Kimberly Troy

Mom of 3, AP Chemistry Teacher, Passionate Educator, Former Cancer Researcher, Member of UCAPP East 30, Dog Rescuer, Gardener, and Yogi

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@Mwakes4 Principals should act as lead learners and should model a continuous growth mindset. A master schedule that supports frequent teacher collaboration would also serve as an essential leadership move to support the instructional core. #EDLR5403

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@jakankc Limited unfortunately in terms of what additional questions should be asked about what the data means before it drives decision making. Schools should be digging deeper to tell the whole story.

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@jennikash95 Provide environments in which the professional capacity of teachers is valued including opportunities for teacher led PD.

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@chk1979 Leaders effectively communicate their vision and mission by being visible, by listening, and by building a sense of community in which everyone feels valued.

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Q6: Participate in PLC’s to model the behavior of a lead learner. Do not judge. Be part of the conversation. This will build trust. #EDLR5403

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A5: Implementing a master schedule that provides time for teachers to support each other in this work. #EDLR5403

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A4: Ask a question. Collect data. Analyze data. Ask more questions. #EDLR5403

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A2: Is there additional data that can be collected to further justify this trend? #EDLR5403

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A1: Culture centered around using data to justify decision making. #5403chat

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A1: Culture centered around using data to justify why decisions are made.

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Feedback and open dialogue are so important to meaningful professional learning. @UCAPP course work and colleagues modeled this so well in terms of both how and why. I am inspired. Thank you for the new learning! #EDLR5402

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Organizing thoughts for final reflection and how to build a collective capacity of professional learning. @UCAPP learning experiences have shown that, “working together to make lives and society better, is palpable, indeed virtually irresistible.” (Snyder et al., 2013) #EDLR5402

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@jennikash95 @ucapp Great! I will update you as I put this together. #EDLR5402

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I am wondering how many @UCAPP and beyond are currently part of a teacher inquiry group? Inquiry groups in my cancer research lab met weekly for “chalk talk” so I am aware of impact. Would welcome any tips to starting one with educators! #EDLR5402

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Reading @BreneBrown book Dare to Lead about need for vulnerability in strong leadership. Highly recommended. Just keep reading! #EDLR5402

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Q6: To consider the needs of my educators first. My hope is to avoid them saying, “Why am I here?” @FredEnde #5402chat

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Time to reflect on our learning followed by opportunities to share our experiences after applying it in context. Learning needs to be continuous. #5402chat

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A4: Greet your learners. Engage them in conversation. Listen to their viewpoints. Collect qualitative data. Follow up! #5402chat

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A3: Do your research. Ask questions. Ask educators what they need. #5402chat

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A2: Content and structure. Would prefer more personalized PD and different format. To me, PD needs to be more frequent. Embed into our regular teaching practice. #5402chat