"So, my question is, how do we as professional developers get these
teachers to want to consider a
change? While ideally intrinsic interest is the best way to learn and
grow and change, are there some extrinsic things we can do as
professional developers to stimulate a need and interest?"


I face the same challenges, Kathy. Sometimes food can lure people in.
The promise of being fed holds a surprising amount of weight with many
of the teachers I work with. Then there are the others and I too wonder,
how do I motivate them? 

Sincerely,

Kim Bellerive
Assistant Director 
Adult Literacy and ESOL Program
Greater Homewood Community Corporation
3501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 
Phone 410-261-3518
Fax 410-261-3506

STRENGTHENING NEIGHBORHOODS IN NORTH CENTRAL BALTIMORE
www.greaterhomewood.org


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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:08:42 -0500
From: "K Olson" <kolson2 at columbus.rr.com>
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1711] PD Experiences that Change
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I agree with everything David has said (PD Experiences that Change
Practice). But I'd like to raise a related issue. Many teachers do not
have
this 'need' to learn more. They are happy giving out packets of
photocopied
math worksheets or teaching ESL through a rigid grammar approach.  They
are
not concerned with expanding their horizons. They look at their
successes
with their methods and see no reason to change. So, my question is, how
do
we as professional developers get these teachers to want to consider a
change? While ideally intrinsic interest is the best way to learn and
grow
and change, are there some extrinsic things we can do as professional
developers to stimulate a need and interest?

 

Kathy Olson

Training Specialist

 

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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:41:21 -0500
From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis at brown.edu>
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1712] Re: PD Experiences that Change
	Practice
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Kathy

What prompted you to consider change and growth?

It's difficult to suggest to people that they need to learn more,
because
until we know what we don't know, it's hard to know that we don't know
it.

It seems that helping people talk/think through what they do, where they
feel they're strong and then where they feel they might learn, might be
a
good way to start.

As well, bringing practitioners together to share their knowledge (as
opposed to the default position of bringing in An Expert) might help
shine a
light for some around other people's good ideas (e.g. their colleagues'
good
ideas), which may in turn prompt a different kind of curiosity and
interest
in learning.

Janet Isserlis


From: K Olson <kolson2 at columbus.rr.com>
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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:08:42 -0500
To: 'The Adult Literacy Professional Development Discussion List'
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Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1711] PD Experiences that Change
Practice

I agree with everything David has said (PD Experiences that Change
Practice). But I?d like to raise a related issue. Many teachers do not
have
this ?need? to learn more. They are happy giving out packets of
photocopied
math worksheets or teaching ESL through a rigid grammar approach.  They
are
not concerned with expanding their horizons. They look at their
successes
with their methods and see no reason to change. So, my question is, how
do
we as professional developers get these teachers to want to consider a
change? While ideally intrinsic interest is the best way to learn and
grow
and change, are there some extrinsic things we can do as professional
developers to stimulate a need and interest?
 
Kathy Olson
Training Specialist
 




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