April 13 2021

Agenda:

1:00 Updates/AIU Opportunities

  • OnRamp Pro Tech Tool Opportunity

  • Fall 2021 PD Opportunity

  • Remake Learning Days

  • Teach Plus Pennsylvania 2021-22 Teaching policy Fellowship

    • In summer 2021, Teach Plus will launch a Teaching Policy Fellowship in Pennsylvania. This highly selective leadership opportunity is for 30 outstanding teachers looking to deepen their knowledge of education policy and amplify the voices of teacher leaders in Pennsylvania. Policy fellows, who will receive a $1,500 stipend for their commitment, will expand their influence without leaving the classroom and elevate teacher voice on important student equity issues.

    • Learn more and apply: https://teachplus.org/pennsylvania-policy-fellowship

    • Nominate a teacher: http://bit.ly/PATPFNominate

  • Meet in person in May? Ideas/Thoughts? (Possible change to Friday, May 21, pack a lunch, meet in a park)

    • Schenley Plaza?

    • Forbes field wall?

Setting the stage "You Are In the Dark, In The Car..." (April is Poetry Month)

1:15 Introduction to "Warm Demander" equity approach

  • Read this Educational Leadership article:http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar19/vol76/num06/Becoming-a-Warm-Demander.aspx (15 minutes)

  • Scenario: Think of a teacher or situation where the concept of warm demander was NOT evident. (One extreme or the other - too lenient or too strict) (5 minutes)

  • How could you use some of the concepts in the article to support the teacher(s) in your scenario to build "warm demander" skills?

  • Work with a partner in breakout rooms:

    • One partner shares scenario. Together, think about and discuss how to approach the situation. (10 minutes)

    • The other partner shares scenario. Together, think about and discuss how to approach the situation. (10 minutes)

2:00 Book Study - Coaching for Equity Introduction: discussion

  • Discuss in breakout groups of 4:

    • What from the introduction to the book stood out for you?

    • Respond to and discuss any of the questions on page 22

    • Look at page 23 and discuss the connection between compassion and the warm demander concept

2:30 Summary, wrap up, reflection

HOLD Dates for 2021-22 Coaches' Workshop

Fingers crossed - at AIU central office in Homestead

  • September 15

  • October 12

  • November 16

  • December 14

  • January 20

  • February 24

  • March 22

  • April 21

  • May 17