MultiClassroom Leadership Finding Time for Collaborative Learning To

Multi-Classroom Leadership Finding Time for Collaborative Learning To copy or adapt this material, see Opportunity. Culture. org/terms-of-use Opportunity. Culture. org 1

Learning Objectives During this session, participants will… • Analyze current state of collaborative work time at school. • Explore new ways to collaborate with team teachers. • Draft an initial schedule that includes the collaborative time needed to ensure a strong start of the school year. • Define a process and timeline to analyze the impact of the schedule and make necessary adjustments. © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 2

Do Now In your teams, discuss experiences with team collaboration: • The good •

Reflection Collaboration in the Past: • What were your experiences? • What were the conditions leading to the good, bad, or ugly? • How can you avoid the bad and ugly in the future? • How can you establish strong collaborative experiences? © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 4

Five Key Characteristics Collaboration: is a style of interaction is voluntary occurs around a common goal includes shared responsibility for key decisions and outcomes implies that participants offer shared resources © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 5

MCL Collaborative Actions 8 Key MCL Collaborative Actions 1. Reviewing instructional practices 2. Coaching conversations 3. Modeling 4. Co-Teaching 5. Pushing in 6. Small-group/individual pull out 7. Data analysis 8. Co-planning © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 6

Scheduling for an MCL The schedule is a tool for… • Influencing teacher practice

Team Time: Scheduling Creating a strong schedule for collaborative learning: • Frequency of current team collaborative time? • Sufficient one-on-one collaborative time? • Any threats to collaboration? Other challenges ? © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 8

Sample MCL Schedule: Elementary © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 9

Sample MCL Schedule: Middle © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 10

Sample MCL Schedule: High MCL Schedule: Math Master HR Planning 2 nd Period 3 rd Period L 4 th Period 5 th Period 6 th Period Math MCL HR Team planning Flexible Math I L Math I Flexible Monday (A day) HR Team planning + data analysis Observes and supports RA Math I (with RA) L Math I (with RA) Co-teaches with Teacher 3 HR Team planning + Teacher 3 debrief Observes Teacher 1 Math I L Math I (with RA) Observes and supports RA HR Math I and Algebra I planning with RA and EIT Co-teaches with Teacher 2 Math I (with RA) L Math I (with RA) Meets with AP Thursday (B day) HR Team planning + Teacher 2 debrief Models lesson for Teacher 3 Math I L Math I (with RA) Observes Teacher 2 Friday (A day) HR Team planning Observes and supports RA Math I (with RA) L Math I (with RA) Plans solo + analyzes data Tuesday (B day) Wednesda y (A day) © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 11

Creating a Typical Schedule • Are there blocks of time that cannot be shifted or changed, including daily classroom instruction? • What are the key collaborative activities you want to engage in with your team? • How will you organize the time you schedule with your team teachers ? Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 20 mins End © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 12

Scheduling Your First Week • Do I have enough time built in to collect information about each of my team teachers? • Do I have enough time built in to establish team norms around collaboration and team functioning? • Does the schedule reflect my (and the team’s) priorities? Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 20 mins End © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 13

Reflection: Potential Pitfalls Consider three questions: • What are going to be challenges to my collaborative time ? • Is the schedule too flexible? Too inflexible? • Have I built in enough time for myself? © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 14

Future Schedule Planning Thinking about your schedule beyond the first week, ask yourself: • Does this schedule justify the importance of how I use my time to improve student learning? • Will this schedule help keep me accountable to my most critical responsibilities? • How will I react to possible disruptions ? © 2016 Public Impact Opportunity. Culture. org 15