{"id":62,"date":"2016-12-22T15:42:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T15:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jordansmall\/?p=62"},"modified":"2016-12-22T15:42:36","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T15:42:36","slug":"action-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/jordansmall\/2016\/12\/22\/action-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the snow settles after the first semester, I thought it about time to attempt an articulation of my action plan for this year. After the rigorously rewarding face to face session at York, I felt much more clear headed about where I was going with cohort 21. Built upon a wall of post-it notes, my action plan is:<\/p>\n

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To build a space that reflects the interdisciplinary cohesion of the Theory of Knowledge course for all Diploma Programme teachers at Branksome Hall.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Writing this now I am struck by the possibly over-ambitious nature of this task. Before journeying through the design thinking process I thought that this goal was superficial and unfocused. Now that I am aware of all the stake holders and have empathized with their positions, I am slightly overwhelmed by the scope of this endeavor.<\/p>\n

To provide context and hopefully foster space for collaboration among other CH21-ers I will provide a bit of background for this action plan:<\/p>\n

I am the coordinator for the Theory of Knowledge (TOK), which is a grade 11 and 12 International Baccalaureate Course. It is a required course for all students and basically offers students an introduction to epistemological thinking. Content aside, the teaching team is made up of nine highly qualified teachers and administrators from seven different subject areas. My goal is to create a unified space in which these teachers feel empowered as instructors and collaborators in the development of the TOK course. Once this space is in operation the end goal of TOK is to recognize its place in all of the grade 11 & 12 subjects. This means that all grade 11 & 12 teachers (who may or may not be familiar with the course content\/structure) are the final stakeholders. The hope is that we can radiate the interdisciplinary expertise within the TOK team out through the rest of the Diploma Programme faculty.<\/p>\n

As the storms of second semester begin to rise up, I will begin implementing my action plan based on the measurable objectives I attempted to articulate in the last face to face session. I am looking forward to digging into Google Communities further and sharing with the vision with the team.\u00a0 Below are a few photos of the work done at York.<\/p>\n

Wishing all happy holidays! Looking forward to Jan 17th at MARS.<\/p>\n

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