I can almost see it That dream I am dreaming But there's a voice inside my head saying "You'll never reach it" Every step I'm taking Every move I make feels Lost with no direction My faith is shaking But I gotta keep trying Gotta keep my head held high There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be a uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about what's waiting on the other side It's the climb The struggles I'm facing The chances I'm taking Sometimes might knock me down But no, I'm not breaking I may not know it But these are the moments that I'm gonna remember most, yeah Just gotta keep going And I, I got to be strong Just keep pushing on 'Cause there's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be a uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about what's waiting on the other side It's the climb, yeah! There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be an uphill battle Somebody's gonna have to lose Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about what's waiting on the other side It's the climb, yeah! Keep on moving, keep climbing Keep the faith, baby It's all about, it's all about the climb Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa Headin home Reflecting on practice Your wordle What you find notable What you find surprising What you find missing At your table, spend 5 minutes discussing What you find notable What you find surprising What you find missing Responses to: Setting the stage Week 1 Identifying goals Moving on from student error What are your students telling you? Match goals with instruction and activities We looked at your feedback Discovered goals need to be clearly expressed to students Your activities need to allow student thinking to surface Need to engineer effective classroom discussions and learning tasks Information can come from non-Mathematical means Discovered the need for tools how, how, how? What are you still thinking about now? Building with the 5 NonNegotiables Week 2 Minute by minute, Day by Day A deep task looking at student responses deeply Collecting information about students understanding and behavior Matching goals with checkpoints and with end tasks Receiving feedback on your planning from peers I observe I believe, I wonder This could be a video of your class Collection information in a new way Doug Corey from BYU Students (and teachers) need to struggle Principles of effective instruction What is the one tool or technique of formative assessment you will use next year? Are you helping your students by using it? How will you know? Week 3 The Assessment Pattern versus the Formative Assessment Cycle Students using online self-assessment tools Electronic environments for student learning Designing effective questions to uncover student understanding Being a listener really hear what students are saying or doing Allowing students to grow as independent problem solvers You have two roles: one as teacher, one as learner Music evokes memories, expresses knowledge and inspires Moving from expert to novice Setting a goal Having a supportive community He made his goal public and wrote about his progress & challenges Its not about trying to do, its about doing it. Who will help you climb? Whos got your back? Who can you rely on? When the going gets tough, how will you keep going? Who will help you when you lose sight of your goal? How are you going to face the obstacles you know are there? Who will help you climb? Youve made friends This beautiful state Laugh. Cry. Umm Math. Teaching. Resource. Practice. What message do you need to send to yourself to move forward? The last box Post cards from the edge In the small space on the post card, (& with the knowledge that post cards go through multiple hands) write the message that will matter and will remind you of all youve seen, done and thought. Survey Open your laptop when done Complete survey -Shhh When finished