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Pathfinders

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Codes and SOPs

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Pep Talk

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Why?

Classroom Culture and Expectations

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Classroom Codes

• Code of an Independent Learner

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SOPs

• Entering the Classroom
• Moving to the Carpet
• Gathering materials
• Transitions

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Sample Guiding Questions (Affinity Process)

Classroom Culture- Student Agency

• Student Ownership and Leadership

• Must be built with students

(Code of Cooperation)

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• Gives students a voice and advocacy for the classroom culture (Code of Cooperation)

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• Clear expectations and ownership of social and academic behaviors (Code Scale)

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• Problem Solving and Goal Setting (SOP’s)

How?

Tool for building your code with your students

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Our focusing question

What does independent learning look like, sound like, and feel

like in a classroom setting?

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Step 1: individual time to brainstorm ideas

• Place one idea per post it
• Short and sweet!

QUESTION: What does collaborative learning look like, sound like, and feel like in a classroom setting?

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Step 2: Have everyone share and organize their responses

(limited talking)

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Place or pass

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No touching anyone else’s post it (without permission)

Dealer style of sharing- rotate dealer each round

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Step 3: Final post its and check and adjustments

collaborate, categories and consensus build final piles

Main idea for each pile

Step 4: Record

• place a single new Post-it with the name for each of your newly developed piles and post its

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Step 5:

Combine

Power Vote

Step 6:

Create I can statements from the post its

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Building a Scale

(Tool for check and adjust)

What does independent learning look like, sound like and feel like in a professional setting?