Fall 2018

Description: Similar to building a classroom community, the goal of the Orientation is to build community early-on through the setting and sharing of intentions in a community building circle and through the review of the REP SF Principles to ground our work with one another. A glimpse into the state of education both historically and today will also be explored.

Essential Questions:

• What is the value behind building and sustaining community?
• How do the historical and current conditions of education affect who I am as an educator?

Learning Objectives:

• I can build community and accountability of myself and others through setting and sharing intentions and embodying the REP SF Principles for our shared time together.
• I can deepen my understanding of the historical and current conditions of education and my place in it.

Orientation Resources:

• Slide Deck: (Link 1, Link 2)
• Lesson Plan (Link)

Homework Assignments:

• Orientation Online Feedback Form (Link)
• REP SF Sequence 1 Feedback Form (Link)
• Bring in a baby or childhood photo of yourself.

Additional Resources:

• The Philippine Malong
• The Talking Circle
• Altar Creating
• Brandan Odums
• adrienne maree brown
• Steve Biko

Description: Understanding how children develop and how their lived experiences impact their development is pivotal when working with youth. This seminar explores the foundations, stages, and milestones of child development and introduces the practice of Healing Informed Engagement (Ginwright, 2018). Participants will begin to apply these concepts and their implications in youth development, educational spaces, and in their own lives.

Kathy White of the Child Development & Family Studies Department at CCSF will also present on the CCSF Teacher Prep Center's resources and sign up students interested in earning Work Experience Credit (1-3 Units, CDEV 114).

Essential Questions:

• What key foundations support in developing healthy children and how can they apply to my work?
• How is the lifelong process of Radical Healing essential to the development of students, myself, and our communities?

Learning Objectives:

• I can describe and begin to apply the basic foundations, stages, and milestones of Child Development to my work.
• I can describe the foundations and practices of Radical Healing (Healing Informed Engagement) and how they can apply in my current and future spaces.

Resources:

• Slide Deck: (Link )
• Lesson Plan: (Link)

Homework Assignments:

• Teacher Observations Form (Link)
• Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) Appointments Form (Link)
• Seminar 1 Feedback Form (Link)
• Register for the special REP SF Cohort strand for T4SJ (Link)
• (Optional) Finish Dr. Shawn Ginwright's "Healing Informed Engagement" Reading (Link)
• (Optional) Review "Child Development Stages & Best Practices" (CDC, 2018) (Link)

Additional Resources:

• “The Human Spark: Right v. Wrong” (PBS)
• 8 Things To Remember About Child Development (Harvard)
• “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” (PBS & California Newsreel)
• “Promoting Children’s Wellbeing" (Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade)
• Community Norms Sample Activity (Jr Arimboanga)

Description: Creating a classroom community requires strong facilitation and a ton of patience. This seminar explores foundations and best practices of facilitation then dives into elements of cultivating "Classroom X" (Yang, 2012) while using the Theater of The Oppressed (Boal, 1970) improv. method for practicing "The Art of The Hallway Conversation" to address student behavior.

Essential Question:

• What are key elements to support in strong facilitation and group management and how can I begin to apply them to my work?

Learning Objectives:

• I can describe the foundations and best practices to facilitation (meetings v. lessons).
• I can describe the elements needed to cultivate “Classroom X” and begin to apply the basic foundations of “The Art of The Hallway Conversation.”

Resources:

• Slide Deck: (Link )
• Lesson Plan: (Link)

Homework Assignments:

• (Details in Email) Teacher Observations Details (Link)
• (Details in Email) Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) Appointments (Link)
• Seminar 2 Feedback Form (Link)
• (Optional) Finish Dr. K. Wayne Yang's "Discipline or Punish? Some suggestions for School Policy and Teacher Practice" Reading (Link)

Additional Resources:

• Facilitation Tips (Communities For Public Health)
• Meeting Notes Template (SFEPC)
• Lesson Plan Template (SFEPC)
• Kahoot!
• Tips For Classroom Management (Edutopia) (Link 1) (Link 2)

Descriptions:

Teacher Observation Reflections: Participants have observed SFUSD teachers in the field and will now work in small groups to reflect on their experiences, highlights, connections to their current work, and implications for their future career in education.

Careers in Education Panel: A diverse panel of six K-16 educators and professionals in education will share their journey, reflections, and advice for the REP SF participants.

Additionally, those registered in the CCSF CDEV 114 course must submit the information to the Project Manager regarding their midterm evaluations for Kathy White.

Essential Questions:

• How can I continue my professional development with other educators, experts, and veterans in education throughout my career?
• Who are people I can build relationships with on my journey in education?

Learning Objectives:

• Reflections: I can reflect on my first teacher observation experience and apply my learnings to my current and future careers in education.
• Panel: I can listen, take notes, and ask questions to educators and professionals in education to support in my journey toward a career in education.

Resources:

• Teacher Observations Reflection Lesson Plan: (Link)
• Careers in Education Panel Lesson Plan: (Link 1) (Link 2)
• Participant Overview Handout (Link)

Homework Assignments:

• 3 Separate Seminar Feedback Forms (Same Link for all 3)
  • Seminar 3: "Professional Observations Part 1" (Whole form)
  • ILP Session 1 (No rating, just questions afterward)
  • Teachers For Social Justice Panel (Whole form)
• Continue to work on ILP Session 1 Action Items
• If you haven't already:
  • Teacher Observations 1st Observation (No rating, just questions afterward)
  • REP SF Participant Evaluation Pre-Survey (Link)

Additional Resources:

• Teachers For Social Justice Conference
• Teachers For Social Justice Conference 2018 Program
• 1st Teacher Observation Form