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1. NWCA HIDOE

   Wednesday, September 26, 2012 8:00 a.m. – 3:00p.m. Pearl City High School Cultural Center 2100 Hookiekie Street, Pearl City, HI 96782
2. “DO NOW” Fill in the School Academic and Financial Plan organizer with an INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS related activity that supports one of your Academic Skills Targets Fill in the School Academic and Financial Plan organizer with a DATA related activity that supports one of your Chronic Absenteeism Targets. * Do Now is a class warmup activity (Technique #29) from Doug Lemov’sTeach Like a Champion used toestablish a strong classroom culture to sustain and drive excellence.
3. Leading the Way with ELT
4. Session Norms Keep an open mind Respect other opinions Assume positive intent Appreciate conflict If you disagree, offer solutions or pose questions Maintain and honor a mutually safe & confidential environment
5. Session Goals LEARN how High Quality ELT schools use TIME to strengthen instruction for all students through teacher collaboration LEARN how High Quality ELT schools use TIME to provide a well rounded education to all students EXAMINE and DISCUSS how High Quality ELT schools use TIME to build a culture of high expectations and mutual accountability leading to college & career preparedness for all students
6. Use TIME to Strengthen Instruction - Teacher Collaboration
7. Create a Chart:Using TIME to Strengthen Instruction - TEACHER COLLABORATION Directions: Discuss, then record key points from your discussion on a chart to reflect your discussion about what you are currently doing to strengthen instruction through teacher collaboration. Add your school name to the title of your chart.
8. “Our staffing strategy isn’t necessarily to bring in the best of the best. Our strategy is to bring in teachers who want to become better and train them to become the best of the best.” Michael Mann, Head of School, North Star Academy
9. STRENGTHENING INSTRUCTION: Keys to Success Use TIME to continuously strengthen instruction Provide teachers with frequent feedback and coaching Focus on a small set of improvement goals Create a culture that values feedback and continuous improvement Refer to the Time Well Spent report. EVERYONE read pages 63-64 TEAMS read the profiles on pages 65 – 67
10. Using TIME to Strengthen Instruction Our Story - Kuss Middle School
11. More Time for Teacher Leadership & Collaboration
12. Strengthening Instruction through Teacher Collaboration: Instructional Rounds
13. Video Debrief Note Taker
14. Discuss Use the framework handout to guide your team discussion about where your school is on the continuum regarding the 5 principles of teacher collaboration .
15. Using TIME to strengthen instruction through TEACHER COLLABORATION Directions: Record key points from your discussion on your chart to reflect your discussion about what highly effective ELT schools do to strengthen instruction through teacher collaboration.
16. Gallery Walk Post your Use Time to Strengthen Instruction – Teacher Collaboration chart Walk around the room to see what other teams are doing, thinking, and planning. Pay particular attention to “like schools”.
17. Additional Time for Teacher Collaboration is Used to Strengthen Instruction and Improve Student Achievement Use the Teacher Collaboration Resources provided today to discuss with your team the appropriate responses to the questions below. Protocol – assign one question to each team member, write the question on an index card and the response on the back. Read and discuss all responses together. Be very specific. Describe how your school will provide time for teacher collaboration? How will time be used to strengthen instruction and improve student achievement? Who will facilitate meetings and set agendas? How will you ensure collaborative planning time is high quality and consistent across teams? How will professional development integrate into the expanded day? How does professional development support the school’s effort to improve instruction?
