Administrator SessionJuly 17, 2013

Co-Teaching for Gap ClosureKick-Off Training

Training Objectives• Understanding

• Initiative Goals and Objectives• Expectations• Roles and Responsibilities

• Learning First Steps for Implementation• Continuous Classroom Improvement• Co-Teaching• Reading and Math Evidence-Based Strategies• Student Supports

• Action Plan to begin the work on first day of school

Student engagement Student achievement Teacher’s ability to implement with fidelity

Strategic Components1. Continuous classroom improvement (CCI)2. Co-Teaching3. Evidence-based instructional strategies focused on

reading/language arts and math4. Student supports

Objectives of CT4GC Initiative To increase…

To implement…

What responsibilities do you have as administrator?

Stump the Presenters

What is the work before us?• Welcome to the system….• Activity• Why do things fail??? Name professional development over

past 3 years???? What was it? What were the intended outcomes? What is successful? Is it still occuring?

• Why?

Roles and Responsibilities

Role of the Administrator

Review “Role of the Administrator”

30/60/90 Day Planning for CT4GC--- “Placemat”• External Coach

• Administrator

• Internal Coach

• Co-Teachers

Role of the Internal Coachsources, tools, and processes to ensure successful with high le fidelity

Collaborative Teaching Practices Q & A Document.

Facilitate and ensure on-going data collection, analysis, and reporting

Ensure fidelity of implementation for the 4 strategic components

Utilize initiative tools and methods to ensure on-going implementation o observations o walk-throughs o Team planning and reflection

Monitor instructional needs: accommodations vs. modifications, strategies, and grading practices.

Routine communication and reporting to external coaches and initiative leads

Role of the Co-Teachers

sources, tools, and processes to ensure successful with high le fidelity

Learn each of the co-teaching approaches

Co-Teachers will create lessons, use approaches and evidence-based instructional strategies to meet the individual student needs

Implement co-teaching approaches and evidence-based instructional strategies with fidelity

Ongoing monitoring of student progress

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Well EstablishedMaking ProgressJust startedNot Yet

Results of PLC Administrator Survey

Pre-Assess Your PLCs:

Turn these into reflection

questions.1.

What do you need to

know prior to setting

up your CT4GC PLC?

2.Do you see potential

barriers?

3.What are possible

mitigations?

4.How can we assist?

HOW CAN YOU SHOW EVIDENCE…OF IMPLEMENTATION

• PLC Agendas• PLC Minutes• PDSA• Calendar/Schedule of PLC meetings (district, school, grade level,

content, vertical)• Protocols• Reporting Tools• Examples of improvements to content and instructional practice resulting from collaboration• Examples of cross curricular projects, interdisciplinary instruction and

classroom action research projects (**Think Program Review**)• Peer coaching guidelines and procedures• Survey results

We ALL have

room to

Improve?

It all begins with

the DATA!!

How do we start the improvement process?

1. Where are we?

What is the

baseline data?

2. Where do we want to be?

3. How will we get there?

4. Put the PLAN into ACTION!!

5. How will we know we are successful?

PLC Questions (DuFour ):

1. What do we want our students to know and be able to do?

2. How will we know when they get it?3. What will we do when they don’t get it?4. What will we do when they do get it?

Directions: 3 minutes to tell each other about your school. You many ONLY talk about data using the questions below…no side-bars or bird walks. When you hear “time” you go to your next “date”

• What do the data tell us?• What do the data not tell us?• What are causes for celebration?• What are opportunities for improvement? (OFI’s)• What are next steps?

Networking

Tools to take PLC’s to next level:

Learning Forward Protocols

www.allthingsplc.com

DATA WISE

Jim Shipley Systems Tools

Jim Shipley and Associates

Effective PLC Mtg. Video

Sample Agenda What would be some

agenda items in the first

two weeks of school for CT4GC?

Understanding the Change Process

1. The goal is not to innovate the most.

2. It is not enough to have the best ideas.

3. Appreciate the implementation dip.

4. Redefine resistance.

5. Reculturing is the name of the game.

6. Never a checklist, always complexity.

-Fullan 2003

Change is ComplexityWhat is Change?

• New Materials

• New Behavior/Practices

• New Beliefs/Understanding

Implementation Dip

-Fullan 2003

What Are Some Ways to Shorten the Implementation Dip

Co-TeacherInternal

Coach/Administrator

Transparency and AccountabilityAs an Administrator, what are ways to ensure transparency and accountability for you and the CT4GC team?

Applying what you have learned today: Plus Delta Next Steps:

Plus / Delta- Introduction

Feedback for CT4GC

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