Summer+Advance

Summer Advance 2013/2014 Administrators, Coordinators, Facilitators June 5th, 2013 ESSDACK 9:00 - 9:40 Announcements and Welcome. Today’s Meet (http://todaysmeet.com/313) “Norms keep a group functioning as a system instead of a collection of individuals.” “Norms determine the way in which groups solve problems, make decisions and do their work. They influence interactions between members and set parameters of acceptable behaviors.” Dr. Carolyn Knight Please review our norms and add sticky notes to the poster if you think we need to make any changes. Welcome Slide Show: How do YOU like to learn? Name a recent learning opportunity that was very meaningful and purposeful for you. Strategies (from Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites): Game, movement

9:45 - 10:30 How to Escape Education's Death Valley: 3 Principles Crucial for the Human Mind to Flourish by Sir Ken Robinson Strategy: Here’s What, Now What, So What media type="custom" key="23594516" align="center"

10:30 - 11:00 Professional Learning for Leaders. What professional learning do we as leaders need to become better leaders? Strategy: Brainstorm, Discussion, Parking Lot What should we stop doing? start doing? continue doing? 11:00 - 11:45 Plan to share reflections from May 7th school visits. Strategy: Visual Synectics, Similes & Metaphors Ex. Our 4th grade team school visit was like a GPS driven combine because everything we saw ran very smoothly. The students were self-directed independent learners and they were using state-of-the-art technology. etc., etc. Please include what you REALLY want us to know about your visit!

11:45 - 12:15 Catered lunch by Kathy Girst: chicken salad on croissants, fruit, and cookies Strategy: Feed & Water Them!!!

12:15 - 1:00 Reflections of the morning and next steps What did you learn this morning and where do we go from here? Strategy: Consensus 1:00 - 3:00 Planning Professional Learning opportunities for 2013/2014.

How do we reach all learners? (students & adults) What data will you need to write your team smart goals in August? What are some creative ways to provide professional learning during the year other than during scheduled PL days? Elementary Coordinators & Facilitators only: we need to choose a date (before July 1st) to discuss usage reports of elementary subscriptions. Schedule our meeting days for the school year. Facilitators will meet 1x each nine weeks. Coordinators will meet monthly and a little more. :)

Notes from Summer Advance
 * Starter:** How do you like to learn? Name a recent learning opportunity that was meaningful and purposeful.


 * Today’s Meet:** A back channel that allows you to chat with group members while the meeting is happening.


 * Norms were shared.**

Common Core has “slid” through the legislature for another year.


 * Video:** Ken Robinson: How to escape education’s death valley.


 * The drop out rate costs the economy about a trillion dollars.
 * Education is based on conformity in the NCLB era. (rather than diversity)
 * 10% of students are diagnosed with ADHD and he does not believe this is an epidemic.
 * Children are suffering from childhood, not a disorder. Children are natural, curious learners.
 * There is no system that is better than its teachers. Teaching is not a delivery system, it is a system that should mentor, provoke, or stimulate the learner.
 * There is a difference between a task and achieving a task. Dieting is a good example of this.
 * We currently have a system of compliance rather than curiosity. The human life is very creative if given the opportunity. The role of education is to stimulate this curiosity.
 * Finland does not obsess about the disciplines. There is no standardized testing. There is no drop out rate in Finland. If students are in trouble, they get them help. The responsibility to get the job done falls on the schools, not the legislature. (Side note from Mike: Finland students all speak the same language, it just recently that they are getting students in who do not speak the same language and are now asking, “What do we do?”)
 * Many current policies are based on an industrial process. Education, however, is a human system. Students must WANT to learn. They will not learn if it is boring or irrelevant. Alternative education programs are personalized, have close links with the community and are very diverse. Why are these alternative systems? Shouldn’t this be what education is in the first place?
 * The culture of the school is vital. It is simply waiting for the right conditions for the students to flourish. (Compared to Death Valley)
 * There are 3 sorts of people: Immovable, Movable and Movers (people who make things happen).

Discuss the Here’s What? So What? And Now What? in the small groups.

What are YOUR needs as a professional learning leader? We brainstormed about what we need in small groups.

Begin to develop a plan to reach all learners.

What do we want our students to learn? How do we know if they have learned it? What will we do different when they don’t? What do we do if they already know if?
 * Help our teaching staff answer the 4 questions of a PLC.**

We shared about our school visits.

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 * Lunch discussion point:** “ What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and easy to measure. So now we, measure how well we taught what isn’t worth learning.” Arthur Costa

ACT, Park, Smarter Balanced, CETE are all wanting to be players in the testing of College and Career, Readiness Standards.

GREAT LUNCH!!!


 * Challenge:** How can I make everyone on my team better? More importantly, how do I make myself better.


 * Professional Learning:**
 * Good News: Budget: $70,000
 * Bad News: $90 per teacher
 * We must __be focused!__


 * PL Parameters:**
 * It must be related to a goal: Individual, building or district.
 * Ark Rule! (2 by 2) Going alone is not as beneficial as going with a group of 2 or more.
 * Expectations upon return…. complete reflection on DMS, plan to share with your team, building or district.


 * Professional Learning Planning**
 * August 21, 22, 23, 26, 27
 * August 28th: Staff Orientation
 * Nov 1st
 * Jan 20
 * May 5 – 9

Glenn Wiebe (Social Studies, Aug. 21 – 23) Ginger Lewman (PBL, Aug. 21 – 23) (grades 3 – 12) Melisa Hancock (math, Aug 21 – 22) math consultant Tammy Fellers (fractions with the Common Core 3rd grade – 5th grade)
 * Setting Goals:**
 * Experts:**

Lots of discussion concerning MTSS (A suggestion was made to explore MTSS and come up with a plan to get this scheduled for 2014)

Engaging Students (3 principles) Anti-bullying KEEP KITE

Break into curriculum groups to discuss what the needs are for professional development for the above dates. Email your plan to Mike Berblinger and Mary Frazier.

1st Monday of the month 4:05 – 5:30
 * Coordinators meetings:**