A Tale of Two Teachers

Patty decided her teachers needed some professional development, so she hired an expert consultant in instructional technology to train her teachers. Francine, the consultant, gave a 3 hour lecture on "Do-Nows" in their LMS. At the break, Rob came up to Patty with a furious glare.

"These tools are so out of date," exclaimed Rob as he stormed out of the cafeteria. "This training is a waste of time!"

After the training, Patty noticed Alice was in tears sitting in the cafeteria. "That training went by way too quickly," sobbed Alice. "I barely got logged into the LMS before the training was over. There's no way I'll be able to figure this out."

Francine, with a smile, met Patty in her office with a bill for $4,000.

Patty knew she made a mistake. An outsider wasn't going to solve this problem on a Friday afternoon.

Patty heard about Sibme from one of her colleageus and thought it might be a good solution. She heard that Sibme was a safe place for teachers to connect, discuss challenges, share solutions, and watch one another teach. She signed up for a free trial and asked Rob and Alice to come to the conference room.

"I want to try something new and I think the two of you are just the right people," said Patty to the pair. "Would you be willing to try working together to develop your skills in Sibme? You can do it on your own time and at your own pace."

Rob and Alice agreed, and they were set up with accounts in seconds. Patty helped them set up their first Huddle and they started to make a plan.

Alice and Rob got to work right away!

With Sibme, Alice was able to record some of her experience-proven techniques for student engagement. She shared her videos and highlighted the important points that make her strategies impactful. Rob watched the videos on his own time and asked questions. Alice responded to his questions and they continued to have a conversation about the lessons. Rob recorded himself trying some of the strategies and got feedback from Alice on how to improve them.

But the help didn't just come from Alice!

Together, Alice and Rob were able to get relevant answers to immediate questions. Since they didn't have to leave their classrooms to watch one another teach, they got to work together at their convenience.

Gradually, students in both classrooms started to use technology to engage with learning.

Suddenly, grimaces and snores turned into smiles and nods. Students were asking questions, offering answers, and learning new things.

Rob and Alice told Patty that they loved Sibme and wanted to invite other teachers at Smith Ridge into their Huddle.

Soon teachers all over the school were meeting asynchronously and securely. They even had live PLC meetings in Huddles once a week without having to congregate in the same room for meetings.

Francine called Patty to see if she wanted to schedule a follow-up training. Patty ignored her call.

At Sibme, we believe that teachers learn best when they learn from one another. If you want to learn more about how you can empower teachers to build collective efficacy on your campus, sign up for our FREE Course in the Sibme Learning Center: "Using Collective Teacher Efficacy to Plan for Remote and Hybrid Classrooms." This course has planning guides and a strategy for you to empower teams of teachers to design engaging lessons for students, no matter your learning context.

In addition to this course, the Sibme Learning Center has hundreds of checklists, calendars, resources, templates, and courses to help you and your teachers improve learning. Once you sign up for your free account, take a look around and be sure to check out these webinars.

Teachers are amazing!

Francine, with a smile, met Patty in her office with a bill for $4,000.

Alice and Rob got to work right away!

They both used exclamation points now!

And who wins?!?!?

Together, Alice and Rob were able to get relevant answers to immediate questions. Since they didn't have to leave their classrooms to watch one another teach, they got to work together at their convenience.

Gradually, students in both classrooms started to use technology to engage with learning.

Suddenly, grimaces and snores turned into smiles and nods. Students were asking questions, offering answers, and learning new things.

Rob and Alice told Patty that they loved Sibme and wanted to invite other teachers at Smith Ridge into their Huddle.

Soon teachers all over the school were meeting asynchronously and securely. They even had live PLC meetings in Huddles once a week without having to congregate in the same room for meetings.

Francine called Patty to see if she wanted to schedule a follow-up training. Patty ignored her call.

Connect Teachers and Build Collective Efficacy

In addition to this course, the Sibme Learning Center has hundreds of checklists, calendars, resources, templates, and courses to help you and your teachers improve learning. Once you sign up for your free account, take a look around and be sure to check out these webinars.

Feedback from Afar with Justin Baeder of The Principal Center

Defining Effective Practice-Changing Reflection with Alisa Simeral

Micro-teaching and PLC+ with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey

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