1 System Implementation and Monitoring: Regional Session Day 1 Spring, 2013 Resources are available at sim.abel.yorku.ca

Where Have We Been?

Video – downloadable from sim.abel.yorku.ca in the Videos tab

Placemat For Our Regional Session

Goals Inquire and co-learn through sharing evidence of district implementation Build and mobilize knowledge through outside and in-the-room thinking Build our capacity to monitor our progress and impact. Consider how student voice and mind-sets inform our thinking and actions.

From Feedback & Goals to the Agenda Day 1, 9:00 – 3:30 Morning Student Voice, Mindsets, Team time Afternoon Breakouts, Team Time Day 2, 8:30 – 2:30 Morning Monitoring and cross- district sharing Afternoon Team time, Breakouts, Team Time

Today’s Meet The url for the region will be inserted

Documentation

How do student voice and mind-sets support your work in system implementation and monitoring?  Each team will be asked to have one spokesperson who will be videotaped for about 30 seconds in response to this question. These will be shared out at SIM and on the SIM site. If you hear ‘you can’t do it… yet. Eduardo

Goals Inquire and co-learn through sharing evidence of district implementation Build and mobilize knowledge through outside and in-the-room thinking Build our capacity to monitor our progress and impact. Consider how student voice and mind-sets inform our thinking and actions.

Student Voice

How does student voice contribute to your system implementation and monitoring? o How do we respond to all students? Discuss with your table group

Student Voice How does student voice influence our thinking and impact our practices and actions?

Goals Inquire and co-learn through sharing evidence of district implementation Build and mobilize knowledge through outside and in-the-room thinking Build our capacity to monitor our progress and impact. Consider how student voice and mind-sets inform our thinking and actions.

Mind-Set Preview Between each, pause and reflect on your own. At the conclusion, there will be team planning time.

A Changed Mindset Video – downloadable from sim.abel.yorku.ca in the Videos tab

A Changed Mind-set What mind set shifts do you notice? How might these relate to your work? Pause and reflect on your own.

What is a Mind-set? Read the excerpts related to mind-sets. Does any particular excerpt challenge your thinking? Pause and reflect on your own.

Mindsets: Achieving Success Video – downloadable from sim.abel.yorku.ca in the Videos tab

Team Discussion How does understanding mind-sets support your work in system implementation and monitoring?

Recap How do mind-sets, student voice, and changed teacher mind-sets support your work in system implementation and monitoring?

Lunch 12:00 – 12:45

Breakouts

“The smartest person in the room is no longer a person but the room itself.” (from “Culture of Yes” blog, changed/ SIM 2) changed/

Breakouts 1:00 – 2:15

Day 1 Feedback How did the structures of learning (format of the day, balance of interactions, choice of activities and resources) meet your needs? How will you use the information/learning from this session within your sphere of influence? What do you think would be beneficial at our next regional SIM session to support your inquiry/focus?

End of Day 1 Comments Think about your feedback from today Hot breakfast at 7:30 8:30 start time Please organize the table materials

Team Planning Time

33 System Implementation and Monitoring: Regional Session Day 2 Spring, 2013 Resources are available at sim.abel.yorku.ca

Welcome

Goals Inquire and co-learn through sharing evidence of district implementation Build and mobilize knowledge through outside and in-the-room thinking Build our capacity to monitor our progress and impact. Consider how student voice and mind-sets inform our thinking and actions.

From Feedback & Goals to the Agenda Day 2, 8:30 – 2:30 Morning Monitoring and cross-district sharing Afternoon Team time, Breakouts, Team Time

Recap

Goals Inquire and co-learn through sharing evidence of district implementation Build and mobilize knowledge through outside and in-the-room thinking Build our capacity to monitor our progress and impact. Consider how student voice and mind-sets impact our thinking and actions.

Monitoring as Reflective Practice

Self-awareness Honesty Taking responsibility

What is Monitoring? Monitoring is the ongoing gathering, reviewing and assessing of information to track and document progress towards achieving results and goals. Adapted from M. Patton Utilization Focused Evaluation

What is Monitoring? From this definition, consider what is confirming, challenging; and, what you would like to further contemplate. Please post on Today’s Meet.

District Monitoring - Snapshots Name of DSB One thing that we are implementing is…. One way that we are understanding the impact of this action is… (insert one monitoring action) One thing we are learning and questioning from our monitoring is…. (insert one significant learning and question)

Analyzing data Video – downloadable from sim.abel.yorku.ca in the Videos tab

How do we monitor? What data have I gathered? What is my impact on learning? How do I know? What have I learned related to monitoring? How does this connect to your team’s SIM plan?

Evidence Within Roles Think about and describe how you currently monitor your impact as a SIM team member. Put your responses on the large post-its.

What Evidence Are We Using to Monitor? Teams: Gather around your district chart. Take turns sharing your post-it and then place it on your chart.

How do we monitor? What data have I gathered? What is my impact on learning? How do I know? What have I learned related to monitoring? How does this connect to your team’s SIM plan?

Like-Role Sharing Supervisory Officers + SEF Leads + SSLs  Room Principals, Vice-Principals  Room System Consultants/Coaches  Room SWS-T, Classroom Teachers, Classroom Coaches  Room

Analyzing data

Five Questions for Analysing Data Purpose: Why did we collect this data? How might this be useful? Description: What are the patterns/items of interest that you notice from this data? Limitations: What are the limitations of this data? Inferences and Questions: What further questions does this data generate for you? Next Steps: What other data do we need to help frame future action?

Evidence of Impact What evidence do you have related to your impact? What was your starting point?

Reflecting and Revising What questions do we have of our team related to System Implementation and Monitoring? Where do we go next? Why?

Lunch 12:00-12:45

Breakouts

Day 2 Feedback

Team Planning Time