Discovery Middle School’s Professional Development Retreat

Joe Wheeler - August 15, 2012

Norms

Be open to ideas from othersBe an active participantAvoid side conversationsCell phones on vibrate Be present (Avoid checking your

e-mail/messages and working on other projects except for during lunch)

Take care of your creature comforts

Learning TargetTo collaborate and work as a team to

develop positive relationships To begin the creation process and plan for

the implementation of our One Page Instructional Improvement Target

Activity #1: Getting to Know One Another—Commonality, Uniqueness, Expectations

WHAT? CUE—Commonality, Uniqueness, Expectations

WHY? To develop connections across our team and PLC

HOW? Working in your table team, identify an interesting commonality that exists among you, a uniqueness of each member, and shared expectations for this school year

Activity #2: The Compass – An Informal Leadership Style Inventory

WHAT? North, South, East or West

WHY? To understand the leadership style of all members of our team

HOW? Individually read each of the four directions and decide which one best describes you. Then proceed to the section of the room labeled with that compass direction

Activity #3: The 17 Essentials Qualities of a Team Player

WHAT? The 17 essential qualities of a team player

WHY? Becoming the kind of person every team wants

HOW? Read “The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player.” What do you think is the most important quality of being a team player and why? Prepare to share your thoughts in a moment when you get the Networking Ball.

Form a Band

One of each instrument means you have your band!

Activity #4: The Marshmallow ChallengeWHAT? The Marshmallow Challenge

WHY? Figuring out our teams’ nature of collaboration

HOW? Your band will use 20 spaghetti sticks, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow to build the tallest freestanding structure in 18 minutes. The marshmallow has to be on top of the structure.

The Marshmallow Challenge

http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.html

Lunch Time

One Page Instructional Improvement Target Development

Reflect over last years target individuallyWe will read the except from Unmistakable Impact by

Jim Knight “The Target”Look at Columbia Elementary ‘s One Page

Instructional Improvement Target as an additional example

Community Building, Content Planning, Instruction, Assessment for Learning--What are our non negotiables for teachers and students at Discovery?

Our student team will be brought into review our suggestions and to add to our work

Voting will come later-everyone has to be in agreement before this process will end, even our student team!

TeamsThere is a list of teams on the front of your afternoon packet

Find your four person team and sit together at the table that has your team’s number in the middle of the yellow paper on the table

Each team should be at their own tableTeams 1-4 will rotate together while teams 5-8 will rotate together during world café

World Café with Your Team

Engagement and Rigor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMOQHsWfOB4&feature=fvst