Collaborative Conversations That Enhance Teaching and Learning

Shelee King George - Program Manager, Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology

Mary Knight - Director of Technology; Flagstaff USDProject Director,

N. AZ.Technology Integration Coaching Consortium

Table Sharing Your name and current role Years as an educator As a table group, find one thing you all have in common. Choose a recorder who will introduce your table to the

group using this prompt:

uce your table using the following prompt:

Between us, we have ___ years working in education. One thing we all have in common is…

Between Us

Between us, we have 49 years working in education. One thing we all have in common is

Our past Our present Our belief in education

Session Conversations

Tomorrow’s Workforce The Peer Coaching Program Coaching Skills Technology in the classroom Lesson Improvement

Beyond today – Take action on at least two ideas gained in this session

conversations

Ahas and Wonders

How will coaching support my school’s goals?

What are YOU hoping to take away that applies to YOUR situation?

Tomorrow’s Workforce Table talk with recorder What skills do our students need to

contribute to tomorrow’s workforce?

21st Century Skills: US

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving• Written and Oral Communications• Teamwork/Collaboration • Diversity • Information Technology Application • Leadership

Supporting 21st Century Learning in the Classroom

Consider the skills and knowledge TEACHERS need to offer this type of learning to their students:

Enabling 21st-Century Schools

LeadershipTeaching/

Learning

Policy Leade

rSchool Leader

sTeacher

LeadersTeachers

Students

Teaching/ Learning

Available and emerging technologies

Peer Coaching Program at a Glance

Microsoft Partners in Learning Network http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/ Key curriculum focus

T L C

The Peer Coaching Journey

Builds teacher leaders who collaborate with peers

8 sessions spread out over a year

TIME for coaches to learn practice, collaborate and reflect

No real courageous conversations develop without trust.

Communication Skills

Communication Skills Cue Card

Just Listen ActivityA/B partnersA: Speak one minuteB: Listen fullyB: ParaphraseA:Paraphrasing Accuracy

Feedback

Prompt: Talk about the current classroom use of technology in your educational setting

Technology Carousel

When considering 21st Century students, think about the ways they work.

Share technology tools and trends that add value to or make the work easier for the following learning tasks?

CommunicationCollaborationGathering InformationOrganization of InformationExpression

The Learning Activity Checklist Overview Filter through which we can look at

lessons

Lesson Improvement Process

Process Handout

Collaborative Lesson Improvement

Coaching Lesson Improvement Process

A REAL Task

REAL Audience REAL Problem REAL Product

REAL Task or not?

Innovate a Traditional Task Groups of 3-4 Choose a recorder Task Template Revise an existing traditional task so

that it meets the 3 REALS of engaging tasks.

Be prepared to share your work with another team

Lesson Improvement Process Rubric

Reflect and Present

Reflect on your collaborative experienceLesson Improvement Process Rubric

Share your task with another team Justify its “REALity”

The Key to Technology Integration “The more powerful technology

becomes, the more indispensable good teachers are.”Fullan, 1998

Coaching ImpactWhy this program?

Get involved

Use new ideas Do Collaborative Lesson

Improvement Provide opportunities for others to

do collaborative lesson conversations

Join the Partners in Learning Network

Become a facilitator

Training Souvenir

Personal reflection

Thank you

Shelee King George

skgeorge@PSCTLT.orgwww.PSCTLT.org

Mary Knightmknight@fusd1.org

http://content.fusd1.org/naticc