Stratford+Early+Adopters

Stratford Campus: Early Adopters
//Developing the Community & Culture of a Learning Studio//

**SBISD Core Ideas:**

 * Global Communication
 * Information Literacy
 * Student-Owned Learning

**Campus Goal:**
//Student-Owned Learning//

Our Heavy Lifting & Hot Ideas
 * Spartan Stadium: **


 * "Principle" Points**
 * Reflecting Forward: [|21Ct Schools or 21Ct Learning?]
 * Please respond to the following questions on your campus page (already posted)
 * How do your actions, language and priorities support your //learning// vision as an Early Adopter Principal?
 * In what ways do 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 redirect conversations, efforts and energy toward the //learning//?

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 * Sharing Our Journey**
 * session
 * stories (list of pages tagged shstories )

Resource: Thinking About A Lack of Thinking
 * Thinking About Thinking**

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 * Group 1:

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 * Group 2:
 * Group 3:

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 * Talking to Strangers:**

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 * Thinning the Walls:**
 * Being Transparent:**

The Power of Vulnerability


 * Activity Share**
 * 1) Please visit our Activity Share page
 * 2) Consider the activity posted by the person above & below you and respond to the following prompts:
 * What **connections** do you draw to their activity (content, technology, pedagogy, etc.)?
 * What **extensions**, or "next-step" ideas come to mind?
 * What **questions** do you have about their activity or experience?
 * 1) Return to your own activity
 * 2) Consider & respond to the posted comments

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 * Growing the Culture of our Learning Community:**
 * //Think//:
 * Group 1: Communities of Continuous Inquiry and Improvement - Attributes of Professional Learning Communities
 * Read & Consider:
 * What elements of a learning community are already present on our team?
 * Of the attributes outlined in the article, which are our strongest? Which need more of our attention?
 * //Why bother//...in what way(s) might our consistent attention to these efforts support our individual & collective work?
 * Discuss with your group:
 * ‍‍Individual responses to questions above
 * As a group, craft a "Top 5" list of elements you believe are most critical to the development & success of our Early Adopters learning community
 * Group 2: Creating A Culture of Innovation
 * Read & Consider:
 * In what way(s) might our work this year be considered "innovative"?
 * Of those listed, which innovative behaviors are present on our team? In what way(s)?
 * Of these behaviors, which appear to influence or shape our practice the most? Why?
 * Of those listed, which behavior(s) do you find, or imagine to be most challenging? Why?
 * Discuss with your group:
 * Individual responses to questions above
 * As a group, craft a "Top 5" list of elements you believe are most critical to the development & success of our Early Adopters learning community
 * //Pair//: partner-up with a member of the opposite group
 * "Jigsaw" share your notes
 * What connections did you draw between your readings?
 * How does this relate to "Rigor & Relevance" work?
 * Consider Top 5 of each partner. If asked to consider both lists and blend to create a new "Top 5" what would you include?
 * Post in discussion area of Stratford wiki page
 * Visit posts of the pair above and below yours
 * How are their lists different from yours?
 * Are there items on their list that you would like to include on yours?
 * If so, what would you remove to make room? Why?
 * If asked to pair your list down to "Top 3", what would you include?
 * To what benefit? At what cost?
 * //Share//: whole team
 * Given your conversation, what might we need to consider as we learn toward our goal of student-owned learning?
 * What professional & pedagogical //process changes// will be important to consider?
 * What do we want or need to avoid to make the most of this opportunity? How can our EA team support this?

**Building Our Campus Learning Network:**

 * Twitter:
 * Early Adopters: #sbisdEA
 * Campus?
 * Diigo:
 * Early Adopters:[]
 * [|SBISD]
 * Campus?
 * Other?
 * Other?

Creating Your Activity Page

 * 1) Please make a new page:
 * Title: 
 * Template: activity design
 * Tag : design, stratford, 2
 * 1) SAVE your page
 * 2) Check to be sure your page appears in the list below

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 * Our Activity Designs**
 * Round 2**
 * Round 1**

**Inquiry & Design Challenge:**

 * Disciplined inquiry into a possibility (or problem) within the school or classroom
 * Collaborative and takes place in a community of practice
 * Meaningful, positive, and reflective
 * Data-driven, action-based, improvement-focused
 * Transformative

Resources:
 * http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/how-do-we-define-and-measure-deeper-learning/
 * http://connectededucators.org/using-action-research-in-online-communities-to-effect-building-level-change/
 * http://plpnetwork.com/category/featured-project
 * http://questioning.org/rcycle.html

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