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Building a Framework to Support the Culture Required for Student Centered Learning Jeff McCoy, Executive Director of Academic Innovation and Technology Todd Hardy, Director of Academic Support Fall 2015 Secondary Session #1: Culture DeeDee

Student Centered Learning Framework Components: Culture Professional Learning Curriculum/Instruction/Assessment Data-Driven Decision making Leadership Session Goals: Work-time with school teams Strategic planning Program planning Protocols

Today’s Agenda… Establishing and Maintaining a Student Centered Culture Deedee

The Personality Compass Activity ACTING ”Let’s do it”; likes to act, try things, plunge in The Personality Compass Activity Paying Attention to Detail likes to know the who, what when, where and why before acting SPECULATING likes to look at the bit picture and the possibilities before acting DeeDee CARING likes to know that everyone’s feelings have been taken into consideration and that their voices have been heard before acting

Personality Compass Activity Room is set up with four directions—North, South, East, West Read the brief descriptors Choose the direction that is most like you (most people will have characteristics from multiple directions, but choose the most dominant) Find your group and wait for instructions

Answer the Following Questions in your Group What are the strengths of your style (4 adjectives)? What are the limitations of your style (4 adjectives)? What style do you find most difficult to work with and why? What do people from the other direction or styles need to know about you so you can work together effectively

Essential Question: What do you value about the other 3 styles?

Essential Question for School Teams: What can we take away from this activity to help us move our teams forward?

The Student Centered Learning Wiki All work for the next five sessions will be housed in the Student Centered Learning Wiki http://gcsstudentcenteredlearning.wikispaces.com/

The Planning Guide Jeff

Establishing and Maintaining a Student Centered Culture “Every building has a culture. As a leader, you can create the culture or just allow it happen. The latter doesn’t always work out in your favor.” Establishing and Maintaining a Student Centered Culture DeeDee How do we create a positive culture focused on student centered learning?

What does Culture in a Student Centered Environment Look Like? From… To… Independence Interdependence Language of Complaint Language of Commitment Long-Term Strategic Planning Planning for Short-Term Gains Infrequent Generic Recognition Frequent Specific Recognition and a Culture of Celebration that Creates Many Winners External focus on issues outside the school Internal focus on steps that staff can take to improve the school Focus on Inputs Focus on Results Goals related to completion of a project/activities SMART goals demanding evidence of student learning Teachers gathering data from their individually constructed tests to assign grades Collaborative teams acquiring information from common assessments

Planning Guide Work 20 Minutes Complete the “Tracking and Assessing Cultural Shifts” Section of your Planning Guide Each team member should individually determine where they believe the school is based on the scale. Jot down any thoughts about how your team can improve if you give a rating below 5 Jot down any evidence supporting a rating of 6 or above As a team, come to consensus as to where your school is based on the scale. 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Establishing Norms to Guide your Student Centered Learning Discussions Why Norms? Helps create groups that are able to have honest discussions that enable everyone to participate and be heard. Important part of establishing the culture you want. Every building has a culture…you can create that culture or let it happen. Prevents ineffective behaviors from becoming the ‘standard’.

Establishing your Group Norms Establish your group norms for your team Establishing your Group Norms Establish your group norms for your team. Consider the following: Listening How will we encourage listening? How will we discourage interrupting? Confidentiality Will what we say in the meeting be held in confidence? What can be said after the meeting? Decision Making How will we make decisions? Will we reach decisions by consensus? How will we deal with conflicts? Participation How will we encourage everyone’s participation? Expectations What do we expect from members? Are there requirements for participation?

Determining a Consensus Protocol Simple is best (if you need a guide to come to consensus, it’s too complicated)! Gives everyone a vote. All team members know how others feel about the decision and everyone’s vote counts. Helps cut down on “side conversations” when everyone has voted and said their piece. Jeff

I support this decision Thumb Up I support this decision Thumb Sideways I can live with this decision. Although I have some concerns, I’ll support the decision I cannot support this decision Thumb Down

Using Agendas to Guide Productive Discussions Discuss: How do your teams/departments/grade levels currently structure their meetings? How is weekly meeting content determined? How can a structured agenda help guide the team meeting discussion and move teams to a stronger PLC?

The Trust on Our Team - Homework Individually complete the Trust on our Team Survey This survey helps take a pulse of current team dynamics As a team… Discuss the importance rating of each indicator Determine as a whole where the school stands on each indicator

Planning Guide Work 20 Minutes Use the following data from your activities to complete the “Where do we go from here?” section under the Culture Session Consider what steps you want to take to move your school towards a student centered culture. These steps may by long term (multiple years).

Bring Planning Guide with you to each session! Homework Individually… complete the Trust on our Team Survey As a team… Trust on our Team survey: Discuss the importance rating of each indicator Determine as a whole where the school stands on each indicator Planning Guide: Reach consensus on the “Tracking and Assessing Cultural Shifts” Section of your Planning Guide Complete the “Where do we go from here?” section under the Culture Session Determine/revisit your protocols and norms Optional: Use/revisit your SWOT analysis from last year for assessment. Bring Planning Guide with you to each session!

Remember: Bring Planning Guide with you to each session! Next Sessions October 27th December 8th January 19th February 9th All sessions begin at 3:30 pm! Remember: Bring Planning Guide with you to each session!