Questar III Regional 2017 Professional Learning Day Middle School Math

Welcome Please place a colored dot on the 2 posters in the back. How many years have you been teaching? What grade(s) do you teach?

Our Goals Sharing lessons and best practices Collaborating with middle school math teachers from other districts Creating lessons that promote active student learning

Who is in our Group? Pair up with someone you don't know and answer the following questions: What is your name? What district and grade level do you teach? Why are you passionate about teaching? Now join another group introduce your partner to your new group

First Share Out Share your lesson with your group Reflect with your group, record new ideas Why do you consider this lesson to be a best practice?

4 corners What were the motivating factors for developing your lesson? Standards Differentiation Engagement Rigor Form a group with one person from each corner

Second Share Out Share your lesson with your new group Include instructional scaffolds that were implemented – ELL, Special Education, struggling learners and/or gifted students How did you consider the rigor of the task for your students? In what ways are students engaged at different points in the lesson?

Wrap-up Thoughts and Take Aways… Think-pair-share How can you apply today’s learning to your current setting? What learning will you take away, based on today’s conversations? Whole group share What is one thing you can take away from today’s workshop. Each participant will share one. Survey

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