Glen+Ellyn+District+41+-+Team+1

Glen Ellyn Team 1 Franklin Elementary School Glen Ellyn, Illinois (Team Leader) || 4th Grade Teacher || wwittenberg@d41.org ||  ||   ||   || **Action Research Project**
 * Kirk Samples || Principal || ksamples@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Lucy Dallman || Gifted Specialist || ldallman@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Joan Doyle || 2nd Grade Teacher || jdoyle@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Sarah Rodriquez || Kindergarten Teacher || srodriguez@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Susan Sailer || 1st Grade Teacher || ssailer@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Stacy Slater || Literacy Specialist || sslater@d41.org ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Wayne Wittenberg

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**Team Name BenFranklin ** =====

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**Team members** =====

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**Abstract** =====

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//Ben Franklin School is in its second year of working toward a successful PLC. Teachers have time to collaborate as grade-level teams on a weekly basis, but this has not solved all of our communication problems. We still lack time for all staff to communicate and collaborate. As a PLP team we decided that using a social networking tool, such as a Ning, could be an appropriate solution to our problem. We began implementation in March and continue to monitor usage, success and questions the staff have.// =====

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**Problem, Issue, or Possibility** =====

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We currently lack time for specialists and non-certified staff to communicate with teachers. We also lack time for cross-grade level articulation.=====

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**Objectives and Assessment** =====

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To extend the professional learning and collaboration being done by our PLC to effectively include all members of the staff, while incorporating technology.=====

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**Implementation Plan** =====

-Initial survey of staff readiness to use a social networking tool within our PLC
-Delvelopment of Franklin's Ning

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**Evaluation and Results** =====

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We will evaluate our project at the end of the school year when we survey the staff about their experience the last two months using the Ning as a communcation tool. Right now there are many staff members who use the Ning on a regular basis and groups who are using it for daily communication, collaboration and coursework. We will continue to try to pull the staff in who are not using the tool by offering tiers of professional development next year as well as offering discussions and groups over the summer to keep us connected.=====

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