Intro to Teaching and Learning

1. Intro toTeaching and Learning August 2013

2. Objectives of this session Model some strategies you might use/adapt for your class Develop teaming Reflect on the strategic goals and start to uncover Share info on TLT

3. What am I? As a group you must discover the identity of one object Each group will receive an envelope with clues to the same object. Each person should select a clue. Some people will receive additional clues Do not show your clue to anyone! Share your clues with your group and between you, work out what the thing is.

4. What am I? My teeth are very sharp I vibrate Sometimes I’m fast, sometimes I’m slow I create volume (both sound and substance) I take it rough and make it smooth I am sometimes connected, but mostly disconnected I’m a change agent

5. Teaming Strategies • Flexible grouping • Designed to get people who don’t know each other or don’t normally work together interacting • Collaborative problem solving exercise • Open communication • Sharing information • Team roles • Some people had additional roles: • Dominator, optimist, saboteur, non-participant, equalizer

6. Teaming: what the research says… • Characteristics of high performing teams: • Productivity: they get the job done and produce results • Empathy: they listen to each other- trust, warmth and acceptance • Roles and Goals: roles are clear to everyone. Goals are clear, challenging yet attainable • Flexibility: members are flexible and willing to play different roles as needed. They use different methods to solve problems and make decisions • Open Communication: listening is as important as speaking. Differences of opinion are encouraged and methods of resolving conflict are understood • Recognition and Rewards: individuals feel they are well regarded in the group and are valued • Morale: individuals feel good about being in the group and there is a sense of cohesion and satisfaction

7. Strategic Goals We are not changing direction we are refining and improving

8. Independent and Connected Activity • Flexible Grouping- sitting in mixed divisional, mixed gender, mixed nationalities • Demonstrate you’re all connected and all independent • Very open ended task –minimal instructions given • Think time • Share time • Differentiation • Conceptual questions • Inquiry • Integration

9. We want to develop students who are independent, connected and conceptual thinkers We will do this through inquiry, integration and differentiation.

10. The Strategic Goals Goal One: To deliver a rich and balanced learning program for all students that provides meaningful opportunities for achievement and personal growth. Goal Two: To ensure that students' learning experiences are integrated through meaningful connections across the curriculum and delivered through an inquiry approach. Goal Three: To meet the individual academic and social-and-emotional needs of each student through coherent PK-12 systems and quality differentiated teaching. Goal Four: To build a strong sense of belonging and contributing to a community, within, around, and beyond the school.

11. Group activity… annotate Achievement, pride, individual success, differentiate Risk takers, challenge, different • In your groups (imagine you're all the equalizers ) you are going to annotate the goals • Identify the key words in the statement–circle, highlight, underline, etc • Write words, phrases, sentence which help explain the key words • You will have 2 mins per goal • E.g. Together we dare to imagine, inspire to succeed and courageously make a difference

12. Part 2… generate Having unpacked the goals, at the bottom of the sheet write down the sorts of things we need to do as a faculty in order to achieve these goals. You will have 3 mins per goal

13. Making Connections

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