18. Strategy: Use Time to Strengthen Instruction through Teacher CollaborationStaff Success => Student Success Activities Outcomes Specific ● Measurable ● Attainable ● Relevant ● Timely
19. TEAM Goal Setting Write a SMART goal for Staff Success using TIME to strengthen instruction through teacher collaboration
20. Intentions, Indicators & ImpactUsing ELT SMART Goals to Support Your SAFP
21. Thoughts to chew on during LUNCH 5 Things Every Teacher Needs to Know [or do] to be Successful: Simplicity is underrated. A simple idea well-implemented is an incredibly powerful thing. You know your classroom best. Always keep in mind that what’s good is what works in your classroom. Excellent teaching is hard work. Excellent teachers continually strive to learn and to master their craft. No matter how good a teacher is, it’s always possible to be better. Every teacher must be a reading teacher. Reading is the skill our students need. Teaching is the most important job in the world. And it’s also the most difficult. From “Teach Like a Champion” Doug Lemov
22. Using Time to Provide a Well Rounded Education
23. “We wanted to fit in two math and two literacy classes, along with science and social studies, and create a balance where we didn’t have to eliminate enrichment opportunities. The only way to do that was expanding the school day.” Greg Woodward, School Leader, Roxbury Preparatory Academy
24. What do we mean by “a well-rounded education”? Instruction and programming in subjects beyond ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies, including but not limited to: Visual and Performing Arts Health and Wellness Cultural Studies, Service Learning STEM With an expanded day, enrichments can be stand alone classes… …and be embedded into core academic classes History, Social Studies, Geography Science Math Reading, Writing
25. WELL- ROUNDED EDUCATION: Keys to Success Use TIME to Provide a Well-Rounded Education Respond to student interests Start with exposure and offer opportunities for specialization and mastery Create partnerships that bring in outside expertise and leverage the skills and expertise of teachers Refer to the Time Well Spent report. EVERYONE read pages 47-48 TEAMS read the profiles on pages 50-52
26. Enrichments inELT Schools Support school-wide priorities Salemwood K – 8 School (Malden, MA) and Young Audiences Focus on reading comprehension Partner with Young Audiences to lead theater and storytelling workshops Establish a Positive School Culture Boston Arts Academy and Senior Project Seniors design arts program addressing real community needs Written grant proposal and presentation(s) Outside panelists use rubric to judge student work Build Mastery Beyond Core Academic Subjects Kuss Middle School (Fall River) and Theater Electives Acting workshops, costume design, and technical theater classes Two productions each year Won gold medal at 2009 Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival
27. Keys in Action: Well-Rounded Approach at Kuss Opportunity to build mastery – sequential courses PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE YMCA AND BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FOR OFF-SITE ELECTIVES
28. Discuss Use the Rubric to discuss the five principles and determine where your school is on the continuum. Make notes in each box to indicate what changes you will make to maximize the enrichment opportunities at your school.
29. Use Time to Provide a Well-Rounded Education Use the Well-Rounded/Enrichment Resources provided today to discuss with your team the appropriate responses to the questions below. Protocol – assign one question to each team member, write the question on an index card and the response on the back. Read and discuss all responses together. Be very specific. List and describe the learning experiences students have in the proposed enrichment opportunities. How are these programs aligned with state standards? How do these programs support your school-wide instructional focus? Who will create these classes? Who will teach them? Where external partners are providing instruction, please describe the school’s criteria for and the supervision of partners.
30. Strategy: Use Time to Provide a Well-Rounded EducationStudent Success Activities Outcomes Specific ● Measurable ● Attainable ● Relevant ● Timely
31. TEAM Goal Setting Write a SMART goal for Student Success using TIME to provide a well-rounded education
32. Intentions, Indicators & ImpactUsing ELT SMART Goals to Support Your SAFP
33. Using Time to Build a School Culture of High Expectations & Mutual Accountability
34. “By establishing high expectations for all students, it makes the time they have in class even more effective and efficient in helping them learn the skills they need to succeed.” Excel Academy, Boston
35. School Culture: Keys to Success Use TIME to create a culture of high expectations and mutual accountability Identify and consistently reinforce a small set of core values that are easy to remember Train and support staff in setting and reinforcing expectations Communicate expectations to parents Refer to the Time Well Spent report. EVERYONE read pages 39-41 TEAMS read the profiles on pages 42-44; use the Cornell Notes handout to record your ideas
36. Case Study “Round Abouts” More Time to Strengthen School Culture at Orchard Gardens / Boston, MA
37. 5 Principles of Classroom/School Culture Discipline Management Control Influence Engagement
38. Techniques to Build a Culture of High Expectations and Mutual Accountability in Your Own School/Class Ch. 5 “Creating a Strong Classroom Culture” Ch. 6 “Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations”
39. Use TIME to Build a Culture of High Expectations and Mutual Accountability Kuss Middle School
40. Time to Build A Culture of High Expectations
41. Video Debrief Note Taker
42. CREATE A CHART: Directions: Use this time to discuss what you’ve learned about High Quality ELT Schools, Culture and Accountability Create a T-chart that provides techniques/ indicators/evidence of high expectations & mutual accountability.
