January 19, 2018

Building a Culture of Professional Learning

31 minutes

Mary Kathryn Moeller and her team facilitate professional learning at Jenks Public Schools in Oklahoma. In this interview, she discusses the big questions that shape their program, how they iterate and improve, and what it looks like to measure impact.

When we spoke with Mary Kathryn, the Director of Professional Development, she spoke with us about:

Developing connections between leaders and across sites to promote learning

Building leadership capacity

The questions they ask when evaluating new professional learning opportunities

Their iteration cycle as they work to refine practice

Promoting positive risk-taking, and exploring ideas like 20% time and dramatic play in professional learning

What data they collect as they evaluate impact

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