Collaborative Teaching Initiative January 25, 2007 Welcome Please complete teacher survey and return to boxes by each door.

Agenda Snowball fight Collaborative Teaching Rubric Solution Focused conversation School Team Planning Strategy Survey Give one, get one LunchCoaches lunch meeting Expectations Grading Future Evaluation

Snowball Fight Write down on a white piece of paper at your table one great experience you have shared with one of your partners this year. Be specific. Include: 1.Exactly what it was 2. How you both felt about it 3. What you have done to replicate or expand that experience

New Groups Look at your name tag and locate the alphabet letter under your name Please move to the table matching the alphabet letter on your name tag. Okay go ahead and move!

Collaborative Teaching Rubric Mark each section for: √ - Best pair experience Χ – Most challenging pair experience Ο – Where building is

Solution Focus Discussion As a table group come to consensus on one challenge from the rubric Choose a recorder Choose a facilitator Choose a time keeper

Solution Focused Conversation Directions Mixed Team Discussion

Solution Focus Conversation Large group sharing Summarize in 3 minutes or less your table issue and plan you choose to address it.

Back to building teams

Building Discussion In building teams determine a day and a time when you can meet with content teachers, strategist, and administrator to discuss the rubric. Your challenge is to develop a plan to move your building level practices from where your rubric said you were performing to the next higher level. Use the form in your packet called “School Team Planning”.

Break Return in 16 minutes

Strategy Use Survey

I have used the course organizer a.0 b.1 c.2 d.3 e.More than 3 times

I have used unit organizer a.0 b.1 c.2-3 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used the framing routine a.0 b.1 c.2-3 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used the text preview organizer a.0 b.1 c.2 d.3 e.More than 3 times

I have used the Frayer model a.0 b.1-2 c.3-4 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used the semantic feature analysis a.0 b.1-2 c.3-4 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used KWL, KWHL, KWLR, KNWS or KWL Plus a.0 b.1-2 c.2-3 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used the anticipation guide a.0 b.1-2 c.2-3 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

I have used the prediction guide a.0 b.1-2 c.2-3 d.4-5 e.More than 5 times

Processing

Return in 1 hour

Give One, Get One Write one new idea you learned this semester from the sessions or from one of your teaching partners on the 3x5 index card on your table. Write one new idea you learned this semester from the sessions or from one of your teaching partners on the 3x5 index card on your table.

Expectation Write questions on note cards –Include name for individual response –Group responses check the blog –Place in basket located in the back of the room

New Groups Look at your name tag and locate the number under your name Please move to the table matching the number on your name tag. Okay go ahead and move!

Issues in Grading Perceptions of purpose of grades Inclusion of factors other than learning or achievement in an inconsistent manner Parent/ student unawareness of the grading system Weighting single factors heavily or differently for different assignments

Frequently Heard Grading Comments “Students with IEP’s cannot fail.” “Modifying grading scales is not fair.” “Teachers feel pressure to inflate grades for students with IEP’s” “You just tell me what grade you think they should have.” “Students with IEP’s getting high grades creates difficulty for the really good students in class rank” “We’ll just grade on effort.” “Grades have little meaning anyway”

Survey of Grading Purposes Part 2 Directions: Transfer your rankings form Part 1 to the interpretive chart below. Sum the rankings for the items in each Focus Area. The lower the score the more important the Focus Area. Focus Area: Academic Performance Item: 1.Rank ________ 9.Rank ________ 10. Rank ________ 8. Rank ________ Focus Area: Affective and Behavioral Control 5.Rank ________ 3. Rank ________ 12.Rank ________ 4. Rank ________ Focus Area: Transition/Post Secondary Planning 2Rank ________ 11. Rank ________ 7. Rank ________ 6. Rank ________ Adapted from Dennis Munk “Solving the Grading Puzzle for Students With Disabilities”

Grading – Group Sharing At your table discuss : What is your building policy on grading? Who is responsible for grading? Whose name goes on the report card? What changes to your grading have you made for kids? How do you designate co-taught classes in your course of study? What successes have you had in working out grading challenges? What grading modifications are spelled out in IEP’s? What will be different next year about grading in your building? How are student IEP goals addressed in your classes? Other discussion…..

Large Group Sharing Share one future need that you discussed at your table. Leave white sheets on table, we will collect them.

Please leave completed evaluations on the center of your table