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I agree with most everyone about making our time more productive when we are together. I would prefer that we have more time during our December PD to work as a team on Spring semester setup so that when we come back from Winter break we can be more prepared.  That would be very helpful to us in ELA!!

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I agree with most everyone about making our time more productive when we are together. I would prefer that we have more time during our December PD to work as a team on Spring semester setup so that when we come back from Winter break we can be more prepared.  That would be very helpful to us in ELA!!

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We've learned great OHS Best Practices this year...I would love time to learn this with leader's OHS on screen, and actually being shown step-by-step how to do it. We are making use of our time and coming away with a completed task.

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So much of what is covered at F2F has been shared virtually. Could we streamline the days so majority is spent working and bonding with our teams. Also, the no technology is rule needs to be re-evaluated. It is assumed that we are socializing or not listening...we are virtual teachers who are used to multi-tasking. I don't like being disconnected from my students and sometimes a quick response in an email makes all the difference for them. The

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I love that PD is one day now as opposed to two. Two was overkill, but I think we do need to see each other in person to remember that we are "real" and to boost our relationships. I also love that we usually get out in time to beat the traffic. Morale seems to be better because of being given this professional courtesy rather than be held in like a herd until exactly 5PM as was the case a few years ago. While having team time is wonderful, it only works if the tools we need are accessible at that time (such as having the curriculum we'll be teaching, etc.) This could be where some of the off-task behaviors were coming from.

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I love that PD is one day now as opposed to two. Two was overkill, but I think we do need to see each other in person to remember that we are "real" and to boost our relationships. I also love that we usually get out in time to beat the traffic. Morale seems to be better because of being given this professional courtesy rather than be held in like a herd until exactly 5PM as was the case a few years ago. While having team time is wonderful, it only works if the tools we need are accessible at that time (such as having the curriculum we'll be teaching, etc.) This could be where some of the off-task behaviors were coming from.

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I'm like my students. I can't sit all day and listen to one person after the next. I need to get up and move. After the 8th presentation I am mentally drained because all 8 presenters have read the slides to me. I don't like being read to.

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Please make F2F PD virtual as much as possible.  Most of the things covered in F2F PD are things that could have been easily covered in an email or CC session meeting.  GCA spends mega bucks for these F2F meetings between hotel, mileage, and food reimbursements as well as the cost of the venue.  It does't seem fiscally responsible when most of the things we do at PD could be covered in an email or virtual meeting. 

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Please make F2F PD virtual as much as possible.  Most of the things covered in F2F PD are things that could have been easily covered in an email or CC session meeting.  GCA spends mega bucks for these F2F meetings between hotel, mileage, and food reimbursements as well as the cost of the venue.  It does't seem fiscally responsible when most of the things we do at PD could be covered in an email or virtual meeting. 

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F2F PD should be more about building relationships with our co-workers. It should be exciting. I am literally exhausted by the end of one day because I've been sitting in a chair all day listening to people give presentations on things that could've been sent in an email. I feel the only things we should be getting F2F PD on is if someone has been brought in outside our school to present to us. That would be beneficial.

I also agree about the technology policy. I felt like an absolute child getting scolded about cell phone use at December PD. I should be able to take notes on my cell phone or laptop if needed without fear of being called out in front of everybody. Not to mention, we all have responsibilities outside of our job. Teachers shouldn't have to sneak to check an important message from someone. Treat us like professionals. In all actuality, teachers are not much different than students. We vote with our attention. If teachers are scrolling through Facebook and Instagram on their phones (while I agree that is unprofessional), I would question why the session was not engaging enough to hold their attention in the first place.

As far as team time goes, I can understand that it is frustrating to see people not working. However, this past PD, team time was utilized to roll out yet another round of new policies concerning CC schedules, learner conferences, etc. By the time our content teams could actually work together, we were exhausted, and it was the end of the day. I understand that there is a lot to do, but I also understand people who do not live in Atlanta wanting to avoid rush hour traffic just because it's dangerous.

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End of year PD can definitely be completed virtually and the beginning of the year PD should certainly just be more of a welcome back, get to know newbies, work in your content on what you need to work on.

