1. ELA CCSS Secondary Sessions January 15, 2015 Leading Teaching and Learning

2. Session Outcomes 1. Examine the characteristics and features of powerful and impactful communities of practice. 2. Explore practices that support creating and sustaining impactful communities of practice. 3. Establish next steps for building and supporting impactful communities of practice.

3. Agenda 1.Welcome 2.Reflection-Impactful Collaborative Practice 3.Interest Group Break Outs 4.Consultancy 5.Next Steps

4. Collaborative Planning (Units/Lessons, Assessments) Trying on the Work (Experience the standards as a student would experience them. i.e. do the writing task, read/discuss the text) Book Study Peer Observation Student Work Analysis Impactful Collaborative Practices

5. Reflecting on Our School Impactful Collaborative Practices: 1) Collaborative Planning (Units/Lessons, Assessments) and Trying on the Work 2) Book Study 3) Peer Observation 4) Student Work Analysis What is our teams current reality with this practice? 1.We’ve been thinking/talking about, but haven’t tried it 2.We’ve tried it once or twice 3.We do it all the time Challenges to getting our team there Opportunities we have that lay a good foundation Early action steps we can take right now

6. Share your reflection Review the resources at the table Discuss the implications of the resources on your possible next steps Revisit the reflection and complete the last column Small Group Discussion: Impactful Collaborative Practices

7. Consultancy Protocol StepTime School team shares a problem of practice or a plan 3-4 minutes Group ask clarifying questions.5-7 minutes Group consults, school team listens and takes notes 10-15 minutes School team reflects on what was discuss and share next steps 5 minutes