Jun 21, 2010 - To talk about, explore, & look at teaching and learning ... observations. Forces talking to the issue
8 ‘Wants’ of Professional Learning Communities
International Symposium on Teaching & Leading for Understanding June 21, 2010, Ron Ritchhart Monday, June 21, 2010
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My Learnings about PLC’s from the Cultures of Thinking Project:
A Guiding Principle For classrooms to be cultures of thinking for students, schools have to be cultures of thinking for teachers. Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Protected Built in to the schedule Sufficient Sustained
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures To focus the learning of teachers, we need structures & protocols that ensure all voices are heard and that our discussions get to the heart of teaching and learning rather than getting sidetracked by issues of “schooling.” Monday, June 21, 2010
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Facilitative Structures Protocols to guide the conversation, give everyone a voice, protect the time,and direct attention. ✓ ✓ ✓
LAST MGS Observation Protocol OPN 1 & 2
Action Research Projects Focused Classroom Observations Targeted Inquiry Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language To talk about, explore, & look at teaching and learning in a way that is productive, we need a common language around a shared set of constructs to guide our thinking. Monday, June 21, 2010
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Common Language The Story of learning Messages Work versus Learning Making Thinking Visible The Cultural Forces Teaching for Understanding Framework Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language Visibility
Documented Shared Valued
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language
Perspective
Visibility Cross Grade Level Cross Subject Level Admin & Teachers Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language Visibility
Perspective Something on the Table
Evidence of student learning & artifacts of teaching Student products, conversations, video, observations. Forces talking to the issues of learning and thinking rather than around it. Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language Visibility
Perspective
Action
Something on the Table
Must move beyond talk to influence classroom practice and shape student learning. Monday, June 21, 2010
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Adequate Time Facilitative Structures Common Language Visibility
Challenge
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Perspective
Action
Something on the Table
Push & challenge teachers’ thinking & beliefs about learning, teaching, & thinking. 13
2 Closing Comments about...
Change &
Leadership Monday, June 21, 2010
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Behaviors ‣
The overt, specific practices we can put in place
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The concrete manifestations of change that we can easily see
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The first order changes
Indicators ‣
The emergent behaviors that arise as a result of real change
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The second order changes
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Visionaries for a Change
Conceptual Visionary Political Visionary
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Practical Visionary
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