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PHRD New Teacher Orientation (Day 1)

Welcome and General IntroductionsNew Teacher Resource BinderLearning Technologies – Your email accountFred Jones’ Positive Classroom Instruction

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Group Norms

• Be engaged, and engaging

• Expect to interact with one another

• Respect one another

• Watch the time, but allow time to think

• Keep your space neat

• Keep the mood light – have fun while we learn

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Fred Jones’ Positive Classroom Instruction LunchStudent ServicesStudent Assessment ProceduresAssessment for Learning

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Student Assessment Procedures

• Admin Procedure 60-10

• A procedure in transition

• Definitions – Guidelines – Procedures

• Review of the document– Skim definitions (alone)– Walk through the guidelines– Reference the charts that guide practice in the

procedures.

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Assessment for Learning

Coaches Paddy Zadunayski (SHS, BES, WES, FAS, NPCS) Noreen Holt (RFS, BCHS, JS, WRF) Steve Hoffart (Dapp, EHS, Dunstable, Busby) Jan Hoffart (Balanced Literacy…) Keith Van De Keere (Math implementation

support) The primary purpose of the Classroom

Assessment Team is to improve student learning by collaborating with PHRD’s classroom teachers in aligning instruction and assessment.

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WelcomePHRD Schools, Communities and TrusteesTeacher Evaluation ProcessPayroll and BenefitsEducational Technology ServicesProfessional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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Welcome

PHRD Schools, Communities and TrusteesTeacher Evaluation ProcessPayroll and BenefitsEducational Technology ServicesProfessional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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WelcomePHRD Schools, Communities and Trustees

Teacher Evaluation ProcessPayroll and BenefitsEducational Technology ServicesProfessional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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WelcomePHRD Schools, Communities and TrusteesTeacher Evaluation Process

Payroll and BenefitsEducational Technology ServicesProfessional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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WelcomePHRD Schools, Communities and TrusteesTeacher Evaluation ProcessPayroll and Benefits

Educational Technology ServicesProfessional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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WelcomePHRD Schools, Communities and TrusteesTeacher Evaluation ProcessPayroll and BenefitsEducational Technology Services

Professional DevelopmentLunch with Board and othersInstructional Media CenterCollaborating with your students’ parents

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PHRD Staff Development

• A collaborative process of providing excellent professional development experiences for PHRD staff

• General information is contained in the PD Newsletter

• Communicate with your school rep• View events calendar and register online at:

www.phrd.ab.caServices

Instructional ServicesProf Dev Registration

http://www.phrd.ab.ca/

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Elements that were considered in the development of the PD Plan…

• Effective Professional Development• Alignment with Education Plan and AISI• Variety of staff served• System pressures and parameters• Individual preferences• Demand for the time

What do you spotlight???

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Personal Professional Growth Plans

AdministrativeAssistants’

Needs

Program Assistants’

Needs

Student Services Topics

Basic Skill Development

One – Time Information

Topics

Integrating Learning

Technologies

New Curriculum

Implementation

Sustainability –Past AISIProjects

Mentorship

New Teachers

Grade group collaboration

PLC’sBoard

Expectations

Summer Conference

RegionalConsortium

LeadershipDevelopment

Administrators

In class coaching, Demonstration

And more

Demand for School Level

PD

Structure of theJurisdiction

Days

Alberta InitiativeFor

School Improvement

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Personal Professional Growth Plans

AdministrativeAssistants’

Needs

Program Assistants’

Needs

Student Services Topics

Basic Skill Development

One – Time Information

Topics


Technologies

New Curriculum

Implementation

Sustainability –Past AISIProjects

Mentorship

New Teachers

Grade group collaboration

PLC’sBoard

Expectations

Summer Conference

RegionalConsortium

LeadershipDevelopment

Administrators

In class coaching, Demonstration

And more

Demand for School Level

PD

Structure of theJurisdiction

Days

Alberta InitiativeFor

School Improvement

Student Learning and

Achievement

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ImprovingStudent Learning

and Achievement

PHRD’s Integrated Professional

Development Plan

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PHRD’s PD Structures

• 8 days for Teacher PD– 2 in February for teacher convention

• Leaves 3 school based days:– 1 in September for “results analysis” – 1 in April for “school education planning” – 1 in January entirely school based

• and 3 jurisdiction days:– 1 in August – 50% welcome back and motivational

speaker (August 25)– 1 in October (October 24)– 1 in March (March 6)

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PHRD’s PD Structures

• PHRD PD Committee:– Representatives from each school– PA Liaison committee representative– Chaired by teacher– Supported by Instructional Services (Director

and staff)

• Important communication role of reps• Organization and administration by

Instructional Services

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Who is involved in our PD

• Teachers• Administrators• Program assistants• Administrative

assistants• Directors and

consultants

• Learning consortium• ATA• Health services• Employee Assistance

Program• Alberta Education• Others…

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Main components…

Personal Professional Growth Plan

Dialogue with Admin by Nov 30, review by late May

Supported by classroom walk-through’s

PPGP template available at: www.phrd.ab/instructional/pd

http://www.phrd.ab/instructional/pd

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The components…

School Based PLCs

3 site based PD days plus the Start up day

PLC meeting time throughout the year, supported by AISI project

Facilitated by school based AISI Lead Teachers

Main components…

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The components…

PHRD Collaborative

GroupsSame grade / subject area (self-facilitated)

