Let me start the story with...

My school district has taken a giant leap towards a change in our PL. Last year we made the move to give choices to our teachers for the PL days. The teachers get to choose what they think best suits their needs and their students' needs. We also added reflection and asked for choices for learning topics. The change in our PL experiences has been awesome.

We also added this year, a badge incentive system to challenge the teachers to do more than “sit and get” - now they get a badge and a chance for a bigger prize when they show evidence of their learning.

BUT!!!

I am beginning to notice that some of the staff have loved the PL choices and went back to the classroom with great new intentions. But, those intentions start to fade when the hype is over and the new PL glow is gone.

I know what needs to be done and that is to give the staff resources. We have several teachers happy to help others and absolutely go above and beyond during a school day. Then 5 o'clock hits or a Saturday, Sunday and there is no help.

Because of my DLL courses, I have taken and the student first books I have enjoyed it is my intention to make a database for each PL ROWVA offers. An afterschool/weekend help depot if you will. I think that if the teachers have the same instructors telling them in a video the way they explained it during the PL session with the ability to rewind, the new knowledge can be better utilized. I am the "Just in Time" teacher in my district right now and I know I could do so more if I organized the lessons in a database.