Welcome – Do Now 1. Write your name on a Post-it-Note 2. Choose the goal that is most valuable to you, this afternoon. 3. Jot a note down on the post-it to remind yourself why this goal is valuable. 4. Place your post-it-note on the chart paper estimating how close you are to your goal. Got It Starting Out

Rank Your Goals  1. Use small group learning as formative assessment.  2. Eliminate management problems such as social loafing, copying, and confusion.  3. Promote rigorous conversations (through action patterns using roles, rounds, rules, and time).  4. Implement an instructional play (Domino, Elbow Exchange, or TTTO)

Meeting the needs of All Learners Assessing Thinking During Group Learning Routines for Every Day all-ed.org

Organize Ideas

Assessing Learning

Track Your Learning Your Goal

Revisit the T-chart Check things that are confirmed. Cross out things that you no longer think. Question things that you would like to find out more about. Add new ideas. Star Project Zero ideas. + *

Goals

Monitor learning

Evaluate performance on an ongoing basis

Agenda 1.ALL-ED Evidence-base, Rank Today’s Goals 2.Group Learning the Systems and Structures 3.Plays or Instructional Practices 1.Domino Share 2.Elbow Partner Exchange 3.TTO 4.Reflection 5.Next Steps

Step 3: Switch Elbow Exchange Step 2: Talk Step 2: Listen Step 4: Organize: Compare Rank Sequence Step 1: Prepare Why exchange? What do I know/question now? Who will talk first?

Background

Challenges Educators Report

ABCs of ALL-ED Instructional Decision Making CompetenceAutonomy Belonging ALL learners feel capable of pursuing rigorous learning. ALL learners feel empowered to take ownership of their learning. ALL learners feel they are valued members of a learning community.

Framework for Instructional Decision Making Evidence-base: Achievement Motivation Group Learning Planning Self-Regulation Tools

GE SE

Preparation: Create Definitions

On Your Own vs Team Learning Group Learning Independent Task Group LearningTable Talk Where Physical Set-Up Eyes on own paper Sit knee to knee and eye to eye Sit where you are HowSelf-Organized Work alone Structured Collaboratively Unstructured Collegially Help- Use Supports Use classroom resources for support. Use classroom and peers as resources for learning. Use classroom, peers, and teacher as resources for learning. Additions?

GoalFind Patterns & Differences Reflection & Criteria ✔ Check = Add RolesSpeaker Listener RoutineThink, Talk, Think - (2x) Open Exchange Elbow Exchange TTTO

Track Your Learning Your Goal

Instructional Plays 2. Student Starting Position 3. Routine Action Pattern 1.Learning Goals 4. Reflection + Criteria

Instructional Plays 2. Student Starting Position 3. Routine Action Pattern 1.Learning Goals 4. Reflection + Criteria

Learning Goals Find Help Collaborate

Goal: Find  Questions  Understanding  Miss Understanding  Previous Knowledge  Academic Vocabulary

Goal: Help  teaching  offering feedback  Monitoring learning  sharing strategies

Goal: Collaborate  create new idea, knowledge, using parts from individuals  multiple perspectives  build common understanding or confirm different position

Instructional Plays 2. Student Starting Position 3. Routine Action Pattern 1.Learning Goals 4. Reflection + Criteria

flickr photo by CC Chapman shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license Starting Position 1.Starting place with content knowledge** 2.Starting place physically in the room 3.Starting place within the group *** Return to this step at the end to notice how

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Starting Position for Learning Vehicle for Reflection

What tools do you already use that will help students know their starting place with the learning goal?

Starting Position Physical Where am I physically in the classroom?

Starting Position in Group How will we start?

 1. Use small group learning as formative assessment.  2. Eliminate management problems such as social loafing, copying, and confusion.  3. Promote rigorous conversations (through action patterns using roles, rounds, rules, and time).  4. Implement an instructional play (Domino, Elbow Exchange, or TTTO) Rank Your Goals