January+2011

Instructional Coaches' Workshop, Thursday, January 20, 2011 5.5 hours North Hills Junior High School - LGI Room 55 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh PA 15229 (412) 318-1450 Parking available in the big lot to the left as you crest the hill - enter through LGI entrance ||
 * **Agenda** || **Coaches' Workshop on Sustainability**
 * Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.**
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 * Meeting called by: || Kevin Conner (PAIU TIM) and Chris Caton (PIIC) ||
 * Type of meeting: || Cooperative learning workshop ||
 * Facilitator || Various ||
 * Attendees: || District instructional coaches, CFF coaches, EETT coaches ||
 * Please bring: || Laptop computers ||
 * || **//Agenda Topics://** ||
 * 8:30-9:00 || Registration and Networking

Opening video - Where Good Ideas Come From media type="youtube" key="NugRZGDbPFU?fs=1" height="385" width="640" || Write on a sheet of an answer for each of these prompts: 1. One success I've had as a coach... 2. How would the teachers at your school finish this sentence: "The coach at our school is valuable because..." 3. The most valuable skill needed as a coach Wad up your paper and toss into a pile at center of room Pick up any snowball but your own - discuss with a partner, each taking turns from their paper Switch partners when prompted and discuss again. || [|Scribe 1] Scribe 2 || || Group 1 - Vision Group 2 - Leadership Group 3 - Changing Beliefs Group 4 - Funding || media type="custom" key="8105792" ||
 * 9:00-9:10 || Do Now: Snowball
 * 9:10-9:25 || Collaborative Action Planning Model: Overview and Context ||
 * 9:25-9:55 || Round Robin Discussion
 * 9:55-10:10 || BREAK ||
 * 10:10-10:40 || Generate proactive solutions ||
 * 10:40-10:55 || Sharing in Pairs ||
 * 10:55-11:00 || Categorization ||
 * 11:00-11:10 || Weighted Ranking
 * 11:10-11:20 || Quick Break ||
 * 11:20-11:45 || Small Group Recommendations
 * 11:45-Noon || Debriefing - Whole Group ||
 * Noon-12:30 || Lunch ||
 * 12:35-1:20 || H - Higher Order Thinking course from LoTi H.E.A.T. series ||
 * 1:25-2:15 || Skills Based Instruction Across the Curriculum ||
 * 2:15-2:30 || Ticket Out the Door