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Core Four Deep Dive

Collaboration & Creativity

November 12, 2024

Personalized Learning with Jamestown CSD

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OPENING | Objectives

Session Objectives

Reflect on current practices related to collaboration and creativity

Explore examples of collaboration and creativity

Norm on what high quality collaboration and creativity looks like and consider coaching actions aligned to different teacher levels

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Your Education Elements Team

Nick Esposito

nick@edelements.com

Miriam Cohen

miriam@edelements.com

Jason Broussard

jason@edelements.com

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Our Approach I Phases of Work

Plan + Align	Foundations	Design	Reflect + Iterate	Reflect + Plan
	Workshop Learning Walks	7C’s Survey Core Four Deep Dives Workshop	Learning Walks Workshop Field Trip	Workshop Showcase

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Core Four Deep Dives | Our Process

SPARK	EXPAND	PRACTICE	APPLY	DEBRIEF
Inspiration to illustrate why the habit needs to change	Resource or tool to build understanding of the habit	Activity to practice the habit in a safe environment	Plan for trying the habit in the real world	Reflection on trying the habit + future iterations

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Reflection and Goal Setting Student reflection and goal setting are practices that can build a bridge for students between the content they are learning and why they are learning it. While these are two separate practices, they can, and should be interconnected in the classroom. Reflecting on what we know and how we learn builds self-awareness that can make goal-setting a truly meaningful experience.	Targeted Instruction At its most actualized, targeted instruction means that students can articulate what instruction they are receiving and why, and students have some choice over the instruction they recieve based on their data, passions, and preferences.
Flexible Path and Pace Students learn in different ways and to truly personalize the learning experience, there must be opportunities for students to progress towards mastery of their learning through flexible learning pathways and at different paces.	Collaboration and Creativity Personalizing learning encourages students to work with one another, share ideas, create new solutions and projects, provide one another with feedback, and, in the process, learn more about themselves.

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SPARK

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Survival Island

The Scenario: Your cruise liner has capsized and you are stranded on a deserted island. You must survive long enough to be rescued. There is no cellular service and communication devices will not work.

Your task: You will be able to have 5 items to assist with survival and rescue. You must determine what items will give you the best opportunity to survive and be rescued. First, individually rank the items based on their importance for survival and rescue. Then, as a group you must decide on the 5 items that you will keep.

List of Survival Items:

Here is a list of items that might aid in your survival and rescue.

First aid kit
Water purification tablets
Firestarter
Blanket
Flashlight
Signal mirror
Map of the island
Swiss Army knife / Leatherman
Emergency ration pack
*Your choice of item

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EXPAND

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Collaboration and Creativity Personalizing learning encourages students to work with one another, share ideas, create new solutions and projects, provide one another with feedback, and, in the process, learn more about themselves.

Key Terms:

Collaboration: working together

Creativity: coming up with novel ideas, artifacts, and/or solutions to a problem

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REFLECT | The Desired Impact of Collaboration and Creativity

Respond in the chat:

Long term, what will students gain from becoming more creative and more collaborative?

If you need inspiration: Check out this article about the importance of collaboration and creativity.

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Source: Fisher and Frey “Gradual Release of Responsibility Instructional Framework”

...theories suggest that learning occurs through interactions with others, and when these interactions are intentional, specific learning occurs.

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Fisher and Frey - Gradual Release & Responsibility

Teacher Responsibility

Student Responsibility

Focused Instruction

Guided Instruction

Independent

Learning

Collaborative

Learning

“I do it”

“We do it”

“You do it alone”

“You do it together”

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What is productive group work?

Students work in collaborative groups to produce something related to the topic at hand.
The group work must involve students using academic language and being individually accountable for their contribution to the effort.
Provide students with an opportunity to consolidate their understanding before they apply it independently.

Source: Fisher and Frey “Gradual Release of Responsibility Instructional Framework”

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Levels of Collaboration - 21st Century Learning Design

Students are working independently and are provided opportunities to turn and talk

Students work together when the activity requires them to work in pairs or groups to:

discuss an issue
solve a problem
create a product

Students have shared responsibility... to develop a common product, design, or response.
Students make substantive decisions together… shaping content, process, or product.
Students’ work is interdependent when all students must participate in order for the team to succeed.

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Process and Reflect

Of the four “big ideas” of 21 CLD and Fisher and Frey….

What are your thoughts?	What questions do you have?

Big Ideas of 21 CLD

Work together
Shared responsibility 
Make substantive decisions together
Work is interdependent

Gradual Release of Responsibility

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Learning Environment Considerations

TIME

SPACE

ROUTINES

COMMUNICATION

ACCOUNTABILITY

When can students collaborate with purpose?

Through what mediums should students collaborate?

How can I seamlessly and more intentionally embed collaboration into my classroom?

