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Transforming Classroom Practices Learning Goal 2 Demonstrate how utilizing a framework can capture the effects of the teaching on students through reflective conversations that transform teaching practices 3TRANSCRIPT
Moving Transforming Classroom Practices
to School WideSustainability
Sarah M Croft Jisela Moreno
October 17, 2012
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Transforming Classroom Practices
Learning Goal 1
Create a culture of collegiality and collaboration that inspires teachers to
learn from each other and continuously seek to improve teaching practices
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Transforming Classroom Practices
Learning Goal 2
Demonstrate how utilizing a framework can capture the effects of the teaching on
students through reflective conversations that transform teaching practices
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Transforming Classroom Practices
Learning Goal 3
Create a plan whereby Transforming Classroom Practices can be
systematically moved school-wide and sustained as an ongoing campus
expectation
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Setting the Stage
• Effective teaching makes a difference in student learning
• There are excellent teachers to serve as role models
The Skillful Leader: Confronting Mediocre Teaching by Platt, et.al. 2000
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Setting the Stage
• The biggest driver for raising student achievement is classroom instruction
• There is not quality instruction in every classroom…every period… every day…
The Skillful Leader: Confronting Mediocre Teaching by Platt, et.al. 2000
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Setting the Stage
What is more important than quality instruction for every student?
Who owns the problem?
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I can teach myself, so I am all set.Some kids need a real math teacher.This teacher can’t help them at all.(Becky, the high school junior)
The Skillful Leader: Confronting Mediocre Teaching by Platt, et.al. 2000
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What’s Going On at Our School?
Culture of Debilitating Beliefs
Perpetuating Unpromising Practices
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What’s in Our Wallet?
IncompetenceMediocrityExcellence
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One School’s Story…So Far…
Moving TCP Toward School Wide Sustainability
Gus Garcia Middle SchoolEdgewood ISD
San Antonio, Texas
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Step OneMeeting with the Principal:•Explaining the purpose and process•Determining Cohort One•Lobbying for time to deliver the TCP curriculum prior to school start•Making compromises and efficient use of time by merging TCP with Action Research
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Step TwoTCP Curriculum Delivery•Compacting and tailoring to the concept of Learning Partners (no administrators)•Making it a safe, collegial environment•Having Learning Partners who:
– Commit to conducting CWT’s– Commit to having reflective conversations– Commit to measuring the effect of TCP through
Action Research
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Step ThreeAction Research Curriculum Delivery•Wednesdays, 7:10-7:55 a.m.•Developing our Action Research around a campus challenge or area of focus•The Focus is evolving…effective teaching practices…student engagement…etc.•Using TCP as a vehicle to provide the data to support the Action Research Project
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The TCP/AR Team
Field Data Collection Team (LPs)•Conduct one CWT per week•Conduct a reflective conversation•Document the experience•Report the findings to Data Analysis and Report Team
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The TCP/AR Team
Data Analysis and Report Team•Teacher Leaders•Instructional Facilitator•Principal•PSP
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Possible Next Steps1. Continue with current LP’s through
Semester and rotate LP’s at Semester 22. Begin a new TCP LP Cohort S-2 and
enlarge the Field Data Collector AR pool 3. Merge and facilitate TCP/AR with a new
cohort S-2 and a new challenge or focus4. Repeat same process/es in 2013-145. The possibilities are endless…6. Any Questions?
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Sarah CroftProfessional Service Provider
District and Campus Snap [email protected]
Jisela MorenoTeacher Leader
Gus Garcia Middle School, Edgewood [email protected]
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