Welcome!

When educators, administrators, and other professionals seek professional development, they usually do so to better their own practice. Often, this is in the form of a new degree, certificate, online course, workshop, book, podcast, conference, or coaching opportunity. While it is true that any of these can help spur your own professional growth, they can do even more. Any opportunity for you to learn is also an opportunity for your team and your profession as a whole to learn.

The aphorism “a rising tide lifts all boats” is especially true in the world of professional development. When educators are sharing their best ideas, everyone benefits. This is what we mean by “collective growth.” Beyond collective learning, collective growth is about sharing and using these ideas. There are many ways to take part in collective growth from informal, local team meetings to structured, global networks.

No matter the scale, each teacher’s work is connected to every other teacher’s work. The ability of a teacher a grade level below or in another department affects your students. These students go on to affect the next generation. It is true, then, that “no teacher is an island.”

Consider the following: Why else is it important to help others in your profession?

Our Goals

The outcome for this module is "I can articulate the importance of collective growth."

Across this module, there are several success criteria:

I can differentiate between fixed, growth, beginner, and innovator's mindsets.
I can summarize research on collective efficacy
I can identify the benefits of adding resources to the commons.

Success criteria should be met by the end of each page while the outcome should be met by the end of the module.

To-Do List

To complete this module, work through each of the corresponding items below. Each page will typically contain content to read/watch/explore as well as a corresponding activity/reflection/experiment. While these items are not collected within this Canvas course, you are still required to complete them.

After following the instructions on each of the pages, complete the items below: