10/2007 AEIN Overview

Alaska Educational Innovations Network

AEIN Overview: Photo by RadioSpike Photography

10/2007

BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal)

10/2007 AEIN Overview

The Innovation

Ultimately, the AEIN partnership is working together, through reflective professional learning, to create an interdependent network, focused on student learning, underpinned by culturally responsive teaching and data-informed decision-making.

10/2007 AEIN Overview

Alaska Educational Innovations Network

• Build stronger teaching & learning communities

• Create quality distance-delivered formats for preservice & inservice

• Develop networked mentoring/induction

• Expand leadership

• Support culturally responsive teaching

10/2007 AEIN Overview

Higher Ed Partnership Grant

• 5 years (with 6th year no cost extension)

• $9.3 million to share

• 9 partner districts

• COE, CAS, Kodiak, & Kenai

• GCI, Avant Garde, NEA/AK, AEA

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Assumptions

• Everyone is a learner, teacher, & leader• Community begins at home.• Smarter educators help all students become

smarter• All of us are smarter than any one of us• People learn better in culturally responsive

environments• Improving education for all is possible, but will

take time, patience, and new learning

10/2007 AEIN Overview

Moving forward….

• Year 4…2 to go• View to sustainability• Shift to more balanced partnership• Work plan for the future• Resource allocations

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And….

• What this doesn’t mean….

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10/2007 AEIN Overview

The October NSA

Outcome:– Participants will develop tangible and useful

logic models for their own contexts.

10/2007 AEIN Overview

Today at NSABy the end of the day:

– Participants will understand logic models – Participants will explain the relationships in the systems

iceberg model. – School leaders will use and examine processes designed to

develop professional community.

The Logic Model

A Framework for Planning & Adjusting

10/2007 AEIN Overview

10/2007 AEIN Overview

Only 15.5 miles today!

10/2007 AEIN Overview

We Made It!

10/2007 AEIN Overview

What Was the Logic Model?

• What is the difference between my ideal and my current reality?

• What steps would help me meet my goal?– (no pun intended)