Dec+8th,+2010+Early+Release

= = December 8th Early Release

Brainstorming

 * Crash course in UbD, using templates
 * Dive into planning, calendar, start planning backward, see where they land
 * Working with Stiggins (p. 31 in packet), Structures of Assessment FOR learning
 * Investigate protocols to use with teachers and kids
 * Mentor Texts - using, sharing
 * An online place to gather/share planning - on intranet, upload what they have at the end of Early Release, preface it's a work in progress so teachers take risk (possibly optional)
 * Developing Essential Question, determining what students will create to demonstrate their understanding
 * Creating choice as to what teachers work on during ER
 * Choices: Mentor texts, Planning backward, Designing space
 * Planning templates, Big Planning doc from SB,
 * "Our Essential Question for today is: _"
 * Debrief - what was great about it, what was difficult about it, what are your next steps?
 * Giving them time to wrestle with it is essential - template, template, template
 * Debrief super important!

Brainstorming Early Release with Sam
 * Many reflection cards stated planning time, real world products, what do assessments look like, what does the end look like?
 * Look at reflection cards by school and that will guide our ER. - time for planning

February 10th, 11th Brainstorming with Sam
 * getting people to take risks and open up the doors to others
 * "Lab setting"
 * Much more meaningful when you can see it in action
 * Most logical next step - lab
 * cohort of teachers watching, those teachers go back to their sites and host a lab (be facilitators)
 * Work on efficacy of Literacy Coordinators as Literacy Coaches
 * Using lab setting- one school, train the trainer.