Welcome

CLAWS: Children Learning Handwriting Actively with Senses

Nov. 2, 2012

WOW~ What is Obviously Working?

In small Groups, formed by same picture on cards, at charts, discuss and record WOW & Why its working.

WOW~ What is Obviously Working?

Michelle Overend, Kindergarten Colleague, Alvey Elementary

WOW~ What is Obviously Working?

WOW~ What is Obviously Working? WHY?

WOW~ What is Obviously Working?

WOW~ What is Obviously Working? WHY?

What do you notice in the video clips?

Burning Questions and/or Issues on Lessons or Implementation

At your table: Write on a post-

it a question or issue you have

Share and discuss at your table

Choose 1 per table for whole group discussion

Lesson & Activities for Week 10What do you notice? Write on 2 post-its

Go-Go-MoGo find 1 other person, share w/

each other,

Move & get another partner, share w/ each other,

We will share w/ 3 different colleagues

The lights will signal to move.

Lessons Weeks 10-14: Jig Saw Activity

Using the picture on your card divide up into jigsaw groups.

Hearts & jokers=Week 11Spades= Week 12Diamonds= Week 13Clubs=Week 14No Cards choose any group (only 1 no

card per group)

Lessons Weeks 10-14: Jig Saw Activity

Find a group to share with, formed by 1 person from each:

Hearts & jokers=Week 11Spades= Week 12Diamonds= Week 13Clubs=Week 14No Cards divide upShare and discuss

highlights from each of your weeks

Center Activities: New Ideas

CLAWS Assessment: Collect at the beginning, the end of 14 weeks or program,

and in May 2013

What do students control? Linda’s Rubric & Data Collection on LA School Fusion Site

How do we report progress on the Report Card?

Any ideas? Alvey Colleagues Share

Building a Culture of Learning: What Research says about Teacher Learning, Joyce &

Showers, 2002, Student Achievement through Staff Development

Participation Level of Implementation

No peer follow-up; participation by volunteers as individuals

5-10% implementation

Participation by peer-coaching teams from a variety of schools

75% implementation or better

Participation by whole-school faculties organized into peer-coaching teams for follow-up

90% implementation or better can reach 100% with on-going follow-up

Building a Culture of Learning: The Role of CLAWS TLs

In small group share what your PD session looked like in October…what went well, what was a challenge…How are you supporting colleagues with feedback? What support do you need to help colleagues? What conversations do you need to have w/ your Principal?

Planning Time for You to:

Plan your school-based CLAWS session,

Your meeting w/ your Principal,

And how will you provide feedback to colleagues.

Please take time to give us feedback

+What helped you

learn?What would help you learn

better?

CLAWS Handwriting Developer & Author of CLAWSLinda Carson

THANKS to Wendy Meyer who created the teacher friendly lesson format for instruction.

Special Recognition and THANKS to Alvey classroom colleague, Michelle Overend, for photos and videos of CLAWS implementation in her Kindergarten classroom.