Student-Centered AP Classrooms

LEARNING SITE

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Virtual Session Follow-Up #1

Date: Thursday, April 27, 2023

Time: 3:30-4:30pm

Virtual Session Facilitator: Jennifer Hough

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Purpose and Agenda

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Agenda:

• Welcome and Overview (10 min)
• Change Idea Reflection (7 min)
• Shared Study: Team Reflections (30 min)
• Refine Change Ideas (5 min)
• Closing (5 min)

Community Agreements

1. Confidentiality: maintain confidentiality; share learning outside group but not details

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• Psychological Safety: no blame, no shame, no attack, share airtime, always okay to pass

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• Fully Present: listen actively, share honestly, respectful use of technology

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• Growth Mindset: adopt a learning orientation for students and for adults
• Equity Lens: aim to reduce our own biases/blind spots and increase access and agency for all learners.

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Other norms to add today?

TIME FOR CONNECTION IN BREAKOUTS:

Remind us of your:

• Name
• School
• Role

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• Tell us something you’ve been thinking about since the Learning Site
• Something around our focus question: productive struggle and collaboration in problem solving?
• Something from Justin’s class?
• Something else?

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How do we create student centered classrooms while meeting the content and pacing demands of AP curriculum?

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Primary Drivers

Aim

What are we trying to accomplish?

What students need

[to influence the aim]

What needs to happen

[to influence driver]

Secondary Drivers

Change Ideas

Visuals of Students

...changes in practice?

Grade Level Tasks that Promote Problem Solving

HOW

WHY

Student-Centered AP Classroom Driver Diagram

(J. Desai)

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Collaborative Group Work

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Student Discourse

Cultural Responsiveness

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Backwards Design

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Student Voice & Choice

Use of Mathematical Resources

Group Work Routines

Student Empowerment

Academic Risk Taking

Shared Accountability

Prioritizing classwork

Focus on AP Standards - no prerequisites

Transparency of curriculum

Productive Struggle

Student-led math discussions

“Definitely incomplete, possibly incorrect”

Change Idea Reflection

TEACHER PRESENTS

(3 min.)

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TEAM DISCUSSION

(5 min.)

TEACHER REFLECTION

(1 min.)

SHARED STUDY: TEAM REFLECTIONS

• What I tried or want to try and why
• What I expect(ed) to happen
• What actually happened (share observations & data) or what data I will collect

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*share artifact

(Optional)

• 1 or 2 clarifying questions

(Discuss):

• One piece of warm feedback
• One wondering
• What might happen if…

• What I heard in the discussion…
• What I’m thinking about now…
• What I might try next…

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10 min per person = 30 min

Change Idea Feedback Reflection

Take a few quiet minutes to reflect on the feedback and then write on the padlet under your name:

• What are you going to try out next week? (Adopt, Adapt, Abandon)

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• What data will you collect?

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Data Menu

(pick one to document whether your change is working)

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• Student Survey (for reflections)
• Exit Ticket (checking for student understanding)
• Observation Data (low inference observation or checklists - focus on a student)
• Student Work (w/assessment tool/rubric)
• Formative/Summative Assessments

HW:

• Implement Change Idea 2+ times

• Reflect on its implementation in Reflection Log #2 Entry on Padlet

Reflection due: Monday, May 10th

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PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE IN MATH

LEARNING SITE

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Virtual Session Follow-Up #2

Date: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023

Time: 3:00-4:00pm

Virtual Session Facilitator: Jennifer Hough

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MOMENT OF CONNECTION:

The weather is getting warmer, the sun is shining, the days are getting longer, Spring is here!

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Share one thing that you like about Spring. What activities do you enjoy to do during spring? What does Spring do for you?

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Community Agreements

• Confidentiality: maintain confidentiality; share learning outside group but not details

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• Psychological Safety: no blame, no shame, no attack, share airtime, always okay to pass

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• Fully Present: listen actively, share honestly, respectful use of technology

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• Growth Mindset: adopt a learning orientation for students and for adults
• Equity Lens: aim to reduce our own biases/blind spots and increase access and agency for all learners.

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Other norms to add today?

Purpose and Agenda

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Agenda:

• Welcome and Overview (10 min)
• Shared Study: Team Reflections (30 min)
• Refine Change Ideas (10 min)
• Closing (5 min)

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How do we create student centered classrooms while meeting the content and pacing demands of AP curriculum?

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Primary Drivers

Aim

What are we trying to accomplish?

What students need

[to influence the aim]

What did i miss Desai??

