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01_Agenda_09242020_FM.pdfWelcome!
Welcome!
Please watch this short introductory video to understand the pre-work for our first meeting. The videos below are meant to provide some background information about our network and about improvement science. We look forward to meeting you all!
Agenda for September 24th
Agenda for September 24th
QtA slides 0924.pdfSlides from 9/24
Slides from 9/24
Pre-Work
Pre-Work
Before we come together on Zoom, please work through the four sections below:
Why Networks for School Improvement?
Please watch the two videos and respond to the reflection questions.
What is Continuous Improvement?
Please watch the video and respond to the reflection questions.
Putting it Together: What does this Work Look Like in Dallas ISD?
Please watch the video and read the two texts and respond to the reflection questions.
Developing an Understanding of the Elements of Our First Test of Change
Please watch each of the provided videos and take a look at the Student Centered Routines document to begin to develop an understanding of some of the critical elements of our first test of change around comprehension tasks.
You'll be asked to work with and discuss your pre-work during the face-to-face portion of our session, so please have your pre-work prepared before we begin.
- Why Networks for School Improvement?
Networks for School Improvement
Networks for School Improvement
Please watch both videos from the Bill & Melinda Foundation. After you watched each, please compose a quick write that responds to the following questions:
What did you learn about networks and the work done as part on a network for improvement?
What questions do you have?
2. What is Continuous Improvement?
2. What is Continuous Improvement?
What is Continuous Improvement?
What is Continuous Improvement?
This video provides a brief overview of continuous improvement, the process we will be engaging in to improve outcomes for our students. After you've watched the video, please compose a quick write in response to the following questions:
What does this video help you to understand about continuous improvement?
What questions do you have about continuous improvement?
3. Putting it Together: What does the work look like in Dallas ISD?
3. Putting it Together: What does the work look like in Dallas ISD?
Networked for Change.pdfSeeley_IFL Ceremony Speech.pdfWhat Does the Work Look Like in Dallas?
What Does the Work Look Like in Dallas?
Now that you've watched a few videos that provide an overview of Networks for School Improvement and improvemet science, we are going to focus in on the work in Dallas.
Please watch the linked video, the article, "Networked for Change," and the speech given by Darlene Seeley during our first network convening in 2019.
After you have watched the video and read the article and the speech, please compose a quick write in response to the following:
What insights did you gain about the work of our network?
What questions do you have?
4. Developing an Understanding of the Elements of Our First Test of Change
4. Developing an Understanding of the Elements of Our First Test of Change
Please watch each of the provided videos and take a look at the Student Centered Routines document to begin to develop an understanding of some of the critical elements of our first test of change around comprehension tasks.
Why Comprehension Tasks?
Why Comprehension Tasks?
Please use this link to view more examples of lower-level and high-level text-based questions: http://bit.ly/highlowTAG
Student Centered Routines.pdfWhat are Student-Centered Routines?
What are Student-Centered Routines?
Please review the linked document and consider the following question:
What do you notice about the routines?
What are Student-Centered Task Sheets?
What are Student-Centered Task Sheets?
This link will take you to the task sheets metioned at the end of the video: https://bit.ly/3ij3mev You are not required to study the task sheets before our meeting, but please take some time to talk about the task sheets with your school coordinator.
What is Questioning the Author?
What is Questioning the Author?
This short video provides some background information on Questioning the Author, one way to scaffold comprehension for students. We will be engaging in a QtA lesson during our meeting.
In-Session Work
In-Session Work
The materials listed below will be used during the guided portion of our work from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
1.Abuela Invents the Zero_Ortiz Cofer.pdf"Abuela Invents the Zero" Text
"Abuela Invents the Zero" Text
8-30 Abuela Comprehension Task Sheet_FM.pdfTask Sheet
Task Sheet
Please use the linked Google Slides presetation to complete your pair work.
Calendar Dallas ISDPitt NSI_2021_2022 updated 07202021.pdfMeeting Calendar for the 2020-2021 SY
Meeting Calendar for the 2020-2021 SY
Bridge to Practice Teachers.pdfTeachers: Bridge to Practice
Teachers: Bridge to Practice
Bridge to Practice Coordinator.pdfCoordinators: Bridge to Practice
Coordinators: Bridge to Practice
8-30 Abuela Invents the Zero_adj_QtA_FM.pdfSegmented QtA Lesson
Segmented QtA Lesson
This documents provides the segmented text for "Abuela Invents the Zero," the QtA queries, and the anticipated student responses.
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