Lead Teacher Session #5
Welcome!
Please sit at any table
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April 2015
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Reflecting on our Work
Please introduce yourself and share:
• What has been the main focus of your work as
a Lead Teacher?
• What successes have you experienced? What
challenges did you face?
• How do you see the role evolving next year?
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Introductions
Office of Human Capital (OHC)
PD Team:
Kris Taylor
Shakera Walker
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection
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Norms & Community Agreements
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Start and end on time
Include everyone in conversations
Vegas Rule: maintain confidentiality
Limit use of technology to work time
Take an inquiry stance
Ground statements in evidence
Assume positive intentions
Others?
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Role of Lead Teacher
THEORY OF ACTION
Improved teacher practice leads to improved
student learning
LEAD TEACHER SERIES OBJECTIVE
Lead Teachers will support the professional
learning of their colleagues, contributing to
improved student learning
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Session 5 Objectives
Today we will:
• Reflect on our work together & roles as Lead Teachers
• Plan a Capstone project that will codify our work &
learning from the year
• Analyze opportunities and challenges presented in
supporting colleagues
• Explore resources for Peer Coaching and Feedback
• Consider how to best work with school leaders
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Feedback from Session 4
What was helpful:
• Case study
• Peer observation protocols
• Discussing successes and challenges of the
role
What would improve future sessions:
• Connecting with LTs about topics of interest
• Time to work on Capstone
• Lead Teacher Success Stories
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection
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Reflecting on our work
• What has been your main focus as a lead
teacher?
• What successes have you experienced? What
challenges did you face?
• How do you see the role evolving next year?
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Lead Teacher Work
Thanks for the great work! This year, you have:
•Communicated with staff about school goals and priorities
•Supported teachers with data inquire and the evaluation system
•Helped teams and/or individual teachers analyze student data
•Designed and implemented school based PD
•Helped teachers find professional resources
•Conducted peer observations
•Advocated for practices and policies that are in the best interest
of students and teachers
•Promoted conditions for effective adult learning, collaboration
and planning
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection
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Lead Teacher Capstone
We would like you to:
• Sort through & reflect on the work you have
done this year
• Identify practices and/or tools that you hope
to continue
• Document resources to preserve them at your
school & share with others
• Submit 1 or more, with a written reflection
Not asking for something new- just to
document some of the work already done!
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Lead Teacher Capstone
We will:
• Help you brainstorm ideas
• Help you revise or finalize existing resources
• Compile & share your resources & reflections
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Lead Teacher Capstone
Sample resources:
• Meeting agenda structures that supported
collaboration
• Great protocols for observations or LASW
• Examples of teacher collaboration and learning
• Useful approaches to student data inquiry
• Systems for monitoring student progress
• Effective PD sessions
• Strong curricular materials
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Lead Teacher Capstone
Rubric & guidelines
Ideally…
• A recent development for your school
community
• Has a variety of applications
• Can be understood by someone unfamiliar
with your school
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Lead Teacher Capstone
Guiding Questions for Reflection:
• What is it?
• How was it developed?
• How has it been used at your school?
• Successes and challenges?
• Impact on student learning?
• Any changes you would like to make?
• Any other potential applications?
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Session #1: Planning for Lead Teacher
Capstone
Choose a group:
a)Data Inquiry and Analysis
b)Evaluation and Professional Growth
c)Supporting Adult Learning and Collaboration
d)Other
… Bring your computer & any other materials
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection
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Break Time!
Please be seated in the
group of your choice by 5:20
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Session #2
Choose a group:
a)Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
b)Peer Coaching and Feedback
c) Managing Up
… Bring your computer & any other materials
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Teacher Leader Team Meeting
Evaluation Feedback Survey – Year 2
Purpose
• Assess the quality of feedback teachers receive as part of
the evaluation process
• Assess the effectiveness of the BPS evaluator training
program
• Improve evaluator training and teacher feedback
Administration
• Monday, June 1st to Friday, June 19th
• Everyone gets individual link to @bostonpublicschools.org
email
Teacher Leader Team Meeting
Year 1 Results: Useful Feedback?
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How useful was your evalutor's feedback
in supporting you to improve your teaching?
