Lead Teacher Session #1 1 September 2014 Welcome! Please sit in table groups with others from your network & complete the Do Now Wireless network: Password:

Lead Teacher Session #1

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September 2014

Welcome!Please sit in table groups with others from

your network & complete the Do Now

Wireless network: Password: MalcolmX657

Introductions

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Office of Human Capital (OHC)Alison Gross (Network A)

Michelle O’Neill Turner (Network B)Gina D’Addario (Network C)Sarah Hausman (Network D)Tinu Akinfolarin (Network E)

Leah Levine (Network F)Chason Ishino (Network G)Christine Lee (Network G)

Kris TaylorShakera Walker

Introductions

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Who is in the room?

Teacher Leaders

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• Have expertise about teaching and learning

• Support school and student success

• Build school’s capacity to improve

• Foster a collaborative culture

• Promote professional learning for continuous improvement

• Facilitate improvements in instruction and student learning

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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Expectations for Lead Teachers

Lead Teachers will:

• Support the work of teacher teams

• Work with ILT to support school-wide priorities

• Coordinate cross functional planning across school

• Collaborate and check in regularly with Principal/Headmaster

• Maintain & submit records of LT activities

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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.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ggt8351dVNdN7gUOhkR5AvmU06dnPZmfcok7SBM468s/viewform

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Sharing Hopes and Fears

What are your hopes and fears in your role as a Lead Teacher?

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Session 1 Objectives

Today we will:

• Understand and clarify expectations for the Lead Teacher role

• Begin to identify goals & plans for our work as Lead Teachers

• Prepare to apply one or more of the Professional Development Design Principles

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Today’s Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions• Professional Development Design Principles• Work Time• Small Group Feedback• Next Steps, Closing, & 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?

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Today’s Agenda


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PD Design Principles

What: A set of guiding principles to follow when designing professional learning experiences

Why: To increase the impact of professional learning experiences on student learning

How: Lead teachers will help schools apply; OHC Professional Learning & Growth team will help district PD apply

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PD should be/include: • Relevant• Inquiry driven• Led by practitioners• Demonstration of learning & growth• Opportunity for reflection• Collaborative• Equitable/anti-racist/anti-biased education• Research based

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Jigsaw• Count off 1-8• Read about the Design Principle with your #• Share information with your group

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Reflection• When considering your school’s PD, which

of these principles are areas of strength? Which are areas for growth?

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Application• Identify an area of PD you would like to

strengthen• Identify 1 or more Design Principle you

would like to apply• Identify a way to measure progress

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Break Time!Please be seated by 5:10

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Today’s Agenda


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Work Time

Planning for PD• Identify an area of PD you would like to

strengthen• Identify 1 or more Design Principle you

would like to apply• Identify a way to measure progress

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Today’s Agenda


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Sharing Feedback

The Feedback Carousel• Purpose: get a variety of feedback quickly• Protocol:• Develop the key ideas of your plan on the

worksheet• Leave your feedback quadrant sheet next

to your worksheet• Rotate through the worksheet of each of

the members of your group

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Today’s Agenda


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Next Steps

• Connect with your Principal/Headmaster & Colleagues– Share role expectations – Share the plans you began & get input

• Answer your colleagues’ questions and/or connect them to OHC

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Upcoming Evaluation Deadlines

• Self-assessment & first draft of goals & action plans are due in EDFS on October 1, 2014

• The evaluator must review the goals in EDFS and approve or return with suggested revisions

• If one or both goals are returned, the educator must revise and re-submit.

• Goals and action plans for achieving the goals must be approved in EDFS by November 1, 2014

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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 1 Objectives

Today we will:

• Understand and clarify expectations for the Lead Teacher role

• Begin to identify goals & plans for our work as Lead Teachers

• Prepare to apply one or more of the Professional Development Design Principles

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Feedback

We need to hear from you! Please fill out the survey before you leave:

http://bit.ly/SeptLTSurvey

Thanks, see you at our next full day session in October! Location: TBD(10/21, 10/22, or 10/23, 8:30 – 3:30)

Wireless network: Password: MalcolmX657




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