February+6,+2014






 * Essential Questions: **
 * ** How do different learning styles affect my teaching style? **
 * ** What are some new classroom management ideas? **
 * ** What are the different types of contracts within Chinook's Edge school division? **



**Welcome and Agenda** **Self-Assessment of Learning Modalities**
 * 9:00 am **
 * Strength Checklist [[file:MODALITY STRENGTH CHECKLIST.docx]]
 * Human Bar Graph


 * 9:20 am **
 * Mentor/Protege Conversation **
 * Learning Modality Questions
 * How does my teaching style take into account the learning style of my students?
 * What changes might I make to cover more learning styles?
 * What is the best thing that has happened to you in the past two weeks?
 * What was a tough moment you experienced in the past two weeks? How did you handle it?
 * What units are you working on? How are you handling the planning load? What resources or supports might help?

**9:45 am** **A) Thinking about Teaching**
 * Select a quote from the envelope on your table.
 * Take a few minutes to reflect on your own about the quote, in terms of:
 * first impressions
 * connections
 * implications
 * The person with the highest auditory score goes first.
 * Share your 3 responses
 * Go around the table - each member around the table offers a question or comment to the speaker
 * Repeat process with person 2...


 * B) Reflecting on your conversation about teaching **
 * What, for you, is the most important point about your conversation this morning?
 * How might you adapt this activity for use in your own classroom?
 * Make eye contact with someone not at your table - share your thoughts


 * 10:15 am **
 * Break **


 * 10:30 am **
 * Multiple Intelligences Activity **


 * 11:15 am **
 * So, how would you deal with...? **

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 * Read a scenario at your table and share your thoughts on how the problem can be resolved.
 * Write down on a recipe card a difficult scenario that you have struggled/are struggling to resolve.
 * We will collect, mix and redistribute the cards.
 * On your own, read your new card and determine the steps of action you would take to resolve the problem.
 * Move to the table with the same color recipe card as you.
 * Starting with the person who has the most students in a class this year, share your scenario and your steps to solve the problem.
 * Move back to your original table - Does anyone have a problem they would like to share - either personally or one you read?


 * 11:45 am **
 * Technology for Differentiated Instruction **
 * Classroom management issues often arise when students are not engaged in their learning.
 * Tools to help ALL learners.

** Lunch **
 * 12:00 pm **

**1:00 pm**
 * Shawn Russell **
 * Contract Discussion
 * Intent Forms


 * 1:30 pm **
 * Afternoon to plan and work with mentor/protege teams **


 * Our final meeting is on Friday, May 10, 2013. **