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February 28, 2013February 28, 2013

Alphabet Soup!Alphabet Soup! ABPC Alabama Best Practices Center

KLN Key Leaders Network

PCN Powerful Conversations Network

SLN Superintendent Leaders Network

IPP Instructional Partners Pilot

CCRS College-and Career-Ready Standards

FA Formative Assessment

Partners with the Alabama State Department of Education Initiatives

Guiding Questions

What does “engaging learning experience” mean to me? To what extent and in what ways do I and my colleagues think engaging learning experiences might improve student learning?

In what ways are we incorporating “authentic performance assessments” into our lesson and unit designs in our school? What is the value of using these?

Guiding Questions Why might “engaging scenarios” be

particularly appropriate to student mastery of CCR standards?

What type of engaging scenario can we collaboratively create to support the CCRS that our design team has been working with this year?

What can we expect from Instructional Rounds this spring?

Guidelines for Group Interactions

Be open to and respect all points of view.

Listen with an open mind and expect to learn from one another.

Accept responsibility for active and equitable participation.

Allow think time – before and after someone speaks.

Check for understanding. Before you counter an idea, be sure you fully understand what has

been said.

Welcome questions.

Activity: Sharing Successes—Give One-Get One

WHAT? Sharing classroom and/or school-wide success you’ve had with CCRS implementation

WHY? To celebrate accomplishments and learn from one another

HOW? Individually record on an index card one success you’ve experienced as you’ve worked to implement CCRS. Write legibly. Be ready to share with colleagues and exchange cards.

WHAT? Reading and dialogue using the 4 A’s text protocol

WHY? To make personal and collective meaning of “engaging learning experience” as defined by Ainsworth

HOW? Individually read and prepare for dialogue using 4 A’s Protocol. Use Activity Sheet 1, pp. 2-3 of Activity Packet.

Activity 1: What Does “Engaging Learning Experience” Mean?—4 A’s Text Protocol

Activity 2: Viewing Classroom Video By Reference to 7C Student Survey WHAT? Watch a videotaped classroom where

teaching and learning are focused on a common core standard—and use student survey to assess student engagement

WHY? To “see” engagement in action and talk together about what makes an engaging lesson

HOW? Watch video with focus on 7Cs; talk with team member about your perceptions

Authentic Performance Assessment

“Performance tasks provide educators with a ‘window’ into student understanding, giving them the formative diagnostic data they need to monitor and adjust instruction for different students. For students, performance tasks enable them to construct their own understanding of the standards in focus through active participation, not just passive listening and seeing, as they exercise the full range of thinking skills.” (Rigorous Curriculum Design, p. 161)

Activity 3: What is Authentic Performance Assessment?—Team Talk

WHAT? Developing a shared meaning of the what and the why of authentic performance assessment

WHY? To consider the value of increasing use of this strategy to support students’ mastery of CCRS

HOW? Follow directions on Activity Sheet 3, p. 5 of the Activity Packet

Stand Up and Find a School Team with Whom to Share Share and compare the results of your

force-field analysis.

Talk about strategies you might use to encourage faculty to increase their use of authentic performance assessments.

Regroup After Lunch Join your role-alike team with whom

you’ve been working this year.

Find your grade level and/or chosen content on table signage.

If you have a question about the group with whom to affiliate, see the facilitator.

Organize Your Team

Facilitator

Recorder

Materials Manager

Timekeeper

Activity 4: Investigating “Engaging Scenarios”: Facilitated Team Review of Engaging Scenarios

WHAT? Conversation in role-alike design teams to develop a shared understanding of engaging scenarios

WHY? To prepare for collaborative creation of an engaging scenario related to your selected standard(s)

HOW? Team facilitator will lead team in review of pp. 164-172 in Ainsworth’s RCD following directions on p. 6 of Activity Packet.

Activity 5: Creating An Engaging Scenario—Collaborative Creation of an Engaging Scenario

WHAT? Collaborative creation of an engaging scenario that matches your selected standard

WHY? To apply learning and to develop a product that you can take away and use

HOW? Follow directions and use resources provided on pp. 7-14 of the Activity Packet.

SCRAP:A Design Tool You Can Use

S = Situation

C = Challenge

R = Role

A = Audience

P = Product or Performance

Activity 6: Sharing and Giving/Getting Feedback on Team Engaging Scenario— Modified Tuning Protocol

WHAT? Sharing engaging scenarios and giving and receiving feedback through work with a sister team

WHY? To learn from others

HOW? Follow directions provided on p. 15 of the Activity Packet

Preview of Upcoming Event:Instructional Rounds

Spring, 2013

Online registration

Choice, but each site will have a limited number of spots.

Host schools will select an area of focus related to implementation of CCRS

Overview from Some Host Schools

Reflection and Feedback

Please complete the reflection and feedback form on the last page of your Activity Packet—including the comments for each item.

This is your exit ticket!

Thank you!

Safe travels. See you next time!