Instructional+Coaches+Workshops+2014-15

School Year 2014-15
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 * All Meetings run 8:30am to 2:30pm***

=September 11, 2014 (THU)= Hosted by: Heather Moschetta and Kevin Conner
 * Agenda**
 * Part 1 at AIU Central Office**
 * PIIC and PLN Updates**

[|The Ten Roles of Coaching] Chart with explanation and examples (PDF) from the Learning Forward website Visual Ranking Tool Student Login Only one member in the group will sign-in to make the rankings based on group discussion //Teacher ID//: kevin.conner@aiu3.net //Student Login//: Coaches1 thru Coaches8, //Password//: coach
 * Focus on Goal-Setting**

Ellen Eisenberg's blog entry (read the July 21, 2014 item) Develop your own instructional coaching goals (Google form) Danielson Framework Examples for Instructional Coaches (PDF)

media type="custom" key="26521752" Parking: After turning off of Hot Metal Bridge onto Sydney Street, the IBEW Circuit Center will be on your right. To park, continue past the IBEW Circuit Center and turn left into the parking lot. Conference Material: All Showcase material is available on the STEAM Showcase app. There will NOT be hard copies available. Please download the app on your apple or android device before the Showcase from http://my.yapp.us/AIUSTEAM ||
 * Adjourn - travel to IBEW Circuit Center**
 *  IMPORTANT

Part 2 - 1st Annual AIU STEAM Showcase
=October 15, 2014 (WED)= AM Session - Focus on Data Ice Breaker The Monty Hall Problem Brian Stamford AIU Teaching and Learning will walk us through various state achievement data tools eMetric PVAAS PM Session Making sense of the data BrightBytes (Login information will be supplied to you) Easel.ly PollEverywhere Add your poll to the group document Take someone else's poll

=November 18, 2014 (TUE) [at TRETC]= Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference Venue: Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North 910 Sheraton Drive Mars PA 16046

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=December 17, 2014 (WED)= media type="youtube" key="RrG4JnrN5GA" width="560" height="315" AM Session --Icebreaker --PIIC census [] --Updates from Heather and Kevin --Open sharing time Resources related to Badges in Education session (from my Pearltrees collection) media type="custom" key="27044512" PM Session --Open sharing time --Reflection --Happy Holidays to All!
 * Resources on Modernizing Research Session:**
 * [|https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AaZkKu3XJmbrd9b2JskdXnjzdMpcq3IacN_DoLhMQyI/edit#slide=id.g55e9ef75c_07]

=January 27, 2015 (TUE)= Updates: -CCB Survey [] -BrightBytes Summit Icebreaker “This Will Revolutionize Education by Veritasium (YouTube) media type="youtube" key="GEmuEWjHr5c" width="560" height="315" If you showed this video to your peers or adminstrators – what is one question you would ask them? (Share out at table)

9:30 – It’s All About the Questions from PIIC PLO **Heather will facilitate -View “Uncle Buck” video [] -Think of your own practice and reflect on the questions you ask when working with teachers. -Write two questions that furthered the discussion and one that stopped the discussion -Share out at table -Introduce Verso www.versoapp.com -Student account has been created for you USERNAME: firstinitiallastname (hmoschetta) - all lowercase PASSWORD: welcome (all lowercase) -Use Heather’s “Intro to Verso” Flip -View video as a group, then work independently -Create an original post and two comments to other participants -Demonstrate teacher intervention/control -Check for Understanding - Question Analogy

10:30 Group work -ASCD Express collection of articles about questioning (4 – fairly short) -Each table is assigned article (may be doubles) -Read independently -Complete 3-2-1 (3 main points, 2 ways to use in coaching, 1 question that remains)

11:00-11:45 Little Bits -Play with the parts to figure out how they work -What questions would you ask to figure out how Little Bits work? -Challenges: -Little Bits Ted Talk (5:27) []
 * 1) Power (blue) - needed to start every circuit
 * 2) Input (pink) - accept input
 * 3) Output (green) - these do something
 * 4) Wires (orange) - expand your reach
 * 1) Create a circuit that buzzes when refrigerator door opens
 * 2) Create a doorbell for your bedroom that: buzzes, blinks, and waves a flag
 * 3) Make a flashlight, artbot, windmill, or three-wheeler


 * Want to buy a LittleBits kit for yourself? You can get a 15% educator discount**

11:45-1:00 LUNCH

1:00: Choose your Verso -Two Versos: one related to Ed Leadership article (Heather's Class), the other related to the eSchoolNews article (Kevin's Class) Course Code: -Work on the Verso of your choice- -Post an original response and comment on two other participants' posts -create a Teacher account -create a Verso for your coaching role to use with teachers

