The Role of Video in Making the Shift to Standards …€¦the Shift to Standards-Aligned ELA...

The Role of Video in Making the Shift to Standards-Aligned ELA Instruction

March 31, 2015

3:00 pm ET/12:00 pm PT

Introductions

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Andrew Barbour

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Speakers


Sarah Brown Wessling

NBCT, 2010 National Teacher of the Year

Author & Teaching Channel Teacher Laureate

Brandon Dorman

Teacher on Special Assignment

Innovative Professional Learning grant

Fresno Unified School District

Agenda

During this webinar Sarah Brown Wessling will discuss the impact the ELA Common Core State Standards have for teaching and learning, and describe why and how video is so powerful in facilitating this transition. Brandon Dorman will share how his district is leveraging the power of video to support the implementation of standards-aligned ELA instruction.

#TchLIVE


Discover: v What the Standards really mean for teaching and learning v  What a Common Core classroom looks like v The power of video and how it is used effectively v How video is being used as a core part of Fresno’s Innovative Professional Learning work v Examples of video-based professional learning groups




NBCT, 2010 National Teacher of the Year

Author & Teaching Channel Teacher Laureate


We too often value the thing…


 rather than the process of learning.


Common isn’t the same; !a standards environment doesn’t mean!

standardization.!


Looking too closely creates isolation:

a lesson about narrative and expository

writing.


… I wasn’t even able to see there was a window to look through.


When we isolate standards, we reduce learning to tasks.

When we bundle standards, we can create learning purpose.


 We can’t teach Common Core by memorizing it or only making it larger. We teach it by being able to see it.


It’s a spectrum more than a shi7.

Picture a Common Core Classroom




More than a playbook of strategies, we need to be strategic.

Strategies are the tasks that can facilitate strategic learning



Strategic teaching evolves as we learn to focus on purpose and use video to get clear about it.


 #letstakeaselfie


Mixing colors, creating

dispositions.



Teachers are posing ques?ons, students are crea?ng solu?ons.


Teachers are posing ques?ons, students are crea?ng solu?ons. Teachers know content deeply

because they are readers, writers too; students help design.


Teachers are posing ques?ons, students are crea?ng solu?ons.

Teacher know content deeply because they are readers, writers too; students help design.

Teachers privilege process and ideas, thinking over answers; students struggle in produc?ve ways.

Brandon Dorman


Teacher on Special Assignment for the Innovative Professional Learning Grant

Fresno Unified School District


• Fourth largest school district in California

• Second highest per capita poverty rate in the U.S.

• Approximately 75,000 students

• Largest employer in the Fresno area

• First Round Recipients of the Innovative Professional Development

grants from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Second Year in iPD Project u  12 comprehensive middle schools (300 teachers) u  All 9th grade teachers from our 8 comprehensive high schools (150 teachers)


Our Innovation…  1. Create time for meaningful learning for teachers  2. Re-design the PL Experience to ensure relevance and evidence of change  3. Grow teacher Leadership


Building iPL in Middle School


Year 1: 2013-‐2014

• Build a strong Instruc?onal Core around CCSS.

• Common planning tools: LDC/MDC.

• Adopt protocols for inquiry learning and feedback.

• Introduce technology structures and tools.

Year 2: 2014-‐2015

• Con?nue to refine Instruc?onal Core.

• Implement inquiry cycles aligned to the scope and sequence products and assessments.

• Use technology tools to analyze teaching and learning.

• Use data to determine PL needs.

Year 3: 2015-‐2016

• Teachers use inquiry to determine PL needs.

• Teachers receive PL in mul?-‐modali?es.

• Teachers are fully implemen?ng inquiry cycles as a mode for learning.


Time for Teachers

Creating Time Within the Work Day


• 16 Full Release Days for Core Content Area Teachers in 7th-9th Grade.

• Addition of a PLUS team to provide high quality instruction during the school day.

Core Content Area Teacher Participation and PL Hours


We Have the Time, Now What?


 Redesigning the Professional  Learning Experience



How do we sustain this work?

 Teacher Leadership


Teacher Leadership


iPL Leadership Team

• Grant Writers • Interdepartmental Reps

Content Leaders

• 2-‐3 Teachers per Content • Plan/Facilitate/Lead Work Teams

Content Work Teams

• Plan/Facilitate Sessions • Provide Feedback

Scaling the Learning: Fresno’s Teams Platform


Instruc?onal Coaches

On-‐Line Professional Learning

Videos: Tch, Fresno, User-Generated


Easy Video Upload  Teams includes access to the Tch Recorder App


 You can also take video with any capture device.

 Simply transfer the video to your computer, log in to Teams, and upload the video.

 Share with selected people/groups.

Challenges v Aligning leader professional learning and teacher professional learning

v Gaining momentum in self-reflection through video

v Gaining momentum in coaching through video


 Teams Interactive Admin Panel:

 Group Usage Report

Lessons Learned v A solid instructional core is needed before innovation can take hold

v The addition of common assignments propels collaboration

v Use of self video moves when teacher leaders lead the way


Q&A and Resources v Videos  Research-Based Practices  Experts discuss 5 key themes TeachingChannel.org/Teams > Why it Works> Research v  Teaching Channel Teams  Watch Teams in Action!  AUSL & Educate Texas case study videos  TeachingChannel.org/Teams

v  Link to recording and PDF of slides


 Thank You!


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