Learning Needs: Adult Learning and the Collaborative Culture – Part I

Performance Task: Narrative – Overview

In Task 1 you will be focusing on a group of colleagues (minimum of three) with whom you worked on a specific task or project and who reflect different stages of career development, different backgrounds, and different perspectives. Consider how you will be/were able to apply strategies of adult learning across your teacher leadership activities with this group in order to promote collegiality and improve instruction and student learning.

Depending on where you are in the planning vs implementation stage in terms of this requirement, your narrative may come from a variety of perspectives: 1) projecting/forecasting 2) current process or 3) full review of completed project. Even if you have not officially started this process, you are expected to be able to articulate your understanding of the requirements by predicting how you will successfully meet the prompt response.

Use the Assignment Title Page Template (Module 0), make appropriate changes to the title page and be sure to change the header on page 2. Then begin your assignment on page 2. Start w/ title page as page #1. This will begin page #2. Your paper will begin with the title above. Add a reference page to cite any sources used to inform elements of your work. Intext citations are not required.

Narrative Essay: Part I

Paragraph #1

Briefly summarize your research on the topic of coaching, mentoring and informal leadership grounded in adult learning theory from required readings, course text, and your own research and/or experiences in this area. What connections can you make from the research and any experiences you have had that will support completing the requirements of Task 1.

Paragraph #2

State the learning needs of the individuals and the group (or how you will determine them). What strategies did/will you use to identify those needs (e.g., listening, presenting ideas, leading discussions, clarifying, mediating)?

Paragraph #3

What was/is the task or project that you worked on with this group of individuals? How did/will you facilitate the selection of your task/project with your colleagues? Why was/is the task/project significant? (be specific in terms of impact) What was/is your plan of action to facilitate the learning that your colleagues needed in order to accomplish this specific task/project?

Requirements: 4 pages