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Teacher Leader Academy
Entry Task:Find the Collaborative Groups Poster in the back of the room. Place sticky dots next to the group or groups that you facilitate or are a member of
Introductions
Collective Commitments
What is a teacher leader?
And what do they do?
What do you notice about these lists?
Build the skills you need to be successful
Purpose of the academy
Collaboration
Break
Characteristics of Collaborative Groups
Capturing our thinking…Four-Square
Essential characteristics
Non-linguistic representation
Examples
Non-examples
ASCD, 2009
Definition: A collaborative group is
Collaborative
Groups
Qualities of Collaborative Groups
• Collective focus on student learning and the work students do
• Belief that ALL participants bring expertise and unique experiences and perspectives
• A commitment to both personal learning and the learning of the group as a whole
• Shared focus determined by the group and significant to all
Facilitation…
Why do teacher leaders need to develop facilitation skills
Facilitator practice…
Facilitating Jigsaw
1. The learning of the group2. The logistics of the meeting3. The longevity of the work within the
school or district
Jigsaw directions
Responsibilities
• Difference between training and presenting and facilitating
Visual Representation
Lunch!
Back at 1:00
Facilitator Toolbox
Facilitator Moves
Body Language
Difficult Group Members and…
Challenging Situations
DRAMA!
• Your collaborative group has been assigned the task of choosing three “hallway behaviors” for which students will be held accountable
Debrief
How did the non-productive participant create barriers?
How did you feel (group member, facilitator, difficult person)?
Reflecting on facilitation
Citizen Facilitator
Reflect
Additional Resources
• Open binder
What’s Next
• Talking about learning: focusing on supporting effective instruction
• What would you like to explore (sticky note)
Evaluation and reflection
Contact information
• Jeanette Grisham [email protected]
• Beth Neimi [email protected]
• Adrienne Somera [email protected]
