Good MorningCurriculum Boot Campers

March 6, 2012

I knew I liked you!

1. Beach City Woods Your own backyard

2. Water Coffee Soda Sports drink

3. Jazz County Rock Disco

4. Leprechauns Green Beer Irish Music Corned Beef & Cabbage

On a ¼ sheetwhat do you like …

High Five….

I knew I liked you!

Elements of effective instruction contained in the

“I knew I liked you” strategy?

How could you use it in your work?

Purpose for today

• Clarify and grow a definition of quality instruction

• Attend to engagement in our instructional practice

• Grow our instructional expertise through exploration, dialogue and the use of protocols as we

• Collaborate with amazing colleagues on this beautiful March day

For our time together….

Take responsibility for your own learning

Support the learning of your colleagues

Take side conversations in the hall

If you have a question, ask.

Deep Listening Experience

Creating Positive Community through Dialogue

• There are two roles Talker – Listener

• One person will begin with a set amount of time to talk about a specific piece of content – that I will give you; one person will simply listen

• The roles will reverse.

• You will participate in a second round with a second piece of content, and then a final piece of content

• You will not share any part of your conversation

• peci7 minutes to share your life story with your partner

• Then, you will each have 2 minutes to tell yourYou wiOu

Overview

3 minutes – to tell the story of your life

switch

1 minute to share Why do you show up each day?Why do you do this work?

Long-haired partner begins

Switch

30 seconds to tell your partnerwhat you appreciate about them

Short-haired partner begins

Switch

Thank your partner

Thoughts or reflection on what this experience has meant to you?

What did you learn?

Table Conversation

Finding our core

What are the things that impact student learning?

One idea per sticky note

(think about what your teachers will say)

Looking for patterns, chunks, trends…

What are you discovering?

Gallery Walk

What elements of good instruction are contained in 2 circles?

How could you use this in your work?

Finding your focus

video

• What are his/her strengths?

• What you do wonder after watching the lesson – what questions would you want to ask him/her?

Who was your most memorable teacher? Why?

Turn & Talk

Table Graffiti

What is highly effective instruction?

What patterns, chunks, trends do you see?

Create a draft table definition of effective instruction

What elements of effective instruction are contained in the Table Graffiti?

How could you use it in your work?

Application – of your definition

Where do you see evidence of your definition in this classroom clip?

• What are his/her strengths?

• What you do wonder after watching the lesson – what questions would you want to ask him/her?

Randy Nelson,Dean of Pixar University

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhXJe8ANws8

As you listen jot down a few notes…

what speaks to the implications for our work?

What is the relationship between critical thinking &

student engagement?

Shoe pair share

Updating your definition

Lunch

Grab a quarter of paper

3 –

2-

1-

3 - 2 – 1

When it comes to instructional feedback… list

3 hopes

2 fears

1 item you need assistance / perspective / deeper understand

College Alumni Colleague

Pair Share

Revisiting your definition?

The Highly Engaged Classroom

By Marzano, Pickering, with Heflebower

Get one; Share one;

What elements of effective instruction are contained in the puzzling / Get one; Share onestrategy combination?

How could you use this strategy in your work?

Strategy Harvest

• I Knew I liked you!• Purpose / norms• Deep listening• 2 Circles• video• Table Graffiti• Draft Definition• Application of def• Op Ed Read

• Pixar clip• One lap conversation• Student voice• Puzzling w/ Marzano• Get one; Share one• Reviewed Purpose• Planning

Kristine Gullen, Ph.D.High School Consultant

Kristine.Gullen@Oakland.k12.mi.us