Th e Heart of TPEP: Learning Centered Conferencing

1. TPEP The Heart of TPEP: Learning Centered Conferencing Michelle Lewis John Hellwich http://heartoftpep.wikispaces.com/

2. Today’s Materials • http://heartoftpep.wikispaces.com/

3. Agenda • Welcome • Framing • Pre and Post Conference Overview • Effective Levers • Continuum of Interaction • Wrap Up – Feedback Survey/Clock Hours

4. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

5. AWSP Criteria 5 Component 5.1 –Monitors Instruction and Assessment Practices Level 3: Proficient: Develops and uses observable systems and routines for monitoring instruction and assessment; uses data consistently to provide staff meaningful, personal feedback that is effective for improving instruction and assessment practice

6. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

7. Assumptions • Teachers practice improves with on-going feedback • Feedback is best delivered in bite size bits • Opportunities to practice and apply skill are critical to changing practice • Immediate application and follow-up is essential • Self-Assessment is at the heart of learning process • “Learning is done by the learner.”

8. Groups • Check your playing card • Find other three people in the room with the same number on their playing card

9. Jigsaw Reading • Distribute one selection to each team member • Take 15 minutes to read and prepare a summary of how the article addresses one or more of the assumptions • Be prepared to share summary with teammates

10. Sharing • Each person takes 5 minutes to share summary and connections to assumptions

11. Reflection Find someone from another group: • Give them your playing card • What is a new or intriguing idea you have heard this morning?

12. Break See you in 15 minutes!

13. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

14. Pre Conference • Purpose is to elevate the quality of the lesson • One-on-one coaching session • Teach transferable skills that can be generalized across multiple lessons • Focuses deeply on a lever

15. What makes a good lever? • Teacher possess… • skill • resources • knowledge …. to implement the strategy tomorrow • Can be generalized across multiple lessons and content areas • There are often several possible levers

16. Is it a lever? • With a partner, consider this list. Circle any that meet the criteria for a lever.

17. Lesson Plan • Review lesson plan • Identify potential levers • Which ONE would you select? What is your rationale?

18. Pre Conference Lever • Identify and communicate a mastery outcome. Mastery outcome should specify what students should know and be able to do and it should be measurable.

19. Video Watch Mock Pre-Conference: • Write down the key questions or comments that Michelle (principal) makes while talking with John (teacher).

20. Debrief • Review your notes • In your own words, label all of the steps in the pre-conference in your own words.

21. Steps in Pre-Conference

22. John’s Post Conference LeverPacing – Warm Up is used to get students working immediately upon entering the classroom and begin launching main portion of lesson related to learning outcome within 5-10 minutes of the start of the period.

23. Post-conference Video Watch Mock Post-Conference: • Write down the key questions or comments that Michelle (principal) makes while talking with John (teacher).

24. Debrief • Review your notes • In your own words, label all of the steps in the post-observation process

25. Steps in Post-Conference

26. Process Essentials Review the Process Essentials handout • Evaluators: Which of these do you already do? Which of the steps would most enhance the quality of your feedback during conferences? • Evaluatees: Which process essential would most impact your learning?

27. Break

28. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

29. Observe • Observe this lesson • Take literal, descriptive notes. • What are students doing and saying • What is the teacher doing and saying • Be prepared to identify a lever

30. Lever Discuss with a partner • What level were you select? • Why?

31. Questions Related to Lever • What questions would you ask this teacher to focus the conversation on the lever? • How would you ask this teacher to practice the new skill during the post-observation conference?

32. Whole Group Debrief

33. Break

34. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

35. Group • Find your playing card • Find others with the same number • Sit together

36. Anchor Reading • Read Teacher Supervision that Improves Student Learningby Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman from Washington Principal • Everyone reads pages 8, 10 and first part of 12, plus assigned stance • Underline key words

37. Definition • 6 minutes • Record definition for topic in 1 or 2 sentences

38. Key idea • 6 minutes • Add three key ideas from the text related to the topic

39. Example • 6 minutes • Provide an example for the topic

40. Applications/Connections • 6 minutes • Record applications/connections to your work

41. Debrief • What resonated with you? • How did this protocol support our learning?

42. Break

43. Outcomes • Apply principles of learning to TPEP • Identify the steps in a learning centered pre and post conference • Analyze a lesson and identify effective levers • Analyze a learning focused conference using the frame of the continuum of interaction

44. Video Record evidence of each stance. What did Michelle say and do? How did John respond?

45. Discuss Each group member shares the assigned stance and the examples observed in the video.

46. Whole Group Discussion

47. Consider our learning today • Summarize a key take away in 140 characters (including all space and punctuation) or less. • Be ready to share • Use hashtag #WaEdChat on Twitter

48. Feedback Please! • Please take a few minutes to complete this survey • https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/heartoftpep

49. Contact Us Michelle Lewis Director of Professional Growth and Evaluation Puget Sound Educational Service District mlewis@psesd.org John Hellwich, Director of Teaching and Learning Sumner School District John_Hellwich@sumnersd.org