1. Welcome and Framing the Session (0 to 10 minutes)
Content:
Warm, personal introduction connecting to your leadership journey and the creation of #InstantPD.
Set the tone with the big idea: “What if professional learning could happen in fifteen minutes?”
Connect #InstantPD to the ISTE + ASCD Transformational Learning Principles: Cultivate Belonging and Ignite Agency.
Engagement and Process:
Begin with a short interactive poll using Mentimeter or Padlet: “What makes great PD meaningful to you?”
Invite attendees to turn to a partner and share one memorable professional learning experience and why it mattered.
Use a brief music clip or lyric quote (for example, from The Beatles) as a metaphor for collaboration and belonging in professional learning.
2. The Story Behind #InstantPD (10 to 20 minutes)
Content:
Share the origin story of #InstantPD and how it emerged as a grassroots, teacher led solution to empower voice, ownership, and collaboration.
Highlight key outcomes such as increased teacher confidence, shared leadership, stronger culture, and collective efficacy.
Connect to research on adult learning, microlearning, and teacher agency.
Engagement and Process:
Show a short visual slideshow or two minute video of #InstantPD sessions in action featuring teachers leading and sharing strategies.
Facilitate a quick crowdsourced brainstorm: “What barriers have you experienced in traditional PD?” followed by “What could fifteen minutes change?” Participants add ideas to a shared Jamboard or post its.
3. Experience #InstantPD: A Live Demonstration (20 to 35 minutes)
Content:
Model a live fifteen minute #InstantPD session so participants experience the energy and immediacy of the format.
Focus topic example: “Building Belonging in Morning Meetings” or “Thirty Second Feedback for Teachers.”
Engagement and Process:
Participants act as the audience for the demo, followed by a structured debrief discussion:
What made this session engaging?
How did it amplify teacher leadership?
How might this look in your setting?
Use Think Pair Share for reflection and idea exchange.
4. Building Your #InstantPD Launch Blueprint (35 to 55 minutes)
Content:
Guide participants through the creation of their #InstantPD Launch Blueprint, a personalized artifact and action plan.
Engagement and Process:
-Participants work in small groups or pairs to complete:
-Vision Statement for Teacher Leadership
-Design Template for a fifteen minute Session
-Leadership Network Map
-30-60-90 Day Implementation Roadmap
-Belonging and Agency Reflection Tool
Facilitator circulates to offer coaching, feedback, and encouragement.
Groups share one element of their plan in a Gallery Walk or quick round robin showcase.
5. Reflection and Call to Action (55 to 60 minutes)
Content:
Summarize key takeaways about belonging, agency, and the moral imperative of principals to ignite leadership in others.
Reinforce that instructional leadership is a shared responsibility.
Inspire participants to launch their first #InstantPD session within thirty days.
Engagement and Process:
Quick reflection prompt: “What is your first #InstantPD session going to be?” Share aloud or post digitally.
Close with a brief musical or literary quote connecting leadership, community, and inspiration (for example, The Beatles “Come Together”).
Participant Takeaway
Each participant leaves with:
-A completed #InstantPD Launch Blueprint ready for implementation.
-Digital access to editable templates, reflection tools, and a connection link for ongoing collaboration.
-Renewed belief that belonging and agency thrive when teachers lead learning for teachers.
Artifact: The #InstantPD Launch Blueprint
Attendees will walk away with a personalized #InstantPD Launch Blueprint—a practical, ready-to-implement action plan designed to build teacher leadership, belonging, and agency in their own school communities.
Core Components of the Artifact:
1. Vision Statement for Teacher Leadership
Participants will define a short, powerful statement articulating how teacher-led professional learning can elevate collective efficacy and student success in their school.
This serves as the “why” that grounds their #InstantPD model in purpose and belonging.
2. Session Design Template
Attendees will create a draft for a 15-minute #InstantPD session tailored to their context.
The design includes:
-A focus topic tied to a school goal or teacher strength.
-Format (mini-demo, discussion, classroom strategy, or reflective talk).
-Clear learning takeaway for immediate classroom application.
3. Leadership Network Map
Each attendee will identify 3–5 teachers in their building who can lead future #InstantPD sessions.
The map visually represents how to grow teacher leadership and diversify voices, ensuring all educators have opportunities to share their expertise.
4. Implementation Roadmap
Participants will draft a action plan that includes:
-Launch date and promotional strategy.
-Roles and responsibilities for teacher leaders.
-Celebration and reflection checkpoints.
5. Belonging and Agency Reflection Tool
-A guided reflection sheet to assess how #InstantPD fosters belonging, agency, and shared purpose.
-Participants will identify how they’ll measure success and amplify stories of impact across their community.
"The Leader Inside: Stories of Mentorship to Inspire the Leader" by Lauren Kaufman: https://a.co/d/crz6Jt5
"Why Collective Leader Efficacy Matters" by Peter DeWitt: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-dewitt-ed-d-b076ba85_why-collective-leader-efficacy-matters-for-activity-7366237372503556097-1aRP/
"What Is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise?" by Baruti Kafele: https://a.co/d/aIk5S14
John Hattie's Work on Visible Learning and Effect Sizes: https://visible-learning.org/hattie-ranking-influences-effect-sizes-learning-achievement/
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