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

Lead Teacher Session #4

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February 2015

Welcome!Please sit at any table

Wireless network: MadPKWLANPassword: 657malcolmx

Checking In

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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?

Introductions

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Office of Human Capital (OHC)PD Team: Kris Taylor

Shakera Walker

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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

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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?

THEORY OF ACTIONImproved teacher practice leads to improved

student learning

LEAD TEACHER SERIES OBJECTIVELead Teachers will support the professional learning of their colleagues, contributing to

improved student learning

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Role of Lead Teacher

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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.”

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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

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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

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Today’s Agenda



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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

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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?

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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?

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Today’s Agenda



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Peer Observation

• Read the SRI’s “Rationale for Protocols”• How can protocols help overcome some of

the challenges of peer observation?

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Peer Observation

1. 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?

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Video Observation

http://boston.schoolwires.net/ir

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Exploring PARCC Resources

1.Review the PARCC resources in the shared folder here: http://goo.gl/I82QZr

2.Additional Resources: – Educator Resources:

http.bostonpublicschools.org/Page/4191– Practice Tests: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

3.Work independently or discuss with others how you might use these resources to prepare for the PARCC assessment

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Today’s Agenda



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Break!

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Today’s Agenda



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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

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Today’s Agenda



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Takeaways

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

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Next Steps

• Examine team dynamics and consider using a case study

• Continue implementing your plans

• Capstone Product

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Announcements

• Hiring season:

• Find materials related to the hiring process at teachboston.org

• PD Catalogue

• Other announcements?

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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.

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Resources: OHC website

www.bostonpublicschools.org/OHC

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Resources: Interactive Rubric

www.bostonpublicschools.org/IR

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Resources: Lead Teacher Materials

www.bostonpublicschools.org/LT

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Resources: Curricula

www.bostonpublicschools.org/IRD

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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

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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)

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