Reading Reflection #2

1. One way to create a successful professional learning community is to collaborate, "Before I introduced the project to students, I presented it to about 10 teachers. I laid out all the planning details and they gave me critical feedback. It was a great opportunity to see things that I may have overlooked. They offered some ideas about how I could expand the project out to the community. And, it was a chance to make my interests public. Other teachers could see how we might work together on future projects to reach our shared goals" (40). By making these connections it develops a professional learning community that not only gets the job done but that creates a positive working relationship within the school. 3. One thing that teachers can learn from HTH's model of PBL is "Emphasize teacher-as-designer role" (42). Teachers can learn how to effectively design, oversee, test for understanding, and present projects for their lessons. Another thing that teachers can learn from HTH's model of PBL is "Adopt formal protocols" (42). By setting guidelines and expectations for all components of being an educator, "...critical peer feedback, troubleshoot project challenges, and examine work together" (42) there is nothing left to guess about how to go about addressing and finding the solution to any situation.