30.69
Percent
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22.9
16.45
17.23
0
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12.72
Not at all useful
Slightly useful
Somewhat useful
Quite useful
Extremely useful
Teacher Leader Team Meeting
Year 1 Results: Effective Questions?
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How often did your evaluator ask you questions that
pushed you to reflect in-depth on your own teaching practices?
24.93
20.93
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21.46
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9.18
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Percent
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23.5
Never
Once in a while
Sometimes
Frequently
Almost always
Evaluation Feedback & PD Survey
Ambitious participation goals
•70% completion rate among all teachers
Quick, Voluntary & Confidential
•Average survey response time was less than 4-minutes
•Responses are confidential
– Administered by Brown University – BPS never sees
responses
•Not anonymous – individual survey link
– Reduces reminder emails
– Allows for individual raffle prizes - $300 Amazon Gift
cards
– Prevents more than one survey response per person
Role of Lead Teachers
• Take the survey yourself!
• “Get out the response” among peers at your school
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Post flyer we provide
Make announcement during staff meeting
Send email reminders
• Help coordinate if challenges arise – everyone needs
own specific survey link.
• Get immediate help or new link by writing to
bps.study@gmail.com
• Thank you!
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$10 Amazon gift card to all lead teachers as a small token of thanks
70% completion – will provide teachers at your school breakfast for
a date you choose
Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing, Next Steps, & Reflection
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Session #2
Choose a group:
a)Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
b)Peer Coaching and Feedback
c) Managing Up
… Bring your computer & any other materials
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Supporting Resistant Colleagues: Analyzing the Case
Step 1: Read the case
• Read thoroughly, underlining or highlighting
pieces of information that you think are
significant to understanding the case
Step 2: Establish the facts of the case
• What are the significant facts of the case? Try to
withhold judgment, inferences or evaluation
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Supporting Resistant Colleagues: Analyzing the Case
Step 3: Case Analysis Questions
• Describe the situation
• What problem/challenge needs to be solved?
• What are some assumptions underlying this case?
• What are some of possibilities of why this teacher may be
declining support?
• Identify 3 potential courses of action. What are the
pros/cons of each action?
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Peer Coaching and Feedback
• Review the Peer Feedback and Coaching
materials (group of 4)
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Peer Feedback and Coaching
Feedback Temperature
Feedback Principles
Forming Ground Rules
• Discuss:
– Is this something you would implement at your
school? If so, how?
– How can protocols help normalize the process of
giving and receiving help?
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Managing Up
•Read the excerpts from the book “Managing
Up” (group of 4)
•Discuss:
– How does this advice translate to a school
environment?
– Which of these suggestions resonate with you?
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Today’s Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• Guided Reflection
• Session #1
– Planning for Lead Teacher Capstone
• Break
• Session #2
– Case Study: Supporting Resistant Colleagues
– Peer Coaching and Feedback
– Managing Up
• Closing and Final Reflection
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Did we meet our objectives?
Today we will:
• Reflect on our work together & roles as Lead Teachers
• Plan a Capstone project that will codify your work &
learning from the year
• Analyze opportunities and challenges presented in
supporting colleagues
• Explore resources for Peer Coaching and Feedback
• Consider how to best work with school leaders
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Next Steps
• Support colleagues and work with
ILT/teacher teams to plan PD for next year
• Complete and submit Capstone to Google
drive by June 8
• Encourage staff to complete the
evaluation survey
• Connect colleagues to liaisons in Central
Office
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Announcements & Reminders
• Hiring season: info at teachboston.org
• Evaluation cycle:
• Summatives for 1-yr plans by 5/15/15
• Formatives for 2-yr plans by 6/1/15
• Submit artifacts ASAP!
• Data & Assessment:
• Evaluation survey - teachers (due June 19)
• End of year tests - June
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Resources: OHC website
www.bostonpublicschools.org/OHC
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Resources: Interactive Rubric
www.bostonpublicschools.org/IR
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Resources: Lead Teacher Materials
www.bostonpublicschools.org/LT
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Resources: Curricula
www.bostonpublicschools.org/IRD
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Reflection & Feedback
Please capture your reflections & feedback at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AprLTSurvey
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Password: 657malcolmx
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Thank you!!!
Thanks for all of your hard work and efforts
this year!
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