1. Administrators Academy
October 11, 2006

2. Improved learning
Each child
Each teacher
Each administrator
No exceptions
No excuses

3. Improved learning
Each child
Each teacher
Each administrator
Each parent
No exceptions
No excuses

4. Purpose for today
Further develop an understanding of what the superintendents charge has to do with my work
Developing common vocabulary and understanding about our work
Continue building our professional learning community
Engage in culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy

5. Superintendents Charge
To fundamentally improve the quality of the interaction between each teacher and each student in order to create critical thinkers prepared to participate in a complex and diverse society

6. Norms for the conversation
At your table, brainstorm norms to help guide this morning’s conversation.

7. What do we mean by interactions that tap into and foster students’ critical thinking?
Quick write
Pair, share
Table talk

8. Think about the process that you just experienced.
How did this process help develop your own critical thinking?

9. What do my interactions with my Leadership Team, faculty and staff have to do with fundamentally improving the interactions between teachers and students that lead to critical thinking?

10. Purpose for today
Further develop an understanding of what the superintendents charge has to do with my work
Developing common vocabulary and understanding about our work
Continue building our professional learning community
Engage in culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy

11. Review of the process Reviewing our purpose
Connection to previous learning
Identifying the purpose for the work
Developing norms
Accessing prior knowledge (CRRE-EL/SEL)
Tapping into and fostering your own critical thinking (CRRE-EL/SEL)
8 characteristics of effective group work (CRRE-EL/SEL)
Reflection
Leaving with a question