“Ge$ng  to  More”  Computer  Science  PD  

Design  Studio      April  26,  2013  

Goals  for  our  “Design  Studio”  

1.   Learn  Together.  Network  with  leaders  in  the  field.  2.   Recognize  Characteris5cs  of  Good  PD.  Explore  

lessons  from  math  and  science,  and  generate  consensus  around  common  values  for  good  CS  PD.  

3.   Iden5fy  Strategies  for  Improvement.  What  strategies  can  we  use  to  deepen/scale/broaden  impacts?  

4.   Outline  Implica5ons.  What  does  it  mean  for  our  individual  work  and  the  field  writ  large?    

5.   Develop  Ac5on  Plans.  What  will  each  of  us  do  to  improve  our  work  for  the  future?  

To  promote  learning  and  sharing  so  we  can  all  improve,  we  must…  

1.  ParOcipate  AcOvely  2.  Listen  ARenOvely    3.  Be  Candid    4.  Build  on  the  Ideas  of  Others  5.  RespecYully  Challenge  One  Another’s  Ideas  6.  Recognize  the  Needs  of  Others  7.  Be  Open  to  New  Ideas  

I  got…   I  valued…   I  need…  •  Specific  

techniques  •  New  people  

•  Respect  •  Trust  •  Community  

ExperOse  

•  Money  •  Time  with  

my  team  to  process  

•  Common  Tools  

Agenda  –  Day  Two  

Working  with  School  Districts  ReflecOon  AcOon  Plans  Final  Thoughts  EvaluaOon  

Agenda  –  Day  Two  

Working  with  School  Districts  ReflecOon  AcOon  Plans  Final  Thoughts  EvaluaOon  

Working  with  School  Districts  Cameron  Fadjo  Director  of  So4ware  Engineering  Educa7on,  Office  of  Postsecondary  Readiness,  New  York  City  Department  of  Educa7on    

 Charity  Fesler  STEM  Project  Specialist,  Office  of  Curriculum  and  Instruc7on,  D.C.  Public  Schools  

 Brenda  Wilkerson  Program  Manager  for  Informa7on  Technology,  Office  of  Career  and  Technology  Educa7on  and  STEM  High  Schools,  Chicago  Public  Schools      

Tables/Groupings  Table  1   Table  2   Table  3  

Baxter,  D.  Frankie,  T.  Pollock,  L.  

Koch,  M.  Meloy,  T.  DeRori,  L.  Yanek,  D.  

Gray,  J.  Muralidhar,  D.  

Lee,  I.  Psaila-­‐Dombrowski,  M.  

Allen,  R.  White,  L.  

Greenawalt,  J.  O'Grady-­‐Cunniff,  D.  

Hu,  H.  Lyman,  C.  

Chapman,  G.  Washington,  A.  

Bort,  H.  Brylow,  D.  Gibbs,  D.  

 

Table  4   Table  5   Table  6  Astrachan,  O.  

Diaz,  L.  Osborne,  R.  Cambridge,  D.  Rasmussen,  C..  

Garcia,  D.  Harvey,  B.  Morelli,  R.  Uche,  C.  

Ericson,  B.  Furman,  C.  Brown,  B.  Kind,  B.  

Baker  Franke  Chair,  Computer  Science  Department  University  of  Chicago  Laboratory  

Schools  

Pu$ng  it  all  together  

Team  ReflecOon  

Team  Poster  

Collegial  Feedback  

Make  a  Plan  

Team  Reflec5on  

1.  Reconvene  with  your  team  member.  2.  As  a  pair,  discuss  the  following.  

a.  What  about  your  PD  are  you  most  proud  of?  b.  What  areas  do  you  most  want  to  improve?  c.  What  strategies  will  you  use  to  make  that  

improvement  happen?  d.  What  are  the  biggest  barriers  you  face?  

3.  Make  a  poster…  

Team  Reflec5on  Poster  What  we’re  proud  of:    

What  are  three  areas  you  would  like  to  improve  in?  1.  2.  3.  

What  strategies  are  you  going  to  do  to  address  those  areas:    1.  2.  3.    

What  are  the  biggest  barriers?  