Also, YES, last year at testing PD we spent half a day going over pretty much what we had already covered virtually. It would be so much more productive to just spend the entire day with our site team gathering materials and working out our specific plan for our site. We don't need to sit and listen to everything we've already tested on- just so we can say it took a whole day. (We take quizzes on every testing flipped recording they send out.)

Also, YES, we need Testing PD dates earlier rather than later. It's mid March and we still don't know when we will have to be in Atlanta. We're getting(HOPEFULLY) one month's notice for this PD. Simply saying hold the week open doesn't work. Calling up your babysitter and asking her to hold the week open for you doesn't work. (especially when you are needing overnight care) We need exact dates well in advance so that everyone can plan. We know this PD comes around every year. The dates should have been in place no later than this past January.

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We all feel we need the time with our content teams, but the reality is that we're typically expecting to accomplish a huge amount of "stuff", or either one very huge task predetermined by admin in that limited amount of time, and we don't realistically have time to prepare in advance, so when we meet, it takes all our time just to begin deciphering how to tackle it. Also, we never seem to have as much time as we're anticipating. I think we should be able to decide what to work on during content time, while we have each other there to collaborate in real time. Otherwise, I'd rather just do the fluffy stuff and not have the pressure. I think it's important for us to meet each other, see each other, & have time to bond & form relationships, even though we complain about it!

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I think F2F PD is only useful for small group things like meeting with our content teams to work on things, meeting with our testing sites to get things done, etc. The large group meetings can be done virtually or even be in an email. I love asynchronous PD with quizzes. I'm a quick learner so this works so well for me and I don't have to waste time in a meeting because other people have questions.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE meeting face to face with my content team and department. I know some people have to drive really far and make crazy childcare arrangements, so maybe there could be an option to attend PD virtually for end of year or december PD. I think it does need to be all hands on deck for the back to school PD and for testing. It would be nice if the dates for Testing F2F PD could come out sooner for childcare arrangements.

I did feel like a lot of what was covered in F2F Testing PD last year was already covered in previous videos and meetings that we had just done. It would be nice to spend more time as a site team organizing while we're all together instead of learning about testing irregularities over and over.

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I agree that PD needs to be team focused, not even department, or task. Each team has individual things that need to get done and it is the ONLY time that we have to build morale, and actually work TOGETHER. There needs to be some whole school aspect to it, but it REALLY needs to be limited to what is NECESSARY and can't be put into a recording.
Testing-I agree with the thought of Regional Testing PD, but what would you do for people that are traveling to other regions? Do they PD where they are testing, or where they live? Is it just the unlucky Site Coordinators that have to do the Atlanta travel? I think Regional is a good idea, but would need some kinks worked out.
EOY PD-DEFINITELY needs to be online. As long as there is accountability, I see no reason why we all need to go to Atlanta to get a high five and enjoy your 6 week break speech.
Beginning of Year PD should be F2F. We need to meet newbies and set up jobs/content/etc. HOWEVER, if K12 can't have your content ready by PD, you shouldn't have to come. That's fair. ;)

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My only suggestion for F2F PD is location. Why don't we find somewhere that we don't have to drive through the middle of Atlanta to get to? It makes drives for those further south even longer and traffic can be dangerous during peak hours when we leave (4-5).

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My only suggestion for F2F PD is location. Why don't we find somewhere that we don't have to drive through the middle of Atlanta to get to? It makes drives for those further south even longer and traffic can be dangerous during peak hours when we leave (4-5).

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We need more planning time for Spring Semester. I have only been to PD once...it seems like there needs to be more of a small group relational aspect to it. No one wants to be "talked at" for an entire day. That could be accomplished through videos, emails, recording, etc. What people love most about PD is the opportunity to connect, but I think it would help overall morale if teams and departments really had the time to connect and work together to plan. 

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We need more planning time for Spring Semester. I have only been to PD once...it seems like there needs to be more of a small group relational aspect to it. No one wants to be "talked at" for an entire day. That could be accomplished through videos, emails, recording, etc. What people love most about PD is the opportunity to connect, but I think it would help overall morale if teams and departments really had the time to connect and work together to plan. 