2:00-2:30 Debriefing and Reflection

=February 25, 2015 (WED)= Never Fear - Spring Is On Its Way media type="youtube" key="DT4ikdAS-P0" width="560" height="315"

8:30-9:00 Arrival, sign-in, networking 9:00-9:15 Icebreaker
 * || February 25, 2015 Instructional Coaches’ Workshop ||  ||
 * Brainteaser: The letters in the word POST can be re-arranged to spell three additional words -- STOP, POTS and OPTS. Name three (3) other four-letter words with this characteristic **

9:15-9:30 Agenda overview; Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather topic ideas 9:30-10:00 Session 1 10:05-10:35 Session 2 10:35-10:50 Break 10:50-11:20 Session 3 11:20-12:00 Session 4 12:00-1:15 Lunch 1:15-1:45 Session 5 1:45-1:50 Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather Topic review 1:50-2:20 Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather 2:20-2:30 Reflection/Exit Ticket


 * Session || Table 1 || Table 2 || Table 3 || Table 4 || Table 5 ||
 * 1 || Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
 * // Terry McGill, Sibme //** || The Answer is in the Room
 * // Joanne Krett //** || Questioning and Lesson Design

[|Link to Resources(please request permission)]
 * // Andrew Halter //** || Smart Amp
 * // Missy Karkowski //**
 * // Want to try it? //**
 * // @http://info.smarttech.com/amptrial //** || Chromebooks as 1:1 Option
 * // Justin Rodrigues //** ||
 * 2 || Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
 * // Terry McGill, Sibme //** || Text-Dependent Analysis Overview and Examples
 * // Heather Herger & Jen Schrecengost //** || Peer Mentoring Program
 * // Erica Guadalupe //** || Smart Amp
 * // Missy Karkowski //** || Video Writing Prompts

**//Mike Bothwell//** ||
 * 3 || Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
 * // Terry McGill, Sibme //** || Text-Dependent Analysis Overview and Examples
 * // Heather Herger & Jen Schrecengost //** || Non-Evaluative Coaching Language
 * // Heather Moschetta //** || Grow Your Personal Learning with Online Tools
 * // Kevin Conner //** || Peer Mentoring Program
 * // Erica Guadalupe //** ||
 * 4 || Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
 * // Terry McGill, Sibme //** || The Answer is in the Room
 * // Joanne Krett //** || Non-Evaluative Coaching Language
 * // Heather Moschetta //** || Grow Your Personal Learning with Online Tools
 * // Kevin Conner //** || Video Writing Prompts

**//Mike Bothwell//** ||
 * 5 || The Coach’s Role in Supporting Teachers with TDA
 * // Ashlee Boyle //** || Formative Assessment
 * // Elizabeth Shannon //** || It’s All About the Questions
 * // Kristen Martin & Kristie Gizienski //** || Chromebooks as 1:1 Option
 * // Justin Rodrigues //** ||  ||

=March 25, 2015 (WED)= "Building Buy-In for Coaching"

8:30-9:00am Networking 9:00-9:10am Icebreaker/Debrief on February Mini-Conference/Debrief from BrightBytes Summit 9:10-9:25am How Coaching Works video/table share-out media type="youtube" key="UY75MQte4RU" width="420" height="315" 9:25-10:00am Coaching Conditions (Verso) 10:00-10:10am BREAK 10:10-11:00am Article study 11:00-11:30am Data & Teacher Effectiveness & You(brief presentation from Kevin) 11:30-12:45pm LUNCH 12:45-1:30pm Engagement Lesson 1:30-2:15pm Coaching Marketing Plan 2:15-2:30pm Closure/Exit Ticket/Dismissal
 * [] - “To be successful in this role, coaches must be skilled in a variety of roles, including public relations guru, communicator extraordinaire, master organizer and, of course, expert educator.” - Jim Knight
 * [] (Build your brand)

=April 15, 2015 (WED)=

Apps Selected by Instructional Coaches
media type="custom" key="27420726" Agenda 9:00am-Noon App Throwdown Noon-1pm LUNCH 1pm-2pm Common Sense Media Graphite 2pm-2:30pm Closure/Exit Ticket

=May 27, 2015 (WED)= Agenda 9:00-9:30 Webquest overview, group formation, pre-planning 9:30-11:30 (approx) Go forth and explore! 11:30-11:45 Begin project creation 11:45-1:00 Lunch 1:00-2:00 Project creation 2:00-2:30 Share projects, celebrate, wrap up



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