For Attendance: Make sure you complete the exit ticket at the end of our session today.

In the Chat: Add your Name, School, Role and one rose from your week (something that went well or that you’re proud of)

For all of our materials today go to: Tinyurl.com/BPSConnect2022

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ADDRESSING GAPS IN LEARNING

What’s the Telescope Network?

The BPS/BTU Telescope Network connects BPS educators to resources, opportunities, and each other in order to improve student learning.

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More at bostonpublicschools.org/telescope

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MAGNIFY

CONNECT

OUR TOPIC:

Addressing Gaps in Learning

We’ve heard phrases in the education world like “Learning Loss” and “Acceleration vs. Remediation”

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We also know that much was gained from the past 18 months.

Lessons from home and the community were gained. As we think about differentiating for the varying levels of need in our classrooms, instead of using the term “learning loss”, which holds a deficit-lens, let’s use what was gained from last year to help our students to continue to learn and grow.

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Telescope Network June Survey

sample responses:

“How can I fill in the HUGE gaps while still moving forward on grade-level and how do I attend to the differentiation needs?”

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“How do we gauge students' needs academically and social-emotionally? How do we best meet these needs while keeping up with the demands of the new grade level curriculum?”

Agenda

• Welcome and Panel Introductions (4:30-4:45pm)
• Panelists explain what they’ve been working on to help participants choose which breakout room they’d like to go into.

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• Presentations and Discussion (4:45-5:45pm)
• Participant Introductions
• reintroduce yourselves in the chat to know who is in the breakout room
• Educators showcase what they’ve been working on
• Questions and Discussion with Participants

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• Exit Ticket and Next Steps (5:45-6:00pm)

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Objectives

Hear from panelists about what’s been working.

Hold a discussion thinking about the hows and whys of an educator’s practice.

Set a goal to go back to your own classroom to implement in the coming weeks.

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Community Agreements

• Be as present as you can be.
• Be aware of intent and impact.
• Equity of voice - listen to all in the room:
• Use the chat for comments/questions.
• Use the hand raise to ask a question.
• Use reactions (thumbs up, smile, clap).

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Connect & Share Mindset

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• Be curious: We’re not here to evaluate the presenter or their schools. Instead, try to be curious, ask good questions, and bring learning back to our own classrooms/schools.

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• Be open minded: It is human nature to play the comparison game. Instead of thinking, “This would never work for me,” try to reframe as “This might work in my setting if .. . “

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• Be a collaborator: We all serve Boston students. Sharing ideas and resources with colleagues helps us to desilo and improve learning across BPS.

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Panelist Introductions

Panelists will give a 1-min. intro to their presentation

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Using Data and Collaboration to Address Gaps:

Using MAP Data to Target Gaps in Early Learning

• Presenter: Soyica Jackson (Early Childhood Teacher / Ellis Elem.)

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Reading Intervention and Differentiated Reading Instruction

• Presenters: Emma Patton and Jess Sareault (Gr 3 & 4 / Kenny Elem.)

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Effective Teaming: Teachers and Paraprofessionals

• Presenters: Shaleah Tersilas and Catherine Stoddard (Early Childhood / Ellison Parks)

For all of our materials today go to: Tinyurl.com/BPSConnect2022

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Strategies & Learning Environment to Address Gaps:

The Gas Station: How to help students deal with stress and self-regulate

• Presenters: Janine Casapulla (Gr 3 Inclusion / Haley Pilot Elem.) and Tess Milliken (Gr 5/6 Inclusion / Bradley Elem.)

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Developing Adolescent Literacy for All Learners

• Presenter: Frank Swoboda (History Teacher / English HS)

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BARR-Tending at EMK

• Presenter: Margaret Ann Bolick (Grade 12 Math / EMK Academy)

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Breakout Rooms

• Breakout rooms is an option in your attendee controls. Hover over a room for the join option to appear.

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• You can leave and enter any room using this feature. You can come back to the main room by selecting Leave Meeting. Be sure to choose the Leave Breakout Room option so that you do not leave the meeting.

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• If you do not have access to this feature or need help, please stay in the main room.

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Thank You and Closing!

Exit Ticket

• Let us know what you thought of today’s session. We’re always looking to improve upon our work.
• The Exit Ticket is also used for attendance to provide PD hours on Teachpoint.

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Thank you so much for attending today’s session.

We hope you enjoyed connecting with fellow BPS colleagues!

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For all of our materials today go to: Tinyurl.com/BPSConnect2022

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Coming Soon...

Fall Needs Assessment Survey

Help inform district PD by letting us know what you need this year! Be on the lookout in your email.

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Winter Connect & Share on Equitable Literacy

Starting in December

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