PLC Coordinating PLC Coordinating CouncilCouncil

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ObjectivesObjectives

Explore beliefs about instructionExplore beliefs about instruction Assess needs to increase Assess needs to increase

understanding about instructionunderstanding about instruction

Revisiting your definition Revisiting your definition of good instruction of good instruction

The GLOBAL Achievement The GLOBAL Achievement GAPGAP

Tony WagnerTony Wagner

20082008

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Rigor RedefinedRigor Redefined

Tony WagnerTony Wagner

Focused Read

The 7 Survival SkillsThe 7 Survival Skills

ReadRead – the article, – the article, Rigor Redfined Rigor Redfined for 5 minutes. for 5 minutes. You won’t finish the article!You won’t finish the article!

ShareShare – with your table group using the following – with your table group using the following protocolprotocol What What AssumptionsAssumptions does the author of the text hold? does the author of the text hold? What do you What do you AgreeAgree with in the text? with in the text? What do you want to What do you want to ArgueArgue with in the text? with in the text? What parts of the text do you want to What parts of the text do you want to AspireAspire to? to?

CreateCreate – a four part poster with your reactions – a four part poster with your reactions ShareShare – with the whole group – with the whole group

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Four “A”’s ProtocolFour “A”’s Protocol

Assumptions Argue

Agree Aspire

The Seven Survival SkillsThe Seven Survival Skills

Critical Thinking & Critical Thinking & Problem SolvingProblem Solving

Collaboration & Collaboration & LeadershipLeadership

Agility & Agility & AdaptabilityAdaptability

Initiative & Initiative & EntrepreneurialismEntrepreneurialism

Effective Oral & Effective Oral & Written Written CommunicationCommunication

Accessing & Accessing & Analyzing Analyzing InformationInformation

Curiosity & Curiosity & ImaginationImagination

What is required of What is required of students while doing this students while doing this

strategy?strategy?

How could you use this How could you use this strategy in your classroom strategy in your classroom

with kids?with kids?

PerspectivesPerspectives

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Home TableHome Table

Revisiting your definition Revisiting your definition of good instruction of good instruction

Video: Video: Reasoning Algebraically Reasoning Algebraically About Operations: Numbers and About Operations: Numbers and

Operations, Part 3 Operations, Part 3 (Dale Seymour (Dale Seymour Publications, 2008)Publications, 2008)

Today’s workToday’s work

ConnectorConnector Article ReadArticle Read Process tool 4AsProcess tool 4As Application Get One; Share One Application Get One; Share One Revisited Operational DefinitionRevisited Operational Definition Found evidence of our definitionFound evidence of our definition Refined our definitionRefined our definition

When next we meet…When next we meet…

January 25, 2010 January 25, 2010