Lena+A+SWHS



**Name**:

**Role**: 


 * Campus ** :


 * Focus Question **: //d raft a focus question and subquestions, that include teacher learning __as it relates to your connections and the job description your team crafted__ - please be prepared to revise these throughout our journey //

**Resources**: //s// // earch for existing resources (articles, websites, blogs, videos, etc.) that will help you address your sub questions - please be sure to tag (PL + EA) and add them to our [|Diigo] // >


 * Leading Learning **

>> ** My language reflects a goal oriented mindset. The goal for our campus is student owned learning, and EA is a perfect opportunity for a teacher who has this vision in mind to develop lessons that are innovative and relevant for students. ** >> **I still struggle with prioritizing, and at times when I feel overwhelmed, I begin to view everything in a negative light. But, last year, I would shut down at times, this year I'm being more proactive and seeking advice from others and also creating more consistent routines for myself on campus.** > > > ** An Opportunity in Overalls ** > How is your journey like that of a storyteller? Of a researcher? > > What question did you start out to find answer(s) to? I didn't really have questions so much as goals. And the goals that I would have for next year would be to continue being in classrooms more and to continue to coach teachers with a goal of student owned learning: less teacher talk, more student discussion, better pacing, more independent practice.
 * PL Activity 1:
 * How will you communicate the efforts of your teachers (EA and other)? ( // illuminating the bright spots // - blog, wiki, Twitter, etc.)
 * How will you encourage, manage and support sign-ups for in-class support and/or planning time (iCal, Google Calendar, etc.)
 * How will you maintain consistent and transparent communication with your building administrators?
 * How will you leverage your communication tools to bridge the efforts of EA teachers with those of non-EA teachers?
 * ===== PL Activity 2: =====
 * 1) Individually, design a teacher resource, activity, or mini-challenge to test-drive in the next month.
 * 2) Post to our Professional Learning activity
 * 3) Gather feedback from team - adjust, modify, tweak
 * 4) Try out resource, activity, or mini-challenge during the month(s), documenting plan, process, execution and reflection and collecting artifacts from teachers engagement.
 * PL Activity 3:
 * "First 5 Weeks" - Using CSI thinking routine, paint a clear picture of your reality
 * How did your actions, language and priorities support your vision/mission as an Early Adopter iCoach (aka //your destination postcard//)?
 * In what ways did your they dilute your efforts?
 * My goal in the next 4 weeks is to develop a more consistent routine in classroom observations.
 * My achievement will be measured by the implementation of the strategies/goals I promote in classrooms.
 * As far as positivity, I will continue to seek out support from proactive peers and leaders who I respect, and focus on my running! Having healthy goals to look forward outside of work helps me in work.
 * PL Activity 4:
 * ** Reflecting Forward, January 2014 **
 * Review your post from our Reflecting Forward activity in October
 * Consider the responses you posted to each question...
 * How did your actions, language and priorities support your vision/mission as an Early Adopter iCoach (aka your destination postcard)?
 * In what ways did they dilute your efforts?
 * What goal will you set for yourself to act toward in the next four weeks?
 * How will you measure your achievement?
 * What specific strategies will you use to keep your own "optimism and hope alive"?
 * Reflect on the goal you set for yourself...
 * How is that goal evident in your every day actions, language and priorities?
 * What have you been able to achieve, given your efforts?
 * What specific strategies have you used to keep your own "optimism and hope" alive (Developing A Positive Mindset)?
 * In what areas would you find additional support helpful?
 * How will you continue to "seek the small wins" and "illuminate the bright spots"?
 * PL Activity 5:
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 * PL Activity 8:
 * PL Activity 9:[[image:sbisdlearnsymphony/csi.jpg width="674" height="488" caption="Consistent Cycles Create Success at SWHS"]] ** Mining the Effort **
 * What artifacts of your personal learning have you been collecting?
 * Data anchor charts! Ha, one of my goals at the beginning of the year was to use data purposefully, and to get the teacher teams who I work with to start owning the data more. At the last data meeting we talked about specific actions after reviewing the data which is an improvement over last year.
 * What process shifts do these suggest in your practice?
 * What artifacts of student learning have you been collecting? I don't have a class of students, but I do use are student writing samples in practical writing lessons, scoring/calibration days...
 * What process shifts do these suggest in their practice?
 * We are identifying patterns of strengths and weaknesses in the student writing.
 * What tweaks, edits, modifications have you made to your focus question?
 * What question(s) remain?
 * What new questions have surfaced as a result of your exploration this far?