How can we ensure that new

teaching pedagogy, strategies

and methodology are passed
down to all teachers?

Regina Kruglyak
Background

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 Massive Shift!
There is no doubt that science and science education
are central to the lives of all Americans. Never before
has our world been so complex and science knowledge
so critical to making sense of it all. When
comprehending current events, choosing and using
technology, or making informed decisions about one’s
health care, understanding science is key. Science is also
at the heart of the ability of the United States to
continue to innovate, lead, and create the jobs of the
future. All students no matter what their future
education and career path must have a solid K–12
science education in order to be prepared for college,
careers, and citizenship (Baybee, 2014).
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My interviews with teachers and
administrators revealed many
fears in tackling such a heavy
shift with minimal training, lack
of appropriate resources and little
clarity of where the shift was
taking them.

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My Findings
× On an individual teacher level, the
workshops are working!
× Capacity Builders are not building
capacity in the district but in the
individual
× This is mostly because of a systems
problem of how PLCs are set up and
prioritized
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Big Takeaways:
Not Always!

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Connection to
Prior Knowledge
● If students’ initial understanding is not
engaged, they may fail to grasp the
new concept and information that are
taught, or they may learn them for the
purposes of a test but revert to the
preconceptions outside the classroom.

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You have 10 seconds to memorize these steps:
The procedure is actually quite simple. First you arrange things into different groups. Of course,
one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else
due to lack of facilities that is the next step, otherwise you are pretty well set. It is important not to
overdo things. That is, it is better to do too few things at once than too many. In the short run this
may not seem important but complications can easily arise. A mistake can be expensive as well.
At first the whole procedure will seem complicated.

Soon, however, it will become just another facet of life. It is difficult to foresee any end to the

necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then one never can tell, After the procedure is
completed one arranges the materials into different groups again. Then they can be put into their
appropriate places. Eventually they will be used once more and the whole cycle will then have to
be repeated. However, that is part of life. (p. 722) - Bradford and Johnson 1972 Experiment
According to what you read,
what is a possible outcome if
you made a mistake?
Washing Clothes
The procedure is actually quite simple. First you arrange things into different groups. Of course,
one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. If you have to go somewhere else
due to lack of facilities that is the next step, otherwise you are pretty well set. It is important not to
overdo things. That is, it is better to do too few things at once than too many. In the short run this
may not seem important bu complications can easily arise. A mistake can be expensive as well. At
first the whole procedure will seem complicated.

Soon, however, it will become just another facet of life. It is difficult to foresee any end to the

necessity for this task in the immediate future, but then one never can tell, After the procedure is
completed one arranges the materials into different groups again. Then they can be put into their
appropriate places. Eventually they will be used once more and the whole cycle will then have to
be repeated. However, that is part of life. (p. 722)
Person doing the TALKING
is doing the LEARNING

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Currently the schools who
do not instill a culture of
collaboration equates to
teachers living on their
own islands
My interviews express that at some
schools with more supportive
environments the PLC format works,
while at many schools these meetings
are seen as personal work time.
Teachers tend to not value the time at
these “collaboration” meetings and
rather put time into their own
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 Teachers cannot live on an
island. They cannot have their
doors closed where no one can
observe them. They cannot
struggle to survive developing
everything from scratch
without getting to check in
with other teachers for their
expertise and support.
Collaboration is key to shifting
practices.
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Need for Innovation
“If you tell a great designer
something is impossible—like
you cannot make a
world-class running shoe
without glues—they get very
excited. It is the challenge
that engages them.”

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White Gray Black

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“Kids were failing in schools 56 years
ago when I went to schools, and those
schools are still lousy today, 56 years
later. Every single year it is the same
approach, one size fits all, if you don’t
get it, tough luck. “why haven’t we
allowed innovation to happen?”
-Geoffrey Canada

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My thoughts...

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 Teachers cannot live on an
island. They cannot have their
doors closed where no one can
observe them. They cannot
struggle to survive developing
everything from scratch
without getting to check in
with other teachers for their
expertise and support.
Collaboration is key to shifting
practices.
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 My hope is to push
more teachers into
the progressive
teaching strategies...
What ideas do you have to ensure the
Capacity Builders are building capacity?
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