ITS September 2026
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Sit with your color cluster
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Purple
Group Assignments
Purple Group
Amy Wright, Suzy Lolley, Lindsay Head
Anyone else not assigned is also placed in this category.
Red
Jayson Hart
Jared Price
Cassie Backus
Angela Jacobs
Nathan Medley
Yellow
Janet Hewitt
Emily Stallings
Janie Shiflett
Stephanie Shelnutt
Jaquez Gilliard
Blue
Deidra Ross
Jim Long
James McLendon
Kayla Brendel
Green
Mandy Buckenham
Kelly Scott
Heaven Harris
Breanne Wood
Schlechty’s 10 Design Qualities of Student Work
Aspect | The Student's Perspective ("What I need...") |
Content & Substance | Work that is actually worth doing and connects to the real world. |
Organization of Knowledge | Clear structures that help me understand how ideas fit together. |
Product Focus | A tangible goal or "thing" to create, rather than just a worksheet. |
Clear & Compelling Standards | Knowing exactly what "success" looks like and wanting to reach it. |
Protection from Adverse Consequences | A safe environment where I can take risks and fail without being shamed. |
Affirmation of Performance | Feedback from people who matter to me (peers, experts, family). |
Affiliation | Opportunities to work with others and build community. |
Authenticity | Tasks that feel "real" and mirror what adults do in the professional world. |
Choice | Having a say in how I learn or how I demonstrate my knowledge. |
Novelty & Variety | New ways of doing things that keep me curious and break the routine. |
Group Assignments
Red (novelty and variety):
Jayson Hart
Jared Price
Cassie Backus
Angela Jacobs
Yellow (protection from adverse consequences):
Janet Hewitt
Emily Stallings
Janie Shiflett
Stephanie Shelnutt
Blue (Content and Substance):
Deidra Ross
Jim Long
James McLendon
Kayla Brendel
Green (Authenticity):
Mandy Buckenham
Kelly Scott
Heaven Harris
Breanne Wood
Purple (NOT affiliation): Amy Wright, Suzy Lolley
Anyone else not assigned
Group Introductions
Group Introductions
Team “Building”
This year’s teams
You are in your group for a reason.
First team to figure it out wins
Schlechty’s 10 Design Qualities of Student Work
Content & Substance
Work that is actually worth doing and connects to the real world.
Organization of Knowledge
Clear structures that help me understand how ideas fit together.
Product Focus
A tangible goal or "thing" to create, rather than just a worksheet.
Clear & Compelling Standards
Knowing exactly what "success" looks like and wanting to reach it.
Protection from Adverse Consequences
A safe environment where I can take risks and fail without being shamed.
Affirmation of Performance
Feedback from people who matter to me (peers, experts, family).
Affiliation
Opportunities to work with others and build community.
Authenticity
Tasks that feel "real" and mirror what adults do in the professional world.
Choice
Having a say in how I learn or how I demonstrate my knowledge.
Novelty & Variety
New ways of doing things that keep me curious and break the routine.
PL Design Qualities
Break
Activity
Worst PD You Delivered
For Example…
You were asked to deliver Excel training.
No one brought a computer
Each Person…
Name an experience that did NOT go well.
It may not have been your fault
Next Steps
P
You were asked to deliver Excel training
No one brought a computer
Select ONE
Pass to next group
P
You were asked to deliver Excel training
No one brought a computer
Worst Response
Decide as a group what the worst response or reaction would have been
Example
P
You were asked to deliver Excel training
No one brought a computer
Possible Responses
Discuss and land on 2 ways to handle this response better as the trainer
Report Out
Be prepared to share out:
Lunch
How well do you know…
Team Name and GIF
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
Purple
Red Team - Go Dawgs
Blue Team - “Out of the Blue”
Green Team
Limewire (currently in the queue)
Yellow Team
Mellow Yellow
Purple Team
Odd Squad
Google AI Educator Series
Google AI Educator Series (GES) Content Library: link
Ready to go Slides
Designed with ISTE
Designed for 15 minutes
Badging - Let’s Google know their investment is worth it
Concept oriented, not tool. So you can modify for Copilot.
Let’s look at one slide deck.
Goals - write both on 1 notecard
Goals
Opportunities at RESA
Next Meeting
October 23
Wear your best costume � (or jeans)
GaETC mini-presentations
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