richardson’s educational career has included elementary teacher, gifted education teacher, coordinator of gifted education, director of the Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas (ESSDACK), assistant superintendent for Buhler USD 313, and an adjunct instructor at five Kansas universities. Recently, she has been a Le...2012-11-0114 min