Hazlet Township Public Schools 2nd and 3rd Year Teacher Workshop:

1. Hazlet Township Public Schools 2nd and 3rd Year Teacher Workshop: Essential Teaching Behaviors in Practice August 24, 2010 Outline of Workshop:See wiki:http://hazletteachers.wikispaces.com1) Big Idea: Improving Teaching and Learning Through ETBs2) Essential Questions: -How do we adapt our teaching style to student learning styles? -How do we put ETBs into our daily practice, and what evidence can we show? -What is “21st Century learning”? 3) Learning styles: http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm4) Review Danielson’s Domains5) ETBs: Gaps in Practice6) Group work7) Presentations/sharing8) Reflection Presented by Michael Miller,Marc Natanagara, and John Verderosa

2. Learning Styles What is your dominant style? How does it influence your teaching? How do you account for other types of learners?

3. ETBs Gaps in Practice 2nd year teachers in the Hazlet Township Public School District

4. 2nd Year Teachers Group Work • Domain 1 Planning which sets the stage for learning and assessment Does the planning show evidence of: • j. Pick any topic for a lesson.  How would you differentiate for the advanced, middle, and struggling learner? • m. In this lesson, how would you incorporate formative assessments?

5. 2nd Year Teachers Group Work • Domain 2 Productive learning climate & classroom management Does the student-teacher interaction and the classroom atmosphere show evidence of: • c. Pick a lesson topic.  How would you incorporate student choice into this example? • e. How would you encourage students (and yourself) to take risk in the classroom?  

6. 2nd Year Teachers Group Work • Domain 3 Teaching & Learning Does the instruction show evidence of: • h/m. How do you promote higher level thinking in students (see Bloom’s Taxonomy). • q. How do you assess student learning before, during and after a lesson, and share that feedback with your students?

7. 2nd Year Teachers Group Work • Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities Does the teacher show evidence of: • b. What does reflecting mean to you, and how does it inform your teaching? • j. Who is responsible for providing recommendations and suggestions for helping you improve?

8. ETBs: Gaps in Practice 3rd year teachers in the Hazlet Township Public School District

9. Domain 1 Planning which sets the stage for learning and assessment Does the planning show evidence of: • g. Pick any topic for a lesson.  Brainstorm as many different curricular areas that would address this topic. • l. How would you assess mastery of this topic? 3rd Year Teachers Group Work

10. Domain 2 Productive learning climate & classroom management Does the student-teacher interaction and the classroom atmosphere show evidence of: • c. Pick a lesson topic.  How would you incorporate student choice into this example? • e. How would you encourage students (and yourself) to take risk in the classroom?   3rd Year Teachers Group Work

11. Domain 3 Teaching & Learning Does the instruction show evidence of: f. Think of any lesson topic.  How would you design the lesson to reflect student interests? n. How would you incorporate student perspective and empathy in monitoring student understanding of the lesson? 3rd Year Teachers Group Work

12. Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities Does the teacher show evidence of: • b. What does reflecting mean to you, and how does it inform your teaching? • f/g/l.  How do you share knowledge among colleagues? 3rd Year Teachers Group Work