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W. E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy, Dallas ISD

Self-Work Is Health Work: How Life Maps Deepen Your Self Awareness and Strengthen Your Impact

Michelle Pledger, Director of Liberation at the Center for Research on Equity and Innovation, High Tech High GSE

Ryan Gallagher, Director of Continuous Improvement at the Center for Research on Equity and Innovation, High Tech High GSE

The Cloud Learning Walk: Understanding Teaching, Learning, Equity, and Engagement in Classrooms

Tequila Butler and Mark Ramirez , Dallas, ISD

Denise Collier and Laurie Speranzo, Institute for Learning

Jose Gonzalez, New Brunswick Public Schools

Note: this workshop is 75 minutes and ends at 2:15 ET

Educators often face competing commitments that challenge their ability to do the very work that is essential to personal and professional growth. Whether you call it mirror work, inside work, or self work, taking the time to reflect on your identity and how it impacts your ability to equitably and responsibly serve students is worth the investment. During this workshop, you will have an opportunity to complete a Life Map, engage with colleagues, and surface meaningful applications for your practice.

Creating the conditions where teachers and students can do their best work is THE job of school and district leaders. At the heart of this work are four key processes:

• Providing a high-quality curriculum that is afforded to every student

• Assuring instructional quality and coherence in learning

• Knowing how well the standards are being learned by students

• Making decisions to adopt effective practice and adapt or abandon efforts that are not advancing learning

The IFL Learning Walk Routine is a collaborative, robust process for engaging in cycles of inquiry around these core issues. The Learning Walk Routine is centered on how teachers teach, how students learn, and what gets taught to whom. It is a way to understand practice on an ongoing basis for providing feedback and support.

Join district, school, and classroom leaders from two districts as they discuss their experiences using the Learning Walk Routine to advance coherence in teaching and learning and to address shared problems of practice. During this session, you’ll discuss how the Learning Walk Routine might be used in your district and schools to illuminate successes and challenges, reveal high-impact opportunities to improve instruction across classrooms and help educators make informed choices.

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Cloud Learning Walk Overview