PIIC Coaches Meeting

ARIN IU28 February 22, 2012

Objectives:

To share successful coaching strategies between schools
To integrate primary source documents into learning experiences, and to find resources for obtaining them
To collaboratively determine effective strategies for implementing instructional coaching without or with limited release time
To actively participate in the adaptation of lessons to incorporate the BDA model and improve student engagement
To revise and edit planning through peer-editing and review
To explore and utilize methods and resources for the implementation of literacy strategies into math instruction
To develop BDE templates / exercises that can be adapted as a group
To explore and develop the means for implementing Learning Walks

Agenda

Share out: Successes and Concerns-
- o Upcoming Statewide meeting
- o What is working in your school?
- o No-Time Coaches Strategies
  - § “homework” was cancelled, but discuss:
  - § What have you been able to try?
  - § Successes and struggles
Wiki
- o arincoaches.wikispaces.com
- o Review new features
Primary Source Documents
- o Primary Source Document Lesson
  - § Demonstrate for use
    - Women’s Suffrage photo activity
- o Library of congress
  - § http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/
- o National archives (documents / teach) http://www.archives.gov/education/
  - § http://docsteach.org/
- o http://free.ed.gov/
- o http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/
  - § Go to through SAS
Lesson adaptation
- o Write a quick synopsis of a lesson you have recently taught that you think could have been more engaging.
- o How could you use BDA and some of the strategies to change this lesson
- o Pair share
Learning Walks
- o General Discussion
- o Format
- o Feasibility
- o Work together to develop a form
  - § Either as a group or as districts
  - § Use PDF as a guide
BDA templates
- o As a group, develop BDA activities or lessons that can be adapted to different situations and used by all coaches.
Peer Review
- o Time set aside to peer-review / edit / critique group PLN units
Ticket out the door:
- o Online survey

Homework: Before our next meeting, read “But I Teach Math” and complete the online survey (Go to the survey first, so you know what you are looking for). Be prepared to share out.

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