2. Invitational Summer Institute
Day 11 July 6, 2017

3. Agenda Time Event 9:00-9:15 Daily Log, Author’s Chair 9:15-10:30
Demo Lesson #9 Kylowna Moton
10:30-10:45
BREAK
10:45-11:15
Demonstration Response
11:15-12:00
Technologies that Blend Writing and Discussion
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:00-2:30
Writing Time
2:30-3:25
Writing Groups
3:25-3:30
Wrap–up

4. Daily Log

5. Author’s Chair

7. Your Comments: What You Learned
Excellent argumentative letter demo lesson, very effective for all grade levels.
Benefit of having students generate requirements/criteria for a writing task.
Writers Workshop requires a few key components, one of the most important being an investment in writing time.
A student’s culture affects their comfort and ability to learn in certain environments.

8. Your Comments: What You Learned
Kathy’s analogy about grading the practice stuff vs. practicing the actual game.
Today I learned that everyone in this room really wanted to critique the validity of “Nutrition in Disguise”. Ha ha.
I learned that teaching adults isn’t that bad!
I learned some wonderful points on Social Justice teachers … I loved the different parts of the brain.

9. Your Comments: What You Learned
I liked learning about cultural differences & strategies for reaching students where they are & building from that.
Our brains need to feel safe and culture plays a large part in that.
Great ideas from Reyna, she naturally teaches kids to have voice, she didn’t even realize she was doing it.
Reyna’s lesson – useful at every level.

10. Your Comments: What You Learned
Social Justice – learning/teaching Like a doctor, “First, do no harm.”
Writers’ Workshop – can connect to social justice.
About teaching argument writing.
Social justice has tremendous potential to negatively and/or positively impact a student or group.
Even writing a log can be creative (Tasha!) 

11. Your Comments: What You Learned
The Writing Project really makes me feel grown-up and professional. I’m never giving up those feelings again to any admin.

12. What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?
Writing lesson plans is writing time (but once I give myself permission to do that, I found I didn’t need to and I enjoyed my other writing more – I felt free).
Reyna’s chocolate milk demo lesson has sparked so many ideas for further research.
How much I’m learning! How many more books I need to read.
I now use, “What surprised me?” in my daily conversations with friends.

13. What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?
Culture plays a much bigger part in the classroom than I thought.
Okay, we eat and there are no grades, but I have heard myself and others refer to this as a class, so how is the institute different from a class? Is it a matter of semantics?
I’m so excited about the “Planning to Change the World” book!

14. What Surprised You? What Questions Do You Have?
How swift my lesson was. I didn’t practice this weekend. I ran the ideas past my mom, but usually I rehearse.
How we got such a cool social justice book! Thank you!
The brain stuff – How unknown threats can actually shut off a student’s ability to learn.
I’m surprised so many, if not all, of these demo lessons transfer to all levels.

15. What Do You Want To Know More About?
From a student perspective, what does culturally inclusive mean to them?
Growth mindset.
I’d like to know more about the intersections between culture, class, age, gender, etc. that make our students who they are.
Effective use of rubrics and editing – I want more time with my inquiry group.
CRT – I thought it was presented in a way that sparked interest rather than making me feel guilty.

16. Kylowna Moton
Demo Lesson

18. Demonstration Lesson Response

19. Technologies that Blend Writing and discussion

20. “Fourteen Months on the Homefront”
Read and annotate What does the piece do well?

21. Discussion Participants
Refer to the text when needed during the discussion. A discussion is not a test of memory. You are not "learning a subject"; your goal is to understand the ideas, issues, and values reflected in the text.
Do not participate if you are not prepared. A seminar should not be a bull session.
Do not stay confused; ask for clarification.

22. Discussion Participants (continued)
Stick to the point currently under discussion; make notes about ideas you want to come back to.
Talk to each other in the discussion. You may refer to people by name (be polite about it)
Discuss ideas rather than each other's opinions.

23. Discussion Participants (continued)
You are responsible for the discussion, even if you don't know it or admit it.
It’s okay to bring up additional questions as they arise.

24. Backchannelchat.com
Type in your name (first name is fine for our purposes)
Join code = 84w3b

25. Socrative.com Go to socrative.com
Click on Student Login (near top-right corner of the screen)
Type in DRWOLFE (all caps, no space)
Type in your name (again, first name only is fine)

26. Technology Haiku

27. Lunch!

28. Writing Time until 2:30

29. Writing Groups until 3:25