Constructing pairs:

• Primary goal is to create pairs of people who come from the same context (classroom teachers together, district or school admins together, etc).
• More specifically, we want to prioritize pairing people who teach the same grade level. If this is not possible (say there is only one third grade teacher, for example):
  • Pair with someone who serves multiple grades (tech teacher, school/district admin)
  • Pair with another classroom teacher who doesn’t teach the same grade, but is close (e.g, pair the third grade teacher with a second grade teacher who doesn’t have a partner). In cases where you do this, teachers should prep the activities for the younger grade (in this example, second grade).
  • If this is not possible, pair two classroom teachers who are not from neighboring grades.
• As you construct pairs, write down what grade the pair will represent for the dry runs
  • If they are classroom teachers, this should be the youngest grade taught in the pair
  • If they both serve multiple grades, they can choose which grade they will serve.
• Record pairs and their assigned grade in the lesson assignment table in the shared notes document

Constructing tables:

• Once you have paired teachers up, it’s time to figure out how they should be arranged in tables. Goals for tables
  • Where possible, put classroom teachers who teach the same grade levels at the same table
  • If it’s not possible to have a table full of the same grade, try putting teachers who are from neighboring grades at the same table (e.g., k and 1 at the same table)
  • If this is not possible, put pairs from not-neighboring grades at the same table.
• Record table assignment in the lesson assignment table in the shared notes document
• Time permitting, use the table assignment slide to in the template deck to show people where to sit

Assigning Lessons:

• Once groups are at tables, use the grade assignments to assign lessons (pulling from the table below)
  • If both pairs at a table represent the same grade, assign one pair to option 1 for that grade and the other pair to option 2 for that grade
  • If each pair at a table is a different grade, assign each pair to option 1 from their grade

OPTION 1: Lesson Assignments Breakdown for K - 5 Workshop

Use the following table to assign lessons to teachers in a mixed k-5 workshop where you modeled lessons from OPTION 1.

OPTION 2: Lesson Assignments Breakdown for K - 5 Workshop

Use the following table to assign lessons to teachers in a mixed k-5 workshop where you modeled lessons from OPTION 2.