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Iowa Core Leadership Team. October 18, 2010. ( Re)Waking Up The Brain…. Use the empty Theory of Action template to fill in as many boxes as you can. Use your table mates for help as needed!. Agenda. ( Re)Waking up the Brain Overview of Waukee documents Moodle Modules
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Iowa Core Leadership Team October 18, 2010
(Re)Waking Up The Brain… • Use the empty Theory of Action template to fill in as many boxes as you can. • Use your table mates for help as needed!
Agenda • (Re)Waking up the Brain • Overview of Waukee documents • Moodle Modules • Implementation Plan Work
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The THREE Questions What do we want all students to know and be able to do? How will we know when each student has learned it? What are we doing about it? 1 2 3
Key Process for Successful PLCs Build Common Assessments What do we want students to learn? How will we know they have learned? Identify Essential Learnings Share Results Determine Next Steps for Student Learning Improve Instructional Practices & Reflect on Assessment Tool What will we do if they don’t know or have already learned it?
Overview of Assessment Adapted from Solution Tree, 2007. www.solutiontree.com
Workshop Model • 10-15 minutes for ALL students • Focused on ONE topic (clear learning targets) • EXPLICIT Instruction Mini Lesson Application • Guided Practice (1:1 conferring) • Independent Practice • Connected to the focus • Debriefing related to the day’s focus lesson (thinking about thinking) Sharing
Moodle – Module 4 • Read through the slides and do the following: • Slide 38: Star Waukee’s Theory of Action where these outcomes fit • Slide 39 & 40: ?s • Slide 42: Check for Understanding
Moodle – Module 5 • Read through the slides and do the following: • Slide 43: Star Waukee’s Theory of Action where there outcomes fit • Slide 47: Reflect on which Waukee initiatives do these align to? • Slide 48: Check for Understanding
Self-Study Handbook • Provides guidance in writing/updating Implementation Plan • Self-studies allow us to see the road ahead • Gives ideas for evidence to be gathered and specific criteria for each outcome and action.
Implementation Plans • What differences did you see between the Waukee and Norwalk plan? • What did you like about each plan? • What should we take into account as we revise our plan?
Let’s Get To Work… • Working in your groups, revise your outcome using: • The information you have learned about the Iowa Core • The information you have learned about Waukee initiatives • The self-study handbook • Our discussion today • Use provided template on Google Docs