How can I create structures and processes to promote two way communication?

How can I make sure students make progress and achieve learning goals?

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In the chat:

Which of the ‘learning environment considerations’ has you thinking the most?

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Role of the Teacher

Genius Bartender On-demand support/guidance		Checkup Chief Pre-arranged support/guidance
Logistics Lead Who needs to be where, when?		Mediator Calm the storm when tensions rise

Accountability Auditor

Ensure the gears are turning

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PRACTICE

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Option 1

Thinking Through Routines

Option 2

Cooperative Learning

Option 3

Real World Content

Let’s Breakout!

Join this breakout room if you want to learn more about building structures and routines to support collaboration.

Link to slide where your group will find the article and discussion questions

Join this breakout room if you want to read through reflections on collaborative practices that haven't worked and ways that have.

Link to slide where your group will find the article and discussion questions

Join this breakout room if you know the value of connecting content to the real worlds of your students but need ideas on how to execute.

Link to slide where your group will find the article and discussion questions

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Option 1 - Thinking Routines

Project Zero’s Thinking Routine Toolbox

This toolbox highlights thinking routines developed across a number of research projects. A thinking routine is a set of questions or a brief sequence of steps used to scaffold and support student thinking.

Researchers designed thinking routines to deepen students’ thinking and to help make that thinking “visible.” Thinking routines help to reveal students’ thinking to the teacher and also help students themselves to notice and name particular “thinking moves,” making those moves more available and useful to them in other contexts.

After taking 5 minutes to independently review the article, share in your group:

Which thinking category did you explore?
How or when might you incorporate one of these thinking routines into a lesson?

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Option 2 - Collaborative Learning

Making Cooperative Learning Work Better

If cooperative learning hasn’t really worked for you in the past, don’t lose hope. There are so many people out there who have come up with fantastic ways to get it right, so pick yourself and your students back up, try some of the stuff covered in the article, and see if you can make it better next time.

While reading

Look at the headers, problems, and keypoints
Focus on the sections that are most relevant to your needs
Skim the article to find strategies that will enhance your ability as a leader to support your team

After taking 5 minutes to independently review the article, share in your group:

Which problem did you explore? Can you relate to these reflections?
How or when might you incorporate one of these cooperative learning strategies into a lesson?

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Option 3 - Real World Content

Real-world Lessons

Robert Kaplinsky shared a growing list of free, real world problem-based lessons.

While exploring the website:

Click your grade level
Choose a lesson to dive deeper into

After taking 5 minutes to independently explore the website, share in your group:

Which lesson sparked your interest?
How or when might you incorporate one of these lessons into a unit or extension activity?

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Additional Resources to Explore

Collaborative Groups 101	Collaboration Prompts + Student Discussion	Student Roles	Routines	Student Directed Research/Genius Hour
T-Chart: What collaboration is and isn’t Article: 5 Strategies to Deepen Student Collaboration Article: How to Foster Collaboration and Team Spirit Creative Teaching And Teaching Creativity: How To Foster Creativity In The Classroom Video: 6 teachers share their stories	Article: What Productive Talk Looks Like in the Elementary Grades Artifact: Productive Talk Bulletin Board Video: 60-Second Strategy: Cooperative Learning Roles Have students show what they know in a different way by trying Pixar Pitches! Pixar Pitch Templates	Video: Teamwork Self-Assessment Rubric Article: 4 Strategies to Improve Group Work Article: Simple Ways to Solicit Peer Feedback Video: 60-Second Strategy: Cooperative Learning Roles Artifact: Group work role cards (created by Legacy Fellows)	Article: Smooth, Efficient Routines Supporting Small-Group Instruction Artifacts: Anchor Charts for Small Group Work, Example 1, Example 2 Article: Setting Up Effective Group Work (focus on section 3)	Video: A Research Club Discusses the Issue of Bottled Water Article: Why "20% Time" Is Good for Schools Article: How to Implement Genius Hour in Your Elementary School Classroom Artifact: Genius Hour Workbook Video: Genius Hour Intro

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Preview | 7C’s Data Readout

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7Cs | Thank you!

First and foremost, a huge THANK YOU for the effort you put into the 7Cs survey administration!

Jamestown surveyed 92% of teachers in the district

We hope the results are incredibly helpful for you and your instruction

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7Cs | A Refresher

Tripod’s 7Cs measures capture essential elements of instructional practice.

Better survey results on the 7Cs constructs predict higher scholar achievement, engagement and motivation, as well as success skills and mindsets.

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7Cs | Reports

Leaders Will Receive:

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Teachers Will Receive:

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Closing Out

Coming Up

December 6 - 7C’s Data will be delivered to teachers
December 10 - Core Four Deep Dive (Reflection & Goal Setting)

Send any questions or comments to…

Nick@edelements.com or

Miriam@edelements.com

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