Core Practices at Work: September 4, 2013 Shifting our thinking to shift our instruction Low for the summer High for the summer One thing on your mind today, good, bad, or ugly! Introductions Our Team Learning Targets I can understand the shifts that I will make to align my instructional practice with the CCSS. I can bring an idea back to my classroom tthat will help me move toward the shifts. Consistency Your new best friend! Great teachers set high standards for all students, challenge and nurture them, love to learn, and are partners in learning with their students. So, are great teachers born or made?...It starts with the growth mindsetabout yourself and about children. Not just lip service to the idea that all children can learn, but a deep desire to reach in and ignite the mind of every child. -Carol Dweck, Mindsets Austins Butterfly Journal Begin to reflect on your own practice. Are your students participating in practices like these on a regular basis? Are you looking at your own practices the way Austin looked at his butterfly? How can we use the principles of instruction that are at the core of Austins Butterfly and begin to implement them within our own practices? 10 minute break! Yay! What are the Common Core Shifts all about? How can you make them work for you? How can you make them work for your students? Quick Formative Assessment How familiar are you with the Common Core State Standards and their respective shifts? Common Core is about creating self-directed learners who use inquiry to drive their learning. In real terms, we're moving from this to this e.com/watch?v=u hiCFdWeQfA From Ferris Buellers Day Off From Expeditionary Learning Focus for Shifts Video What are the shifts we need to take to get to where the students in the snakes video are? What is one shift that you think you have already made? What is one shift that you want to focus on within your own practice? Common Core State Standards for ELA and Literacy From The Teaching Channel Aligning Instructional Plans Discussion Where are you in your alignment? Where do you want to be? Furthering your practice: Looking at your daily schedule from a growth mindset Journal Begin to reflect on your own practice. Am I there yet? Can my practices continue to grow in order for me to reach each and every students needs? What is one thing I need to help make this happen? Inspiring Passion-Driven Education with Yo-Yo Ma and Ron BergerFrom Expeditionary Learning CCSSExpeditionary LearningOur Current Practices RigorCollaboration6+1 Traits Complex textDifferentiationAssessment Close readingScaffoldingGuided Reading Non-fictionExpeditionBalanced Literacy BalanceLearning TargetSocial Studies Content-richPerformanceScience InformationalAuthenticLiteracy Centers Academic vocabulary AdventureFluency EvidenceMotivationLiterature MeaningEngagementRead aloud PurposeModelShared reading ConsistentDepthState exams Exit Ticket Tweet your response and leave it up front on your way out Closing A poem by Allan Glatthorn: What is a teacher? What is a teacher? A guide, not a guard. What is learning? A journey, not a destination. What is discovery? Questioning the answers, not answering the questions. What is the process? Discovering ideas, not covering content. What is the goal? Open minds, not closed issues. What is the test? Being and becoming, not remembering and reviewing. What is the school? Whatever we choose to make it. Thank You!