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Administrators Academy. October 11, 2006. Improved learning Each child Each teacher Each administrator No exceptions No excuses. Improved learning Each child Each teacher Each administrator Each parent No exceptions No excuses. Purpose for today.
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Administrators Academy October 11, 2006
Improved learning • Each child • Each teacher • Each administrator • No exceptions • No excuses
Improved learning • Each child • Each teacher • Each administrator • Each parent • No exceptions • No excuses
Purpose for today • Further develop an understanding of what the superintendents charge has to do with my work • Developing common vocabulary and understanding about our work • Continue building our professional learning community • Engage in culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy
Superintendents Charge • To fundamentally improve the quality of the interaction between each teacher and each student in order to create critical thinkers prepared to participate in a complex and diverse society
Norms for the conversation • At your table, brainstorm norms to help guide this morning’s conversation.
What do we mean by interactions that tap into and foster students’ critical thinking? • Think • Quick write • Pair, share • Table talk
Think about the process that you just experienced. • How did this process help develop your own critical thinking?
What do my interactions with my Leadership Team, faculty and staff have to do with fundamentally improving the interactions between teachers and students that lead to critical thinking?
Purpose for today • Further develop an understanding of what the superintendents charge has to do with my work • Developing common vocabulary and understanding about our work • Continue building our professional learning community • Engage in culturally responsive and relevant pedagogy
Review of the process • Reviewing our purpose • Connection to previous learning • Identifying the purpose for the work • Developing norms • Accessing prior knowledge (CRRE-EL/SEL) • Tapping into and fostering your own critical thinking (CRRE-EL/SEL) • 8 characteristics of effective group work (CRRE-EL/SEL) • Reflection • Leaving with a question