Continuation of Futurist Scenario

Step 1: Identify Implications (SWOT: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats analysis).

Strengths – Volunteer participation of teachers in forming collaborative groups could motivate teachers to take responsibility for their own learning and improve their teaching practice.

Weaknesses- It requires time and a great deal of trust. Since it is a volunteer participation, teachers who participate may not have the best skills. 

Opportunities -  Teacher learning through planned activities, observations, feedback will provide teachers with ongoing PD at minimal cost.

Threats – Lack of protocol to provide specific feedback during post observations. Since teachers from different subjects may volunteer, their lack of content knowledge may interfere  with providing effective feedback.

Step 2: Develop Options (List the things you could do and the things you should do to prepare)

The following activities are things I could do and should do to prepare :

• Planned regular meetings
• Do research and come up with a list of topics related to teaching and learning across all subjects
• A topic will be  selected by teacher consensus
• Ask teachers to choose their own partner 
• Provide teachers with time to have pre-observation meeting 
• Provide teachers with release time to observe each other
• Provide teachers with time to have post observation meeting
• Set up a date for all teachers to meet and share their experience

Step 3: Monitor Trends (How do you currently monitor trends? How might you need to adjust your radar?

I currently monitor the success of this type of study groups through  weekly updates in educational journals and the blogs and tweets and edchat.