August 3rd
New Teachers
000_Onboarding 07262023_no notes.docxAgenda
Slides
Please see below for the videos of Mr. Alfaro and Mr. Johnson.
Onboarding New Teachers 07252023 Current Verison.pdfMaterials for Our Work Together in Session
"Curanderismo" by Ariana Brown
7_IFL-Student-Centered-Routines-updated chart.pdfStudent-Centered Routines
When used in conjunction with cognitively demanding texts & tasks, students-centered routines promote content-based student-to-student talk and ceter students as the the owners of the learning in the classroom.
Seeing the Work in Action
Alfaro_Adamson_BOOSTED_AUDIO.mp4Adamson HS: 9th Grade
In this clip, Mr. Alfaro takes his students through the student-centered routines as they engage with the comprehension task for "Curanderismo" by Ariana Brown.
Student Audio Johnson AT_1.mp4Bedford MS: 8th Grade
In this clip, students in Mr. Johnson's class are engaging in discussion around a quick write as part of a furthering comprehension task.
Alfaro_with Spanish.pdfTranscript for Mr. Alfaro's Class
Johnson -AT transcript.pdfTranscript for Mr. Johnson's Class
Bridge to Practice
The purpose of this Bridge to Practice is to continue to develop an understanding of the NSI work.
To be successful with this Bridge to Practice, we'd like to ask you to do two things:
Visit the NSI website and look around to see the available information. Then, click on the link that says "Tests of Change" at the top of the page. Spend some time looking through the links for each piece of the instructional model and then respond to the following question:
Which component of the instruction model would you like to learn more about?
Engage in a conversation with a teacher from your school about their NSI work. You might start with a very open question such as, "Tell me about your experience with IFL/NSI." Once you've had a chance to talk to a peer, please reflect using the following question:
What is one new thing that you've learned from your conversation?
Once you've completed both steps, please submit your responses by August 31st using this link:
Bridge to Practice Reflection Submission
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
Sara (smd94@pitt.edu), Glenn (gln4@pitt.edu), & Tony (tpetrosk@pitt.edu)
Teachers Tentative Schedule for the 2023-2024 School Year
Middle School Dates
High School Dates
Most meetings will be held online after school. The hour from 5:00 to 6:00 will be used for prework and you do not need to log-on during that hour. Our synchronous meetings will start promptly at 6:00.
Meetings in green are tentatively face-to-face with time to be scheduled during the school day.