AISI

AISI April 2012

WelcomeYou are About to View a Collage of Images...

Individually and as a table group, reflect upon your collective experiences during the last 3 years in relation to challenges, successes, evidence of work being realized, experience, process...)

Choose one of the images with the collage that resonated to your table group and develop a metaphor from the image that would depict your experiences

Metaphors will be shared along with rationale along with choice of image with the big group following...

Critical Friends’ Conversation

1. What have you done?

2. What have you learned?

3. What are you reading or in what professional learning are you participating?

4. What are you committing to do in the next 30 days?

BREAK

9:45 – 10:00

FOCUS GROUPS

FOCUS GROUPSWho are my focus groups?

• Students

• Parents

• Teachers

Click Me!

FOCUS GROUPSWhere do I find the focus group questions?

• On the wiki but of course

FOCUS GROUPSWhen should these be completed?

• Data should be collected, analyzed and brought with you to the work day on May 29th

FOCUS GROUPSHow do I run a focus group?

• Well….let’s see!

Focus Group DiscussionsBoardroom Caribbean A Caribbean B Boardroom Bermuda

Betty B Rhonda V Jamie V Patty T Angela W

Kim C Elisa J Erika N* Jeff G Helene F*

Sharon C Terry S Tyler B Jaclyn M Shawna J

Jackie H Tara A* Erin B Jeff C Tracy L

Caitlin F* Tanis K Christine C Dale J Kim G

Gary T Kelli H Janice W Loree S Scott MDavid H John F Jocelyn P Natalie P* Joanne B

Paul C Kristy B Jacqueline F Jeff D Cherie S

Jeannette G Terry Ann R Jim B Allan W Niki R

Marilyn W Lyle S

NEWS N’ NOTES

QLE: Where have we been?

We have facilitated over 37 discussions… so far…. to build the QLE.

QLE: Early October Clarified and re-wrote

background The Core:

Relationships: added the connection to parents; included a focus on genuine interest in students;

Student Engagement: made language less prescriptive in terms of describing instructional practice

The Cultural Elements: expanded explanation around literacy/numeracy

QLE: End October 4 Key Components

refined personalization section (Personalized teaching)

The Cultural Elements refined culture of inclusion refined culture of using

research and data to inform our work

QLE: December

4 Key ComponentsRevised Essential Questions in 4 Key Elements Re-ordered Outcomes section (so it

would flow better J) Re-worked Assessment & Instruction

Sections to reduce overlap/repetition

Refined Personalization section

Cultural Conditions Re-did the inclusion section with the

help of student services Re-did the section on research and data

to broaden the scope Examined research on Numeracy

(thanks to Darlene Kusick).

QLE: December Updated Core based on feedback

and research done at Spruce View School. relationships are now divided

into relationships for academics; social needs and parental support

Engagement section is now divided into Intellectual, Social and Academic engagement

QLE: January

Alongside the QLE:

A K-12 literacy(reading) framework is being developed for CESD based on the increasing need in this area

Moving Forward…

The District

Your School…

Rubric: How are you doing?

TAKE 10 MINUTES: As a school

team… On your own… With a partner…

THINK ABOUT ALL YOU HAVE DONE…

Success Stories:

What success stories can you share relative to:

You or your school’s work with the QLE? Your current AISI work? A success story unique to your school?

Your Successes Brainstorm 3-5

SPECIFIC successes on post it notes…

5 min on your own… Share as a small

group Post on the wall

GALLERY WALK 5 MINUTES/STATION RECORD KEY IDEAS AND CONTACT

INFORMATION

Success Stories

Share what you learned 3 most powerful things you are taking away…

Return to the start:

CELEBRATION/THANK YOU

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