Data: Quick UpdateSharon Jeroski

My quick updateConfidence – what teachers are noticing and

changing – seems to me a heightened empathy for just how fragile many of these children are, and ways of changing that …

Meeting 6Further simplifying. Please ignore previous notes.

No group record – last one of those will be Meeting 5.

Each person/team writes one “message to my colleagues all over BC.” We’ll provide a template.

PURPOSE: to share information about ONE approach/action that worked. This may be new learning, or confirmation of previous learning ABOUT TEACHING.

Content will be:I work with (grades)

I’ve been inquiring into [your question]

Here’s something I’ve tried that you might find helpful and interesting:

If you looked in an index, you’d find it under …

Note: there will also be a CS observation discussed and recorded.

RememberWe are going to take these, combine them,

index them in a data base, and share with teachers all over BC. We will not be editing or re-writing.

Meeting 7Two recording parts:

Summary of case studyReflections on your learning

Summary: Case StudyThere will be a template!

Content will include: List FIVE words or phrases … What strengths, capacities and passions do you see in

this child? Child’s voice. Other voices. What are you main conclusions/insights about this

child’s learning? (at least one should be about literacy) If you saw a distinct “turning point” please describe it. Where next for this child?

There will be a scale …Use the following scale to identify the level of

change you saw in:Reading/literacyConfidence[one other variable fo your choice]

This will be a four-point scale that indicates: Dramatic improvement; moderate improvement; minor improvement; “challenging/disappointing—not much change.”

Teachers will also complete some notes on their experiences

2-3 key understandings you developed or confirmed about children/learning/literacy development …

What’s next for your learning? (new questions/topics … spiral)

Main thing you want to remember – the bumper sticker

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