Intro and Framing the Day
Other Resources
- Habits of Mind icons and related article
Part 1: Innate Potential of Every Learner
- Anchored in reading (High Operational Practices) and formative check: Tree Map
- TED Talk: Slides
- Leader Led Focus:
- Yvette Jackson – Connecting to personal cultural frames of reference to build community
- Participant Led Focus:
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- Option A: Video featuring Brene Brown – BRAVING (anatomy of trust) and Chalk Talk Protocol (poster and sticky notes)
Brene Brown Braving from Celia Slater on Vimeo.
- Option B: Video based on Kathleen Cushman’s work with students: What Kids Can Do and Chalk Talk Protocol (poster and sticky notes)
- Exit Ticket: Haiku
Other Resources:
- Oral History Interviews that Connect Students and Seniors
- Student Voice in IEP Meetings
- Sample survey tool to check in with students right before or after vacation. Here is a sample to get your ideas flowing.
Part #2: Strengths-Based Pedagogy
- Anchored in reading and quick formative check: 3-Way Summary (10-15; 75-100 words) optional —post on Twitter
- TED Talk: Slides
- Leader Led Focus: English & Special Education Teacher Dan Vollrath on Strengthening Executive Function and Metacognition with Students
- Participant Led Focus:
- Option A: Video from Bridgeport, CT where Students Taught Teachers about the Brain
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- Option B: Video from middle school in Maine
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- For participants that chose to view a video, come back together and engage in a double-bubble map comparison.
- Exit Ticket: Simile for Strengths-Based Pedagogy (please post on Twitter)
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Other Resources
- Blog post by Dan Vollrath: Stepping to the Upstairs Brain with Habits of Mind
- Want to read more from Dan Vollrath? Check out his blog series
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Part 3: How to Design Learning Experiences Using a Strengths-Based Pedagogy
- Anchored in reading and quick formative check: Scroll down to #9 on this link Draw It
- TED Talk: Slides
- Example: English Teachers Transforming Grading Practices: Description of Approach and Journey
- Example: Unit Design Transformation where students co-create units
- Example: Blueprint School Within a School
- Example: System Level Transformation – Mason Public Schools, OH
- Leader Led Focus: Art Costa and Bena Kallick on how to strengthen a habit
- Participant Led Focus:
- Option A: Exploration of 7 Elements of Personalized Learning in QRG
- Option B: Design time to draft an instructional routine, assignment, or idea incorporating the three threads (Equity consciousness, Habits of Mind, Personalized Learning)
Other Resources
- Article: Orchestrating the Move
- Reflection Questions and Suggestions for each of 7 Elements
- Habits of Mind Strengths Map