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Seminars |
Focus |
Primary Teaching Standard |
Performance Assessment Connection |
Sample Activities and Resources |
Seminar to Classroom Expectations |
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Seminar 1 |
Standards-Based Teaching |
ELA #5: Learning Environment
ELA #8: Being a Reflective Practitioner |
Linking the teaching and learning standards |
Opening Activities to Build Community KWL Reflection "Best Practices" in reading and writing "Say Something" and "Jig Saw" strategies |
Use one of the strategies and reflect on effectiveness Write in reflection journal Read article: "The Thinking Teacher" |
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Seminar 2 |
Inquiry Processes - Overview Responding to Texts |
ELA #1: Concepts, Tools of Inquiry & Structures of ELA
ELA #2: Knowledge of Language Development and Learning Theory |
Practicing strategies for engaging students with literature and responding to it through discussion |
Model reading inquiry with short story (pre-reading, active reading, post-reading) Pair/share articles about "best practices" in reading
Build profiles of learners Discuss beliefs about learning and ways to engage students in discussions |
Build learner profiles
Read chapter from Best Practices
Practice reading & discussion activities (Socratic Seminar, literature circles, etc.) Videotape one class discussion Write in reflection journal |
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Seminar 3 |
Inquiry Processes - Using a Writing Process |
ELA #3: Knowledge of & Adaptation to Diverse Learners ELA #4: Instructional Strategies & Curriculum Design |
Practicing strategies for helping students develop a piece of writing by using a writing process |
Use an anticipation guide to examine our beliefs about writing Plan writing instruction Use active reading strategies to review current research in writing instruction
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Practice writing strategies, especially revising Read chapter from Best Practices
Continue to build profiles of learners Write in reflection journals Bring grade book to next seminar |
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Seminar 4 |
Assessment |
ELA #7: Assessment |
Examining assessment methods and aligning them with instructional activities |
Conduct an assessment audit of own grade book from first semester Read "Alternatives to Grading Student Writing" and discuss strategies for managing the paper load Build a rubric |
Practice assessment strategies Continue to build learner profiles Write in reflection journal |
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Seminar 5 |
Using reflection and self-assessment to impact practice |
ELA #4: Instructional Strategies & Curriculum Design ELA #8: Professional Development (Reflective Practice) |
Writing reflective commentaries and developing lessons through backwards design methods and self-assessment of teaching practices |
Practice and discuss reflection strategies for students and teachers
Reflect on "best practices" in reading, writing, and assessment Examine and discuss learner profiles
Reflect on learners and teaching to develop a plan for second year |
Since this is the final seminar of the year, there isn't an official assignment. Teachers are encouraged to practice strategies learned in the seminar and to keep an ongoing list of their own professional growth areas and the inquiries they want to remember as they begin their second year of teaching. |
| Year Two |
Focus |
Primary Teaching Standard |
Performance Assessment Connection |
Sample Activities and Resources |
Seminar to Classroom Expectations |
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Seminar 1 |
Revisiting: Learning about Learners & Practicing Standards-Based Teaching Learning about the Portfolio Used to Assess Standards-Based Teaching |
ELA #3: Knowledge of & Adaptation to Diverse Learners ELA #7: Assessment |
Practicing profiling learners and learning from student work Learning about the portfolio handbook Practicing videotaping |
Profile and Reflection Protocol Literacy Memoirs Reflect on motivation and engagement
Review handbook, evaluation framework, and timeline for completion of portfolio |
Build profiles of learners and collect samples of work Plan a unit of instruction and use daily logs from handbook to document it Videotape learners in a group setting Write in reflection journal |
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Seminar 2 |
Unit Design and Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment |
ELA #4: Instructional Strategies and Curriculum Design ELA #7: Assessment |
Practicing designing a unit of instruction for the portfolio and checking for alignment of standards, instruction, and assessment Practicing videotaping and examining teaching and learning |
Share profiles and lesson logs Plan unit for portfolio Examine videotapes in collaborative groups Clarify requirements such as permission forms, class profiles, and guidelines in the handbook. |
Prepare at least one complete section of the portfolio prior to the next seminar and bring drafts for review |
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Seminar 3 |
Peer Conferencing and Reflective Writing Clarification of Portfolio Requirements and Deadlines |
ELA #8: Professional Development (Reflective Practice) ELA #7: Assessment (Using the evaluation framework for ELA portfolios to guide peer feedback) |
Sharing drafts of portfolio commentaries with peers and receiving feedback in light of the evaluation framework used for ELA portfolios |
Share drafts and gain feedback using the ELA evaluation framework Review portfolio handbook and discuss questions raised by teachers Develop an individual timeline for completion of the portfolio |
Continue to work on portfolio components and share drafts with colleagues, especially mentors, for feedback - use the evaluation framework to self and peer assess Use the writing process to revise and finalize portfolio documents and commentaries Review final documents and use the checklist in the handbook to prepare the final copy Submit portfolio (according to guidelines in the handbook) to the IPSB by the deadline (May 1) |
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