PIIC Coaches Meeting

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October 17, 2013


Objectives:


  • To identify strategies for building relationships with teachers
  • To identify those strategies that will make for successful "first encounters"
  • To evaluate and demonstrate the "Leadership" standard for professional learning (Learning Forward)
  • To preview concepts and strategies being presented at the October PIIC PLO
  • To investigate ways to engage critical thinking skills through collaboration
  • To develop strategies for working with teachers on increasing the level of Higher Order Thinking in their classrooms




Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.-Thomas Edison


BEFORE


Please Do Now:
Write down the names of 3 teachers you believe would be willing to work with you.
What parts of your professional relationship make you confident that these people will be receptive to your efforts? What roadblocks do you foresee? What will you need to have in place to build these bridges?


DURING


  • Welcome and updates
    • October PLO agenda
    • Recent in-school sessions
  • PLN:
    • shared discussion of session 1
    • resource / strategy sharing
  • Building "Buy-in"
    • based on your PIIC experience, PLN experience, and today's Before:
      • How can you build awareness with teachers?
      • What goes into successful "first encounters?"
  • Higher Order Thinking Skills:
    • Article: "Teaching Higher-Order Thinking"
      • Jigsaw
      • Group discussion
    • Critical Thinking
      • Web site review
      • Exploration Forum
        • Systems
        • SWOT analysis
  • Leadership Standard
  • Technology Tools
    • The Faculty Room - resources
    • ReadWorks
    • Technology Round-Table
      • In groups- identify a technology tool that:
        • can be used to facilitate literacy or engagement in the classroom
        • can enrich lessons
        • can provide students with a deeper understanding of content
      • Be prepared to demonstrate your chosen resource
  • Data - group discussion
    • In your schools:
      • How are you using CDT data?
      • How is EdInsight being used?
      • What other data sources is your school using?
    • What are our next steps in incorporating data into our PIIC work (staying focused on the PIIC model)?
  • LiveBinder


AFTER


Ticket Out
Index Card Plan: Using one side of an index card, write a plan for how you could use one part of today's learning in working with another teacher. Fill exactly one side of the card.