Small groups, focused on a self-determined project/goal

3 face to face meetings on the jurisdiction days

Main resource: The Program of Studies

Suggestion: Join your mentor’s group… register online

Main components…

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The components…

New teacher Support for

Growth3 day pre-start-up orientation to the district

Positive Classroom Instruction “Fred Jones”

Mentorship program through the year

Main components…

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The components…

Sustainability of High Yield Strategies

Workshop dates for new participants and refreshers for experienced (see newsletter, or look online)

In class coaching and at-elbow training for new participants6 Plus 1 Writing TraitsComprehension and CommunicationAssessment Balanced Literacy

Main components…

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The components…


TechnologiesIn class demonstration, coaching and consulting

Support for videoconferencing and team teaching

Jurisdiction technology programs and projects

Contact: Audrey Klein, Learning Technologies Coordinator ([email protected])

Main components…

mailto:[email protected]

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The components…

Information and Skill Sessions

Afternoons of October and March Jurisdiction days

Many sessions are repeated

They are brief (80 minutes), and specific

They generally introduce participants to a variety of topics that might be further pursued through personal growth plan

As always with PD, register online in advance.

Main components…

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The components…

Student Services

School level leaders meet regularly for training and information

Central office staff participate in school level meetings and discussions

Student Services Staff support teachers

Specialized training workshops offered for school groups and/or others

New Teachers attend Student Services workshop for New Teachers on October 8, 1-4 pm

Main components…

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Questions about PD?

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LUNCH!

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Instructional Media Center

Sherrill Hoare

[email protected]

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Collaborating with Your Students’ Parents

Solution Focused Parent Teacher Interviews

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3 most important things inreal estate…

• Location

• Location

• Location

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3 most important things in theparent – teacher relationship…

• Communication

• Communication

• Communication

• Communication is built on a foundation of Rapport…

• So… build rapport first

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Rapport is mostly NON-VERBAL

• 3 observable elements of Rapport:– Body Posture– Voice (tone and volume)– Language Modality

• visual, kinesthetic and auditory

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• Activity to observe rapport…– Re-group into three groups…

• What’s your dream ride?• Go to the picture that has that vehicle

• Balloon People will be A• Boat People will be B• Motorcycle People will be C

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• ‘A’ (Balloons): watch the changes of body posture between both individuals

• ‘B’ (Boats): listen to the tone and volume of the conversation – note emotional changes

• ‘C’ (Bikes): listen for language modalities – are they kinesthetic, visual or auditory?…

• ALL – note examples of what you are observing

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• Observations / comments / questions– A – body posture, physical rapport– B – volume and tone– C – language modality

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• Reflection (personal) (3:06) – “Shaping Up”

– Something I learned that SQUARES with my belief about rapport…

– A question going AROUND in my mind…

– Three POINTS I want to remember

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• So… how can we use this knowledge of rapport in communication with parents?

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Pace and Lead to develop rapport(Seek First to Understand, then to be understood)

• Match body, voice and language to honor your guest

• Lead your guest to a position of rapport by listening first…

• Paraphrase frequently to establish that they have been honored

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After rapport has established…

Prepare to develop solutions…

• Establish common intent – (ie to ensure educational growth of child)

• Establish partnership toward common goal

• Develop solutions based on possibilities…

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• The solution focused schema– A “schema” is a mind map… in this case… a

map of how you would like to guide a conversation towards a solution…

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Solution Focused Parent Teacher Interviewsthe solution focused schema:

Do m ore of it

Deliberate?

Find out how or w hy

Spontaneous?

Exceptions FrameW hen is the 'right' thing happening?

W hat is different when the 'right' thingis happening?

Do a sm allpiece of w hat

it should look like.

Hypothetical FrameW hen the problem is solved,what w ill you / your child / I

be doing differently?

Goal FrameW hat is the purpose of this meeting?

A w ish or complaint?W hat w ould you like to change?

Peller and Walter, “Becoming Solution Focused in Brief Therapy” (1992)

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• Regroup… – Go to the picture of your favorite African

Animal– Find a partner… tell him/her why you picked

this animal

• Elephant will be A’s

• Giraffe will be B’s

• Tiger will be C’s

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• Demonstration of the solution focused interview schema

• Observers… – A (elephant) observers watch rapport– B (giraffe) observers watch for the pace and

lead– C (tiger) observers watch for the schema

• Note specific examples…

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• Observations / comments / questions– A - rapport– B - pace and lead– C - the schema

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• Reflection (personal) (2:30) (Head-Heart-Hand)– An Idea I had– A Feeling I experienced– An action I plan to take

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• Time for a break…

• Return by the end of the play list… (10 min)

– Golden Years– On My Way– Doo Wop Ditty

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• Re-group…

• Line up by birth date (month and day)

• Divide by 3 – form 3 lines

• One from each line, starting at the front, form a group of 3…

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• Practice in small groups through Improv…– Decide who will be A, B and a C– A is the Parent (present the scenario)– B is the Teacher (practice the schema)– C is Observer (observe the process and offer

feedback)

• The scenarios are in your handouts

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• Observations / comments / questions

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• The best way to avoid awkward, difficult and or confrontational interviews is to establish communication and a partnership with parents early… before problems arise.

• Communication

• Communication

• Communication

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Final Reflections and Feedback

• Take home the Personal Reflections A-Z

• Complete the evaluation of the New Teacher Orientation (considering all 3 days)

• See you at PD day in Westlock on August 25th!

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