PDSeptember 12, 2016

Coherence
In order for our students to make meaning, we must make meaning with the
material first.
Mobius:
Use table talk to let students talk about the conceptssee who can answer
the question first
Allow time for students to talk about concepts together after spending so
much time going over concepts
Give students a goal when asking them for table talk
Inquiry Questions and Data Collection
Start with a questionReframed
Give background about questionBaseline also context of classroom
Method and Design of collecting data
Data Presentation
ConclusionNext steps
Focus is on reflection of the data more so than the product
All about the process
Be specific in what you are looking for in data

Homeschoolingnot homework. It is just as much the parents job, as

the teacher.

Family School Kids:

Love to do research
Developed from K up to 8th grade
Independent learners
Interact with one another appropriatelyon task
Teacher Interaction/Responsibility:
Before:
Assign clear objectives for mall group work and how assessed
Talking about student protocolstransparent about what small group
behavior does and doesnt look like
During:
Checking in on small groups while teachingtake a temperature
Tell me where you are/ what youre learning
After:
Debrief whole groupTomorrows goals
Mini-assessment
Where are we goingwhere are we in our goals/purposes

Next step predictions

Student Protocols:
Define Expectations
Time/Talk Management
Student are thoughtfully grouped
Report outprogress
Exit Tickets
Set of Procedures
Student Leaders:
Teacher needs to identify the natural leader
Who needs to become a leader
Before:
Leadership Boot camp
Establishing the community of learnerstransparency during table talk
and board talk
During/After:
Debriefing
Identifying leadership qualities
In small group the leader identifies what needs to be worked on
Observe and identify weaknesses
Leader holds learners accountableleadership styles
Understanding strengths and weakness of peers modeling ways to
scaffold
Leader and co-leader (management)