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Bill and Melinda Gates/ASCD Grant: Virtual Learning Networks

Teacher Networks: Building Capacity for Powerful Instruction

December 2013

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Virtual Convening Agenda• WELCOME!• Introduction of ASCD Faculty Member• Overview of the ASCD/Gates Grant• Eliciting Problems of Practice • Introduction to ASCD Edge• Introduction to EduCore• Next steps

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Goals:

1. Cultivate “Constructivist Community” that will…

2. Help facilitate the implementation of the CCSS-M, resulting in… 3. Empowered students to4. Enable THEM to change the world

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Poll 1:

Who are you?

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Poll 2:

What do you do in education?

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Poll 3:

Where are you all in terms of common core implementation?

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Poll 4:

What is your level of understanding about the CCSS in Mathematics?

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Short Answer Question:

What is your level of understanding and implementation with the Standards for Mathematical Practice?

Please post your responses.

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Focus: Instructional Shifts of CCSSAssist with implementation in the classroom

Secondary TeachersELA literacy shiftsMath shiftsLiteracy shifts for ScienceLiteracy shifts for Social Science

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Key Instructional Shifts: Mathematics

Focus: Focus on where standards focus - Deep not wide!

Coherence: Think across grades and link to major topics - Progressions

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Key Instructional Shifts: Mathematics, Cont.Rigor: Require fluency, application, deep

understanding – A balance of conceptual understanding and skill.

College and Career Readiness

Math Practices

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• Two Years• Five Webinars per year

• Content specific• Host by ASCD faculty member• Synchronous• Recorded and archived on EduCore

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Phase One• 1 Virtual Convening• 4 Webinars

• Structured around “Problem of Practice”• Challenges identified by participants

in implementing CCSS in their classrooms

• Collaboration with trusted experts• Helpful feedback in a timely manner

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Phase Two• 1 Virtual Convening• 4 Webinars

• Deeper dive• Expand networks to include local

colleagues/teams• Local professional networks

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ASCD Edge

• ASCD proprietary social networking platform

• Share comments and resources• Share video, audio, photos• Share upcoming events, updates,

alerts

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EduCore

• ASCD Common Core Online Digital Tool• Funded by a grant from Bill and Melinda

Gates Foundation• Free resource• Materials created from:

• Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)• Math Assessment Resource Service

(MARS) • Repository of evidence-based strategies,

videos, supporting documents

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Measurement and Evaluation• Pulse surveys to gauge participant

satisfaction• Skills assessments: pre- and post-• Teacher practice surveys 3x/year• Possible voluntary phone interviews• Voluntary focus groups

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What is something you love about teaching Math??

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And something frustrating about math instruction?

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Eliciting Problems of Practice

Building the airplane while flying it . . .

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Eliciting Problems of Practice

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

Yogi Berra

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Eliciting Problems of Practice

One idea for a Problem of Practice:

How do we teach students what it means to be a mathematician in class through the Standards for Mathematical Practice?

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Eliciting Problems of Practice

In your opinion, what are key challenges to implementing the Common Core Math standards?

Please post responses on board!

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What would you say are the major social barriers to implementation?

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What would you say are the major social barriers to implementation?

Examples:Resistance to change?  Satisfied with current methods?  Top‐down frustrations?Feeling like there isn’t enough time?  Too little collaboration? “One more thing!”? 

Parent revolt?   PARCC or SBAC? Other factors?

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Poll 5:

PARCC, SBAC, and State Conflicts

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What do you feel is an essential skill and/or knowledge base math educators need in order to address the CCSS-M?

Respond on board please!!

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Poll 6:

Areas in need of increased support

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Do you feel students are prepared to handle an increase in the rigor, depth and engagement required by the Common Core?

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Any additional thoughts about problems of practice?

A problem that wasn’t covered?

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Poll 7:

Are you familiar with ASCD EDge?

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ascdedge.ascd.org

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Other than the webinars, the ASCD Edge VLN group is where the sharing of resources takes place.

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Learn the basics of ASCD Edge in the brief video linked here

http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/809-video.aspx

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Poll 9:

Are you familiar with EduCore?

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EduCore™ ASCD‐developed website designed with . . . 

• Tools• Strategies• Videos • Supporting Documents 

To support implementation of the Common Core. 

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Videos can be viewed independently and discussed in a PLC or watched together as a faculty.

WATCH

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Read relevant up-to-date articles and papers about the CCSS, instructional shifts, and teaching methods.

Read

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Learn

How do the Common Core standards affect me? What do they mean for my students? What is formative assessment? How do I meet CCSS literacy standards if I’m not an English teacher?

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CREATE

Both LDC and MDC provide modules. Check out the examples, learn how to implement them, and then use the templates to create your own!

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EXPLORE

Discover all the resources EduCore™ offers to meet your professional development needs.

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Faculty Meetings 

Professional Learning Communities 

Independently

Connect and Share

How to use EduCore™?

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Questions? Comments? Concerns? Quips? Quotes? Qualms? Or Conundrums?

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Thank you!

Connect with me on:

ASCD Edge: Nanci Smith& VLN Mathematics Group

Email: nanci.smith.faculty@ascd.org

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