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This is the only place I've ever worked where I (as part of the whole group) was lectured about not using a phone or a laptop during a meeting.  People use iPads and phones even in church. There are Bible apps and you can take notes on these new "fancy contraptions." As a virtual school, we should recognize that and not ban the use of electronics during a meeting. BAM schools allow students to use phones and iPads during class every day. Adult professionals should be able to handle doing the same thing in a meeting. Some people do everything from their phone or laptop. This is an antiquated policy.

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I agree that F2F PD should be limited to testing PD such as picking up materials. If our students can learn everything they need to know to earn a high school diploma virtually, we should be able to deliver our PD completely virtual as well.

I understand Jes' point; I think that by the end of the day teachers are frustrated that they have been required to travel and spend time away from their families and make all sorts of special arrangements when they feel like this day could have been accomplished virtually.

I also suggest that testing PD be regional -- as in pay travel for just a FEW testing administrators to travel around the state and deliver PD and materials to regions as groups. We already meet in groups for this but  MANY of us travel to Atlanta. It just seems like it would make so much more sense (& cost a lot less) for only a FEW people to travel and bring those testing materials to the different regions. It would require all of that material be organized and put together in advance but that would also be beneficial in terms of use of time.

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I honestly think F2F PD should be limited to testing PD and back to school PD. It seems that most of what we do otherwise at PD could be done equally, if not more, efficiently in a virtual setting. I do love that we've been allowed to have more team/department time at F2F PD's recently, but we can work just as easily with our teams virtually. Overall, PD tasks are most meaningful when they are things that we cannot accomplish virtually (i.e. prepping test materials, introducing ourselves to new teachers, etc.). 

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I honestly think F2F PD should be limited to testing PD and back to school PD. It seems that most of what we do otherwise at PD could be done equally, if not more, efficiently in a virtual setting. I do love that we've been allowed to have more team/department time at F2F PD's recently, but we can work just as easily with our teams virtually. Overall, PD tasks are most meaningful when they are things that we cannot accomplish virtually (i.e. prepping test materials, introducing ourselves to new teachers, etc.). 

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Time to collaborate with team members is the best use of time in my opinion. However, I definitely understand your point Jes. I'm going to have to think on that. ~ Whitney

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Time to collaborate with team members is the best use of time in my opinion. However, I definitely understand your point Jes. I'm going to have to think on that. ~ Whitney

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Last F2F PD, I didn't even open my laptop. Make sure the meeting is beneficial and we have time to do actually do things

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F2F would be more productive if we spent more time with our teams working on the OHS together and talking out actions plans and calendar issues within our content areas

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F2F would be more productive if we spent more time with our teams working on the OHS together and talking out actions plans and calendar issues within our content areas

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you could have us come back for an end of the day meeting with the whole faculty to make sure that no one leaves early.

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How do we make sure that collaborative time creates measurable, useful results?

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I think F2F needs to be more hands on with Grade book and using the OHS. New teachers need to do that in person. 

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I think F2F needs to be more hands on with Grade book and using the OHS. New teachers need to do that in person. 

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F2F pd is most productive to me when we are working on concrete outcomes during team time. I agree with Jes that there a lot of off task activities going on sometimes such as working on their personal college classes and whatnot. I think the construction of the magic calendar was a great item, but needed more close oversight by the Leads and Admins to make sure that due diligence was being done and that the planning was being used to the fullest potential.

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F2F pd is most productive to me when we are working on concrete outcomes during team time. I agree with Jes that there a lot of off task activities going on sometimes such as working on their personal college classes and whatnot. I think the construction of the magic calendar was a great item, but needed more close oversight by the Leads and Admins to make sure that due diligence was being done and that the planning was being used to the fullest potential.

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What are development activities that we benefit doing in person vs virtual?

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I get frustrated when we give team time but then I walk around and see that teachers aren't working or they are using that to leave early. We need to find ways to make that time meaningful for everyone.