43. Gallery Walk and Team Share Post your chart. Walk around the room and read what others are doing. Return to your table and take a few minutes to share what you saw and to discuss the following: What changes could you make to align your practice with that of HQELT schools? How much time do you spend establishing clear rules and expectations during the school year? Do you believe investing more time on setting high expectations would benefit your students? How? Does your entire staff school-wide rules, procedures and expectations? Is common messaging used? What changes to school culture could you make now? What changes would require more time in your school day/year?
44. Use Time to Build a School Culture of High Expectations and Mutual Accountability Use the Culture and Accountability Resources provided today to discuss with your team the appropriate responses to the questions below. Protocol – assign one question to each team member, write the question on an index card and the response on the back. Read and discuss all responses together. Be very specific. What changes could you make to align your practice with that of High Quality ELT schools? How much time do you spend establishing clear rules and expectations during the school year? Do you believe investing more time on setting high expectations would benefit your students? How? Does your entire staff school-wide rules, procedures and expectations? Is common messaging used? What changes to school culture could you make now? What changes would require more time in your school day/year?
45. Strategy: Use Time to Build a Culture of High Expectations & Mutual AccountabilityStaff Success <=> Student Success Activities Outcomes Specific ● Measurable ● Attainable ● Relevant ● Timely
46. TEAM Goal Setting Write a SMART goal for STUDENT Success using TIME to build a culture of high expectations and mutual accountability
47. TEAM Goal Setting Write a SMART goal for STAFF Success using TIME to build a culture of high expectations and mutual accountability
48. Intentions, Indicators & ImpactUsing ELT SMART Goals to Support Your SAFP
49. Intentions, Indicators & ImpactUsing ELT SMART Goals to Support Your SAFP
50. Consider adding audio Taking Care of Business or RESPECT as intro if energy is lagging to introduce this last section Using Time to Prepare Students for College & Career
51. “Our ultimate goal and mission . . . is to use education to break the cycle of poverty. We are committed to doing whatever we can to close the achievement gap and ensure that our students contribute positively to society during their time here and afterward.”
52. College & Career Readiness: Keys to Success Partner with colleges, business, and community organizations Build a school culture committed to college completion Support students who will be first-generation college students Refer to the Time Well Spent report. EVERYONE read pages 55-57 TEAMS read the profiles on pages 58-60; use the Four “A’s” Protocol to guide team talk
53. Four “A’s” TEXT RENDERING PROTOCOL 1. Read the text silently, highlighting it and writing notes in the margin on post-it notes to answer the following: • What Assumptions does the text hold? • What do you Agree with in the text? • What text do you want to Arguewith? • What parts of the text do you Aspireto? 2. In a round, have each person identify one assumption in the text, citing the text as evidence. 3. Either continue in rounds or facilitate a conversation in which the group talks about the text in light of each of the remaining “A”s, taking them one at a time – what do people want to argue with, agree with, and aspire to in the text? Try to move seamlessly from one “A” to the next, giving each “A” enough time for full exploration. 4. End the session with an open discussion framed around this question: What does this mean for our work with students?
54. Use TIME to Prepare Students for College & Career at Kuss Middle School
55. Strategy: Use Time to Prepare Students for College & Career Activities Outcomes Specific ● Measurable ● Attainable ● Relevant ● Timely
56. TEAM Goal Setting Write a SMART goal for STUDENT Success using TIME to prepare students for college & career
57. Intentions, Indicators & ImpactUsing ELT SMART Goals to Support Your SAFP
58. Six years later. . . . .Impact of ELT on Kuss Middle School SUCCESS
59. TEAM REFLECTIONSWhat We Learned
60. Our Next Steps
61. Please thoughtfully complete the evaluation of today’s session. www.timeandlearning.org