I hadn’t heard of the phrase “deprivatize practice” before and was quite intrigued after listening to an interview by John Burns, Director of Creativity & Innovation at International Schools Services (ISS) on 21CL Radio. Often we think about our work being private for many reasons, people are afraid to share it. Maybe it's because we worked really hard on it and it was “our” idea, or maybe we are embarrassed to share our work with others. Burns states, “If something great is happening, it shouldn’t be a secret! It should shine so others could see it and learn from it. If I am doing something worthwhile, maybe it is my duty to share it.”
I love the growth mindset here that he shares. What does good teaching look like? Good questioning? Good feedback? These are golden nuggets that can help educators not only in your school, but all over the world.
Korea International School (KIS) deprivatizes practice and it shows because it is a school that is constantly setting the bar and then raising it. One way KIS deprivatises practice is by shared curriculum mapping through Atlas Rubicon where everyone in a certain department can see each other’s unit plans and lessons. This helps to vertical align standards and also helps us as a department see any gaps in our curriculum.
Another way KIS deprivatizes practice is through our KIS Talks, a PD done in-house, where teachers share things that they use in their classroom with other teachers during a 45 minute PD session.
With Twitter and other social media platforms, #KISPRIDE and/or #KISPD is the hashtag that KIS uses when anyone is doing something that brings pride to the school or when you want to share something that you feel others can benefit from. These hashtags have allowed many other teachers, not only at KIS, but world wide to see the great things happening at KIS and use them to better their teaching.
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