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Lead Teacher Session #4

Lead Teacher Session #4. Welcome! Please sit at any table. Wireless network: MadPKWLAN Password: 657malcolmx. February 2015. Checking In. Please introduce yourself and share : How has your work as a Lead Teacher been going? What has been the main focus of your work lately?.

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Lead Teacher Session #4

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  1. Lead Teacher Session #4 Welcome! Please sit at any table Wireless network: MadPKWLAN Password: 657malcolmx February 2015

  2. Checking In • Please introduce yourself and share: • How has your work as a Lead Teacher been going? • What has been the main focus of your work lately?

  3. Introductions Office of Human Capital (OHC) PD Team: Kris Taylor Shakera Walker

  4. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  5. Norms & Community Agreements • Start and end on time • Include everyone in conversations • Vegas Rule: maintain confidentiality • Limit use of technology to work time • Take an inquiry stance • Ground statements in evidence • Assume positive intentions • Others?

  6. Role of Lead Teacher THEORY OF ACTION Improved teacher practice leads to improved student learning LEAD TEACHER SERIES OBJECTIVE Lead Teachers will support the professional learning of their colleagues, contributing to improved student learning

  7. Lead Teacher Work Log Thanks for the great work! “Created and chaired the PD Committee at my school.” “Worked with a teacher action prep group to plan PD focused on diverse learning approaches for students with moderate disabilities and English Language Learners .” “Facilitated CPT for 4th and 5th grade teams.”

  8. Session 4 Objectives Today we will: • Analyze opportunities and challenges presented by teacher team dynamics • Compare different protocols for learning through peer observation • Explore PARCC Resources • Work collaboratively to refine plans for our work as Lead Teachers

  9. Feedback from Session 3 What was helpful: • Article/reading research • Looking closely at core actions • Differentiating session activities What would improve future sessions: • Real world case studies • Share out more frequently • Less independent work time

  10. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  11. Team Functioning: Analyzing the Case Step 1: Read the case • Read thoroughly, underlining or highlighting pieces of information that you think are significant to understanding the case Step 2: Establish the facts of the case • What are the significant facts of the case? Try to withhold judgment, inferences or evaluation

  12. Team Functioning: Analyzing the Case Step 3: Case Analysis Questions • Describe the problem • How would you describe the interpersonal dynamics on the team? • What are some of the possibilities of why Ms. D behaves in this manner?

  13. Team Functioning: Analyzing the Case Step 3: Case Analysis Questions • What course of action would you recommend to this Lead Teacher? • It is important for teams to have a process for resolving interpersonal tensions between team members. What might this process look like? • What are some steps this Lead Teacher can take to help foster a more positive community?

  14. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  15. Peer Observation • Read the SRI’s “Rationale for Protocols” • How can protocols help overcome some of the challenges of peer observation?

  16. Peer Observation • Watch the video and try out 1 of the 4 protocols with your jigsaw group • Focus Point • Interesting Moments • Video Camera • Observer as Learner 2. Compare protocols with your group 3. Which would you use at your school? Would you make any changes? How can protocols help support peer observation?

  17. Video Observation http://boston.schoolwires.net/ir

  18. Exploring PARCC Resources • Review the PARCC resources in the shared folder here: http://goo.gl/I82QZr • Additional Resources: • Educator Resources: http.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4191 • Practice Tests: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/ • Work independently or discuss with others how you might use these resources to prepare for the PARCC assessment

  19. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  20. Break!

  21. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  22. Work Time • Find a colleague and share what you have been working on • Successes • Challenges • Next steps • Use the next 30 min to get work done however you see fit • Independently or in a small group By 6:15… • Prepare a summary of what you worked on today and your next steps

  23. Today’s Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Team Functioning: A Case Study • Choose a focus: • Peer Observation • Preparing for PARCC • Break • Work Time • Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection

  24. Takeaways • Share a key takeaway from your work today that will inform your work back at school

  25. Next Steps • Examine team dynamics and consider using a case study • Continue implementing your plans • Capstone Product

  26. Announcements • Hiring season: • Find materials related to the hiring process at teachboston.org • PD Catalogue • Other announcements?

  27. Deliverables • Submit logs of any work (during or outside of the school day): • Drop-in office hours • School-based PD sessions • Common Planning Time • ILT meetings • Time spent distributing info, guidance docs, data, or resources • Time spent developing resources, gathering data, or planning PD • Capstone Product (due in early June) • Work Log Collection Dates: • Dec 2nd: 4-6 work log entries • Feb 3rd: 3-5 additional entries • Apr 7th: 2-4 additional entries • Upload any documents associated with your entries to the Google Drive.

  28. Resources: OHC website www.bostonpublicschools.org/OHC

  29. Resources: Interactive Rubric www.bostonpublicschools.org/IR

  30. Resources: Lead Teacher Materials www.bostonpublicschools.org/LT

  31. Resources: Curricula www.bostonpublicschools.org/IRD

  32. Session 4 Objectives Today we will: • Analyze opportunities and challenges presented by teacher team dynamics • Compare different protocols for learning through peer observation • Explore PARCC Resources • Work collaboratively to refine plans for our work as Lead Teachers

  33. Feedback We need to hear from you! Please fill out the survey before you leave: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FebLTSurvey Thanks, see you at our next session in April! (4/7, 4/8, or 4/9, 3:30 – 6:30, location TBD) Wireless network: MadPKWLAN Password: 657malcolmx

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