What needs to happen

[to influence driver]

Secondary Drivers

Change Ideas

Visuals of Students

...changes in practice?

Grade Level Tasks that Promote Problem Solving

HOW

WHY

Student-Centered AP Classroom Driver Diagram

(J. Desai)

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Collaborative Group Work

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Student Discourse

Cultural Responsiveness

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Backwards Design

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Student Voice & Choice

Use of Mathematical Resources

Group Work Routines

Student Empowerment

Academic Risk Taking

Shared Accountability

Prioritizing classwork

Focus on AP Standards - no prerequisites

Transparency of curriculum

Productive Struggle

Student-led math discussions

“Definitely incomplete, possibly incorrect”

Change Idea Reflection

TEACHER PRESENTS

(3 min.)

01

03

02

TEAM DISCUSSION

(5 min.)

TEACHER REFLECTION

(2 min.)

SHARED STUDY: TEAM REFLECTIONS

(Optional)

• 1 or 2 clarifying questions

(Discuss):

• Possible explanations for why [presenter] got the outcomes they did…
• What we think we’ve learned from this / what we’re taking away …

• What I heard in the discussion…
• What I’m thinking about now…
• What I might try next…

• What I tried and why
• What I expected to happen
• What actually happened (share observations & data)

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*share artifact

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10 min per person = 30 min

Take notes in the Padlet while others give you feedback!

Change Idea Reflection

Take a few quiet minutes to reflect on the feedback and then write on the padlet under your name:

• What are you going to try out next week? (Adopt, Adapt, Abandon)

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• What data will you collect?

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Data Menu

(pick one to document whether your change is working)

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• Student Survey (for reflections)
• Exit Ticket (checking for student understanding)
• Observation Data (low inference observation or checklists - focus on a student)
• Student Work (w/assessment tool/rubric)
• Formative/Summative Assessments

HW:

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Implement next round of Change Idea

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Reflection Log #3 Entry on Padlet.

Reflection due: Wednesday, May 3

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PRODUCTIVE STRUGGLE IN MATH

LEARNING SITE

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Virtual Session Follow-Up #3

Date: Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

Time: 3:00-4:00pm

Virtual Session Facilitator: Jennifer Hough

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TIME FOR CONNECTION:

In one sentence, describe your personal climate today.

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Community Agreements

• Confidentiality: maintain confidentiality; share learning outside group but not details

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• Psychological Safety: no blame, no shame, no attack, share airtime, always okay to pass

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• Fully Present: listen actively, share honestly, respectful use of technology

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• Growth Mindset: adopt a learning orientation for students and for adults
• Equity Lens: aim to reduce our own biases/blind spots and increase access and agency for all learners.

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Other norms to add today?

Purpose and Agenda

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Agenda:

• Welcome and Overview (10 min)
• Shared Study: Team Reflections (30 min)
• Reflect on our learning (10 min)
• Closing (5 min)

Final Artifact (for ALC credit) and rubric

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On the slide deck:

• What was the challenge?
• What did you try?
• What was the impact?
• What did you learn?
• What are your next steps?

How do we create student-centered classrooms while meeting the content and pacing demands of AP curriculum?

You’ll create a presentation to synthesize your learning.

You’ll also be able to share out key elements of your learning with a colleague, administrator, or BPS educator who faces a similar challenge.

Soft deadline: May 31st

When finished, please set share settings to “Anyone with the Link” or “Boston Public Schools.”

And please share with the Telescope Network (telescope@bostonpublicschools.org) and Malcolm Andrews (mandrews2@bostonpublicschools.org)

Change Idea Reflection

TEACHER PRESENTS

(3 min.)

01

03

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TEAM DISCUSSION

(5 min.)

TEACHER REFLECTION

(2 min.)

SHARED STUDY: TEAM REFLECTIONS

• What I hoped to learn
• What I tried and why
• What I expected to happen
• What actually happened (share observations & data)

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*share artifact

(Optional)

• 1 or 2 clarifying questions

(Discuss):

• Possible explanations for why [presenter] got the outcomes they did…
• What we think we’ve learned from this / what we’re taking away …

• What I heard in the discussion…
• What I’m thinking about now…
• What I might try next…

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10 min per person = 30 min

CLOSING: in the chat first and then we will discuss (if time)

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Share your one big takeaway from this process.

What are you thinking about now?

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THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for participating in this Learning Site!

We hope to see you at another Telescope Network event!

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If you have any questions please contact us at telescope@bostonpublicschools.org

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THANKS

Do you have any questions?

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telescope@bostonpublicschools.org

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