1. Science Teacher Leader Content Network September 25, 2013 Twitter: #kyscinet Website: grrecscinet.com

2. Facilitators KDE Teresa Emmert, Instructional Specialist Kadi Ralston, Instructional Specialist Tim Sears, Consultant GRREC Brian Womack, Science Consultant Sandra Baker, Associate Executive Director Kyle Cassady, PGES Consultant Nancy Huston, Elementary Literacy Consultant Barb DeGraf, Special Education Consultant WKU Rico Tyler, SKY Teach

3. Targets Understand the goal of the Leadership Networks as a capacity building approach that focuses on professional learning around KCAS, CHETL/PGES, Assessment Literacy, and Leadership in order to support CCR for all students. Clarify roles/responsibilities/expectations for Teacher Leaders in the Science Leadership Network and as members of a District Leadership Team. Analyze the structure and intent of the Next Generation Science Standards to transform teaching and learning. I can identify the KEY shifts in teaching and learning necessary to effectively implement NGSS.

4. Moonshot Thinking Speed Share: My name is... I teach... I wonder...

5. Table Share What are we doing to create moonshot thinkers in our classrooms? Have past Science standards encouraged moonshot, innovative thinking?

6. Backchannel www.todaysmeet.com/grrecscinet

7. Acronym Challenge

9. Acronyms that KILL! KCAS: Ky Core Academic Standards SB1: Senate Bill 1 DCIs: Disciplinary Core Ideas GRREC: Green River Regional Educational Cooperative ELA: English Language Arts CHETL: Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning CCSS: Common Core State Standards PPGES: Principal Professional Growth and Effectiveness System CCR: College and Career Readiness PE: Performance Expectation FfT: Framework for Teaching (PGES) CASL: Classroom Assessment for Student Learning PLC: Professional Learning Community KDE: Ky Department of Education MDC: Math Design Collaborative PGES: Professional Growth and Effectiveness System LDC: Literacy Design Collaborative C3: College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for Social Studies State Standards NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards MFAL: Math Formative Assessment Lesson

10. Goal: Understand the goal of the Leadership Networks as a capacity building approach that focuses on professional learning around KCAS, CHETL/PGES, Assessment Literacy, and Leadership in order to support CCR for all students. You as a Learner Collaborating with Small Groups Leading the Work in Your School, District, or Region

11. Every school district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has a knowledgeable and cohesive leadership team that guides the professional learning and practice of all administrators, teachers, and staff so that every student experiences highly effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in every classroom, every day. 11 Leadership Network Vision

12. Pillars again Highly Effective Teaching and Learning Assessment Literacy Leadership Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards Four Pillars

13. Classroom Assessment for Learning CASL Pre-Assessment Answer one question from each ‘KEY’.

14. CHETL Skim over the characteristics for Section 4 – Instructional Relevance and pay particular attention to jot evidence as we watch the video clip. Classroom Assessment and Reflection Learning Climate Instructional Rigor and Student Engagement Instructional Relevance Knowledge of Content Instructional Relevance Shelden Teaches Penny Physics

15. CHETL Discuss your evidence at your table with an elbow partner. Does the CHETL framework lend itself to finding Sheldon’s strengths and weaknesses? If you were responsible for coaching Sheldon in his teaching of physics, how does the CHETL framework guide your conversation to make him a better teacher?

16. Domain 1: Planning & Preparation Domain 2: Classroom Environment Domain 3: Instruction Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities Domain 5: Student Growth

17. Framework for Teaching Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities Reflecting on Teaching Maintaining Accurate Records Communicating with Families Participating in a Professional Community Growing and Developing Professionally Showing Professionalism Domain 3: Instruction Communicating with Students Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques Engaging Students in Learning Using Assessment in Instruction Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness Domain 1: Planning and Preparation Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy Demonstrating Knowledge of Students Setting Instructional Outcomes Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources Designing Coherent Instruction Designing Student Assessments Domain 2: The Classroom Environment Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport Establishing a Culture for Learning Managing Classroom Procedures Managing Student Behavior Organizing Physical Space PLANTEACHREFLECTAPPLY

18. CHETL and the KY Framework for Teaching Framework for Teaching document Domain 3 3A – Communication 3A – Communication 3B – Questioning and Discussion 3B – Questioning and Discussion 3C – Student Engagement 3C – Student Engagement 3D - Assessment 3D - Assessment 3E – Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness 3E – Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness How does the Framework guide Sheldon to improve his instruction?

19. KCAS Common Core Math and ELA Standards Next Generation Science Standards C3 Framework (being developed into state standards) Program of Studies

20. You as a Learner Collaborating with Small Groups Leading the Work in Your School, District, or Region Teacher Leader Leading

21. BREAK On a post-it note, write down one norm that you would like to add to our group norms.

22. Goal: I can describe the roles/responsibilities/expectations of a Network Teacher Leader within my school and District Leadership Team. Leadership List “Characteristics of the ‘RIGHT’ Network Participant” Pick ONE area of need Reflect about how to build capacity in that area in your school.

23. Framework for Teaching – Component 4E While reading, annotate the page with the following symbols: Growing & Developing Professionally Mark the text that affirms your current practices with a check mark. Mark the text that matches the Roles & Responsibilities of a Network Participant with an exclamation point. Mark the text that you question or want to grow professionally with a question mark.

24. Be back at 12:30. Be back at 12:30. LUNCH

25. Norms Be present and engaged in our work. We are equal partners. Seek first to understand and then to be understood. Stay positive. Respect ideas of others. One voice rule – no private conversations. Be productive. Be flexible and willing to change.

26. Reflection Leadership Action Plan BE MORE AWESOME! “Get your learn on!”

27. Follow-Up Meet with your District Leadership Team before the October meeting. Share your Action Plan. Collaborate with the team to begin a plan to scale the work in your district. Read Chapter 4 of the Reader’s Guide to NGSS. Read Appendix A of the NGSS.

28. Closing Comments Turn In: Evaluations Next Meeting Oct 29, 2013