Tag Archives: PLC

New AND Different #IMMOOC

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

I am participating in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with hundreds of other educators across the globe, about The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros. The blog prompts for Week 2 are: In Ch. 1, innovation is defined as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection | Tagged adult learning, Amy Illingworth, Couros, creativity, education, IMMOOC, innovation, innovator's mindset, PLC, reflection | 10 Comments

Core Values

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

The Art of Coaching, by Elena Aguilar, is one of my favorite professional books. I have professed my respect for the work multiple times here on the blog. This month I finally began to read Aguilar’s newest book, The Art … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection | Tagged Aguilar, Amy Illingworth, beliefs, books, core values, education, leadership, PLC, professional, team | 10 Comments

Reflections on the value of a PLN

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Amy's Reflections

My first year of teaching I was blessed to work in a middle school where we worked on true interdisciplinary teams. I was the Spanish and Civics teacher on the team and my colleagues taught Math, Science, and English; we … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflection | Tagged Amy Illingworth, coaching, educoach, PLC, PLN, teaching, twitter, Voxer | 1 Comment

Educational Hot Topics

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

During one of my recent classes we had an opportunity to hear from a lawyer who specializes in educational law, representing many California school districts. He shared his thoughts on some of educational hot topics related to the law and … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership | Tagged CCSS, collaboration, creativity, doctoral journey, equity, hot topics, LCFF, list, pedagogy, PLC, PLN, self efficacy, social justice, technology, trust, unions, Vergara | 1 Comment

PBIS for a PLN

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Through my doctoral journey, I have completed a study of my district’s discipline data and a closer look at one of our site’s implementation of the PBIS system. I also attended two days of … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged adult learning, collaboration, feedback, PBIS, PLC, PLN, respect, Restorative Practices, risk taking, voice | Leave a comment

Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Common Core Roll Out

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

I wrote this over a year ago and it was finally published by the Phi Delta Kappan Educational journal in their online Common Core support journal. I’ve just entered a 5th grade classroom with two site-based Academic Coaches. We are doing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Learning | Tagged adult learning, CCSS, change, coaching, education, focus, PLC | 4 Comments

What I’m Reading (Volume 3)

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

I love reading. I also love writing. I enjoy discussing what I read with friends and colleagues. I am not so much a fan of reading 50 page research articles for the purpose of doctoral research. Sometimes it is fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning | Tagged adult learning, Book Club, books, doctoral journey, PD, PLC, reading, reflection | 5 Comments

[Abecedary of Reflection] Dissonance

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Amy's Reflections

D: Dissonance Merriam-Webster defines dissonance as: lack of agreement; especially : inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one’s actions and one’s beliefs The example in the dictionary even references cognitive dissonance, which I considered for my “c” in this reflective alphabet. The reasons … Continue reading →

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