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Welcome to Teacher Lab at the Secondary Level: Professional Learning that Works!
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Welcome to Teacher Lab at the Secondary Level: Professional Learning that Works!
Marcia Hudson, Teacher LeaderMichelle Imbrunone, Principal of Avondale High SchoolAvondale School District, Auburn Hills, [email protected] or 248-537-6040 [email protected] or 248-537-6199
What is Teacher Lab?An opportunity for teachers to observe a colleague and learn from his/her research-based practicesA time for observers to debrief, reflect, and set personal goals for their own practicesA time to make connections to each participants/hosts practical application of knowledgeA system for collaborative inquiry that supports student achievement goals/SIP/DIP goals; builds leadership capacity authentically
Typical Model1 Facilitating Teacher1 Host Teacher4-6 Observing TeachersMeet once a quarter/trimester
Responsibilities of each RoleBefore, During and After each Lab session
Professional Reading Materials
Pre-observationSample Schedules
8:30-9:30 a.m. Facilitating and Observing Teachers meet in Conference room while Host Teacher begins school day in classroom ; (Set norms for the day, Professional Reading, Letter of introduction, review process )
9:30-10:30 a.m. Observation in Host Teachers Classroom
10:30- 11:30 a.m. - Facilitated conversations- collect questions, wonderings, feedback for host teacher
11:45-1:00 p.m. Lunch with dialogue
1:00-3:30 p.m. Debriefing, studying, reflecting, researching, goal setting
Avondale High School
Avondale Middle School ScheduledTimeRoom#Host &ClassFocus Areas: Shared Reading & Academic Vocabulary7:40-8:10 A.M.307Facilitators: Lisa & ShevyIntroductions and information about the dayEnjoy coffee and muffins8:15-8:40 A.M.210Kristen Little Math 6Pre-Reading Strategy: KWL (adapted)8:45-9:15 A.M.307FacilitatorsDialog9:15-9:45 A.M.311Crystal DoyleEnglish 7During Reading: text annotationPost Reading: locating textual evidence Fish Bowl discussion activity9:50-10:10 A.M.307FacilitatorsDialog10:15-10:35 A.M.407Laura AmatulliScience 8Pre-Reading Strategy: List~Sort~Label10:40-11:10 A.M.307FacilitatorsDialog11:00-11:40 A.M.408Kristy Blewett & Becky ColeEnglish 8Pre-reading: Generate-Sort-Connect-ElaborateDuring Reading Strategy: Vocabulary in the Middle11:45-12:00 P.M.307FacilitatorsDialog12:00-1:00 P.M.All participants meet for lunch catered by Subway1:00-2:45 P.M.307Facilitated dialog between participants and hosts9NORMSTime Management:Honor the time scheduled for hostsTry to plan for restroom breaksWe may need to interrupt dialogue (utilize parking lot)
Active Listening and Participation:Support OR ChallengeBe authenticBloom where you're plantedAvoid side conversationsCell phone/personal business outside of teacher lab time/spaceJoin in activities and dialogue
Fly on the WallAvoid interacting with students and teachers while we are in the host classroom
Observation
Post-observationVariations of Teacher Lab ModelsSingle grade focusSingle focus areaCombined grade levelsMultiple hostsFacilitator and Host take turnsGrade Level focusIndividual buildingsTransition years Professional learning teams
Checkpoint
Voluntary participationGives teachers a venue to observe theory in actionImmediately applicable to teachers practiceContinuous professional learning over timeCollaborative; provides networking opportunities with colleaguesNon-threateningProvides time for observation & reflectionUltimately improves student learningAdministrative supportWhy It Works
How might you describe what you took away from your teacher lab experience?
New information- 92%
Specific tips and guidance about classroom work 88%
New understanding of familiar information- 92%
A new insight about student learning 84%
A new reflection on an instructional strategy 94%
An example I wanted to try in my own practice 96%
A sense of connection to my colleagues 88%
Professional resources 98%Results of Teacher Lab Learning Survey, 2013-14Comments included:
best professional development Ive had in over 20 years
always left feeling refreshed and ready to try all the new ideas
helped me reflect on my own practices
much better than just hearing about lessons in a workshop
I have seen huge strides in my students reading and comprehension.
ultimate PLC at its best
Pre-observation Discussion ObservationPost-observation Discussion
What makes MASBs 2011 Education Excellence Award winning Teacher Lab so unique?
Teacher Lab provides rich opportunities for teachers to observe colleagues and learn from his/her research-based practices
A system of collaborative inquiry that supports student achievement goals; a place to debrief, reflect and set personal goals
Great Teachers Are Made By The Teacher Next Door(Job- Embedded Professional Learning in the Avondale School District,Auburn Hills, Michigan)
PossibilitiesListen to the mustnts, child. Listen to the donts. Listen to the shouldnts, the impossibles, the wonts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me.Anything can happen, child. Anything can be. -Shel Silverstein
The Importance of Mentors
Cultures of Thinking
Teacher Leaders,Leading from where we standE-book, 2014
Teachers and educators around the country are beginning to see that the goal of improving teaching-improving students opportunities to learn-can only be reached by a path that the United States has never taken before. This new path moves educators away from a view of teaching as a solitary activity, owned personally by each teacher. It moves them toward a view of teaching as a professional activity open to collective observations, study, and improvement. It invites ordinary teachers to recognize and accept the responsibility for improving not only their own practice, but the shared practice of the profession. For this new path to be traveled, however, teachers will need to open their classroom doors and, rather than evaluating each other, begin studying their practices as a professional responsibility common to all.
Education Week; The New Heroes of TeachingHiebert, Gallimore, and Stigler (2003)Learning and Leading Through Teacher Labs5 descriptors of lab formats (similarities/differences)References:
Educational LeadershipJune 2010 | Volume 67Good Teaching in ActionDemonstrating Teaching in a Lab Classroom, by Lisa M. Houk Lab classrooms give teachers opportunities to share effective teaching practices and learn from colleagues.
Learning Along the Way Professional Development by and for Teachers - Diane SweeneyEducation Week June 2009The New Heroes of Teaching, by James Hiebert, Ronald Gallimore, & James W. Stigler Identifying a few excellent teachers and hoping others will copy their methods has not improved teaching in the average American classroom.
Journal of Staff DevelopmentSummer 2008 VOL. 29, NO. 3Declaration of Interdependence, an interview with Judith Warren LittleEducators need deep conversations about teaching and learning to spark real changes in practice
Marcia [email protected]@oakland.edu248-537-6040
Michelle [email protected]
You are cordially invited to a Teacher Lab!
Topic: The Secrets of Running
an effective Readers Workshop
Host: Linda Maniago, Grade 3, Auburn Elementary
Facilitators: Marcia Hudson
Date: January 12, 2010 (Full day)There are 8 seats available for this lab; first come, first served!
You will receive confirmation of attendance from Marcia Hudson. Please do not arrange for a substitute unless you receive confirmation of attendance.
(This lab is constructed around the specific learning of Grade 3, so it would be most appropriate for teachers that instruct third-fifth grade readers.) Questions: Please contact Marcia Hudson (Ext. 6515)
GREAT TEACHERS ARE MADE BY THE TEACHER NEXT DOOR!
