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Rationale: Transparent Teacher Practices help teachers work together, share ideas, and get better at teaching. By helping each other and trying new ways to teach, they create a shared idea of what good teaching looks like, making learning better for everyone.
Learning Intention: Participants will learn how Transparent Teacher Practices can help them work together and improve teaching.
Success Criteria: Participants will know they are successful when they…
Can explain what Transparent Teacher Practices are
Explain how Transparent Teacher Practices help put their teaching strategy into action through teamwork
Create a plan to start implementing one Transparent Teacher Practice, either beginning independently or with a team
Instructions: Before engaging in the Transparent Teacher Practices module, please view the Transparent Teacher Practices: Start Here slide show below.
To view the slide show, hover your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin. To hear the audio associated with each slide, click the speaker icon in the lower right corner.
Each slide includes a voice recording with additional details and instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total Module Time: ~65-75 min Instructions:
Access the note taking template by clicking on the button above that says "Note Taking Template." A new window will open, prompting you to make a copy of the template. Hit the blue "Make a Copy" button (see image below). This will create a copy in Google Drive for your personal use.
Building Background
Building Background
Kick off your learning by watching Transparent Teacher Practices: Building Background.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 10 minutes
Record any interesting information or key takeaways from the slides on the "Open Note-Taking Space" of your note-taking template.
Application
Application
Continue your learning by watching Transparent Teacher Practices: Application.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 5 minutes
Activity: OPTION 1 - Resource Dive for INDEPENDENT participants (Suggested Time: 20-40 min)
Activity: OPTION 1 - Resource Dive for INDEPENDENT participants (Suggested Time: 20-40 min)
(choose this protocol if you are going through the module independently)
(choose this protocol if you are going through the module independently)
Step 1: Choose Practice and Review (10 min) Based on your school’s chosen Transparent Teacher Practice, review the resource that corresponds to the Transparent Teacher Practice that your school will be implementing. If you’d like to annotate the resource while you read, there is open note-taking space in the note-taking template.
Step 2: Reflect (10 min) On your own, reflect on your school’s Transparent Teacher Practice. Write any questions you may have about the practice. Consider the following questions:
Does this practice allow for the opportunity to grow as a teacher? Why or why not?
Does this practice make sense for you and your team or some teachers/grade levels at your school?
What are the barriers for implementing this practice?
How would this practice be accepted and/or accomplished at your school?
What more would you like to know about this practice?
(Optional) Step 3: Repeat (20 min) Repeat steps 1 and 2 if you are interested in reviewing another Transparent Teacher Practice. Reviewing another Transparent Teacher Practice does not necessarily mean that your team will need to implement a second (or third, or fourth) Transparent Teacher Practice at this time, this is for your own learning.
Activity: OPTION 2 - Resource Dive for GROUPS of participants (Suggested Time: 30 min)
Activity: OPTION 2 - Resource Dive for GROUPS of participants (Suggested Time: 30 min)
(choose this protocol if you are going through the module with a team/as a group)
(choose this protocol if you are going through the module with a team/as a group)
Step 1: Choose Practice and Review (10 min) As a group, and based on your school’s chosen Transparent Teacher Practice, review the resource that corresponds to the Transparent Teacher Practice that your school will be implementing. If you’d like to annotate the resource while you read, there is open note-taking space in the note-taking template.
Step 2: Team Share (20 min) Go ‘Round the Horn with your team (take turns responding) and discuss the following questions:
What are the benefits of implementing collaborative reflection with other teachers at your school?
Have you started implementing this practice at your school?
What barriers might make this practice difficult for your team/school?
How would this practice be accepted and/or accomplished within your team/at your school?
What more would you like to know about this practice?
Everyday Practices
Everyday Practices
Start to apply your learning by watching Transparent Teacher Practices: Everyday Practices.
To view the slide show, place your mouse in the top right-hand corner of the slide and click on the grey box with the white arrow to begin.
Each slide has a voice recording that provides further details or instructions. Please ensure your speakers are on and the volume is up.
Total slide show time: 5 minutes
Activity: Journal Prompt (Suggested Time: 15 min)
Activity: Journal Prompt (Suggested Time: 15 min)
Step 1: Review Sample Agenda (10 min) Take some time to read through some of the agendas from this Collaborative Teacher Team at a participating A2A school.
Step 2: Reflection (5 min) After reviewing the agendas, reflect on the questions below and record your notes in the open note-taking space within your note-taking template.
How does this team incorporate Transparent Teacher Practices to encourage instructional reflection?
What specific questions or structures help this team hold space for reflection?
Activity: Final Reflection (Suggested Time: 15 min)
Activity: Final Reflection (Suggested Time: 15 min)
Step 1: Reflect (10 min) Using the reflection template that best speaks to you, take some time to process what might help you (and your team, if applicable), implement Transparent Teacher Practices. See the sample templates below:
Individual: Complete a personal goal worksheet
Individual or group: Adapt a CTT agenda to incorporate these practices into weekly CTT meetings
Group: Create an action plan to implement one next step for bringing TTPs to life
Step 2: Upload (5 min) In the link to the Google form in the note-taking space (or in the Google form at the end of the module in the Learning Space), upload your call to action document.
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