Alison Boyd-Boland

Literary enthusiast. Designing for learning. Leading for change. Reflecting and growing one conversation at a time.

[Alison Boyd-Boland @alisonbb5]

Provocation from my team: how can active participation during lesson observation model and enhance learning for students not just for teachers? #lesson observation #plts #professionallesrningteams #plcs #studentlearning

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Motivated by conversations about lesson observations being about partnerships between colleagues, authentic dialogue and expanding practice #professionalearningteams #plts #lessonobservation #collaborativedialogue #learning

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@MrFafDriscoll @ClaireScoular Listening to the recording of @ClaireScoular now. Lots for us to discuss at the end of the week @MrFafDriscoll

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@MrFafDriscoll @cpaterso Hope your first remote PLT meeting went well @MrFafDriscoll So pleased to have you join the facilitation team!

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@MrFafDriscoll @stringer_andrea Absolutely. Thanks for the suggestion. I am keen to read.

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@MrFafDriscoll @HoaNguyenUNSW @MrLucus89 @NBluhdorn @Poska @stringer_andrea @nathanbessant @markliddell @ScottEacott @tloughland @amy_ayres1235 Congratulations! Great accomplishment. I can’t wait to read it! 🙂

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@mariansdunbar @susankotch I agree. Definitely food for thought. A creative way to balance the need for time and the busyness of the school day.

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@stefaniegaspari @HarvardBiz So good when our online professional learning team (aka twitter) aligns with our school team! Interested in ‘thinking diversely’ as important to critical thinking.

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@mariansdunbar @TaniaJames @Narralakes I haven’t used #10minuterounds. I would expect the rounds would need to be supported with clear frameworks and protocols to support purposeful and constructive dialogue. Would be interested in your experiences

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@sbrooks_simon Simon it hasn’t come through. What would be the best way to contact you directly?

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@sbrooks_simon @sbrooks_simon By coincidence I had sent an email through your company website a few days ago and hope that might be the best way to engage in further discussion about PL opportunities.

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@MrFafDriscoll @sbrooks_simon Thanks @MrFafDriscoll that’s definitely an article I am interested to read. Hoping we might be able to collaborate with @sbrooks_simon in our PL in the future too.

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So pleased to have been at the Junior School’s PYP exhibition to hear the boys confidently advocating for issues they feel passionate about! #proudmentor #pyp

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@cpaterso @CardioChristian @stefaniegaspari Thanks for hosting us @cpaterso and offering us some provocations to challenge our thinking.

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Sharing the learning, gallery walk style. Wrapping up one cycle of professional learning teams and motivating the next! #plnetwork #gallerywalk #collaboration #conversation

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Weekend reading. Such a clever and engaging reworking of a classic.

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Can summative in class assessment tasks still be authentic and offer choice? Can we dissolve the distinction between learning and assessment? Just some of the provocations from today’s professional learning team #PLT #pun #assessment #studentcentred #authentic

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And another Professional Learning Team addressed our puzzles of practice about making adjustments to ensure all students are challenged and aupported in learning. Good work team! #differentiation

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Today’s professional learning team engaged in cross campus and cross faculty discussion about how we can intentionally include #IB #approachestolearning in our lesson design and delivery. Thank you Kirsti @turajong

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@stefaniegaspari PL across 4 campuses. Yay to us! 👏