PDP+Brainstorming

= What can we put together toward increasing student achievement? =


 * Aspects to keep in mind:**
 * respectful and authentic task
 * differentiated: learning style, interest, readiness
 * focused on instruction
 * other (replace this text with your information)

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2 hours -- being a writer 2 hours -- vnaguard 45 mins -- tech 45 mins -- word study 1.5 hours - ipt 1 hour - ipads 1 hour - performance task development 1 hour - later on to complete above
 * We need to complete 16 hours here on site. I am thinking we have completed about 6 hours? 2 hours in August for Technology, 2 hours in August for being a writer, and 2 more hours on December 8. does that sound about right?
 * __Completed__**
 * __Upcoming__**


 * What calendar days are available to us?


 * if someone misses an in-house session, what are their options for making it up?

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 * 1) ===Planning and Managing Peer Instruction and Shoulder Partners===
 * bring in objectives and materials for an upcoming unit or lesson -- any subject area.
 * grouping options: by grade level, by subject, by objective, by special needs (special ed inclusion; gifted cluster)
 * The goal : to put the task of teaching and learning in the students' locus of control so the teachers begin to spend as little time as possible in teacher-centered lecturing/demonstrating/teaching.
 * **part of PDP focuses on** re-working lesson plan and materials to place emphasis on presenting questions/problems to the class. survey for answers; discuss answer with shoulder partner; survey again to see if more students answer correctly. (ask, survey, discuss, survey, repeat)
 * **part of PDP focuses on** setting up shoulder partners, training students to be effective shoulder partners, managing shoulder partners in action, and anticipating/diffusing negative interactions
 * **part of PDP focuses on** ways to survey answers, especially how to use the Promethean to assess understanding and progress.
 * **part of PDP focuses on** asking good questions, anticipating difficulties, reworking questions, switching gears, and evaluating/debriefing your peer instruction experience.

2. **Kagan Strategies -- too "classroom management" focused**
 * **The strategy called Peer Instruction is found in** the following Kagan strategies: ** Talking Chips, Numbered Heads Together, RallyRobin ,** and **Timed Pair Share** . Training focused on creating plans using these Kagan strategies may be more acceptable to our staff.
 * **Sessions could be divided by** grade levels, the content area the teacher has chosen to plan, cross-curricular teams (not necessarily a permanent team --- teams could change memberships anytime based on interests or needs), or by Kagan strategy (though that sounds backward to me . . . like buying a shovel and THEN figuring out a need for it).
 * **The idea is** to plan an upcoming lesson or unit utilizing one or more of these strategies.
 * **Other Kagan strategies** could be used as appropriate, but the focus would be on incorporating one of the above four.


 * 3. need to incorporate technology integration into pdp training to meet vanguard **

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