Friday,+February+17,+2012



**Ice Breaker Activity**
 * 9:00 am **

** Mentor/Protege Conversation ** **9:45 am**  **A) Thinking about Teaching**   ** B) Reflecting on your conversation about teaching ** ** 10:15 am ** ** Break ** ** 10:30 am ** ** So, how would you deal with...? **  **11:30 am**  ** Shawn Russell ** ** 12:00 pm ** ** Lunch ** ** 12:45 pm ** ** Afternoon to plan and work with mentor/protegee teams **
 * 9:20 am **
 * What is the best thing that has happened to you in the past two weeks?
 * What units are you working on? How are you handling the planning load? What resources or supports might help?
 * 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 who loved the agility web most 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...
 * 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
 * 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?
 * Contract Discussion
 * Intent Forms