Collegial  Feedback  1.  Pair  up  with  another  team  (pairs  on  next  slide)  2.  With  the  other  team  take  turns  presenOng  [10  min  each]:  

a.  Reminder  of  current  PD  design  from  flash  talk  templates.    b.  Use  poster  to  discuss  key  changes  to  PD  design  that  address  

your  PD’s  less-­‐to-­‐more  issues  c.  Discuss  strategies  and  possible  implementaOon  d.  Other  team  provide  feedback,  ask  hard  ques+ons  and  

respec0ully  challenge  ideas.  e.  Switch  

3.  As  a  Table:    a.  Choose  a  speaker  b.  IdenOfy  3-­‐5  ideas  worth  sharing  

Whole  Group  Discussion  

1.  Each  table  will  share  out  3-­‐5  ideas.    2.  Whole  Group  Q  &  A.  

Jean  Westrick  Associate  Director,  100Kin100  STEM  

Project,  Urban  Educa7on  Ins7tute  (UEI)  at  the  University  of  Chicago  

These  are  plans  for  you.  

These  are  plans  for  you  for  one  year.  

We’d  love  to  see  

these,  if  you’d

 

care  to  share!

 

What  will  you  do  to  improve  over  the  next  year?  

What  goals  will  you  make  to  “move  from  less  to  more”?  Be  mindful  of  ways  you  can  focus  on:    •  Improving  coherence    •  Addressing  the  needs  of  classrooms  •  Customizing  to  the  needs  of  teachers  •  PD  Design    

Be  SMART  about  what  you  want  to  change:    

•  Specific  (and  strategic):    Linked  to  mission,  overall  goals  and/or  strategic  plans.  

•  Measurable:    Can  be  measured.  

•  A\ainable:  Is  realisOc  and  reasonable  and  can  be  achieved  given  context.  

•  Relevant:  Is  aligned  with  current  projects/needs.  

•  Time-­‐bound:    Has  a  clear  Omeframe  and  deadline.    

Plans  should  meet  several  criteria.    

•  Completeness.  Does  it  idenOfy/list  all  the  acOon  steps  needed  to  impact  your  goal?  

•  Clarity.  Have  you  clearly  idenOfied  who  will  do  what  by  when?    

•  Current.  Is  the  plan  reflecOve  of  current  needs?  Have  you  anOcipated  opportuniOes  and  barriers?    

 Note:  Ac7on  Plans  are  “living”  documents  that  should  be  revised  as  needed.  

Ac5on  plans  should  clearly  iden5fy:  

•  What  acOons  or  changes  will  occur?    •  Who  will  carry  out  these  changes?  •  When  will  they  take  place,  for  how  long?    •  What  resources,  including  money,  staff,  etc.,  are  needed  to  carry  out  these  changes?  

•  Communica+on.  Who  should  know  what  and  how?  

•  Poten+al  Barriers.  What  things  might  challenge  your  success?    How  might  you  overcome  them?  

With  your  team  member…  

1.  Spend  the  first  5  minutes,  and  idenOfy  the  area(s)  of  improvement  you  want  to  address.  

2.  For  each,  dras  a  SMART  goal.  3.  StarOng  with  where  you  want  to  end  up,  

outline  the  steps  needed  to  get  you  there.  4.  Each  acOon  step  represents  a  milestone—

think  “key  deliverable.”  5.  If  you’d  like,  share  your  work  via  Dropbox.  

Michael  Lach  Director  of  STEM  Policy  and  Strategic  

Ini7a7ves,  Urban  Educa7on  Ins7tute  at  the  University  of  Chicago  

Baker  Franke  Chair,  Computer  Science  Department  University  of  Chicago  Laboratory  

Schools  

Goals  for  our  “Design  Studio”  

1.   Learn  Together.  Network  with  leaders  in  the  field.  2.   Recognize  Characteris5cs  of  Good  PD.  Explore  

lessons  from  math  and  science,  and  generate  consensus  around  common  values  for  good  CS  PD.  

3.   Iden5fy  Strategies  for  Improvement.  What  strategies  can  we  use  to  deepen/scale/broaden  impacts?  

4.   Outline  Implica5ons.  What  does  it  mean  for  our  individual  work  and  the  field  writ  large?    

5.   Develop  Ac5on  Plans.  What  will  each  of  us  do  to  improve  our  work  for  the  future?  

Meta  

1.  Consider  goals  and  contexts.  

2.  Different  strategies  target  different  needs.  

3.  Lead  by  example.  

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