Session 1: Workshop Opener
15 minutes
discussion-based
Purpose
Bring participants together to kick off the workshop and reflect on how things are going in the classroom.
Objectives
- Participants can clear up misconceptions or questions from asynchronous work.
- Participants build community through discussions about their own local contexts.
Supplies & Prep
Workshop Modality:
- Whole group
- Breakout rooms
Facilitator Supplies:
Participant Materials:
- None
Agenda
Workshop Opening Logistics (3 minutes)
Reconnect (12 minutes)
Facilitation Guide
Workshop Opening Logistics (3 minutes)
(0 minutes) 💷 As Participants Join the Call
As participants join the call, warmly welcome them to the workshop. It is recommended that you have some sort of get-to-know you discussion starter that can trigger some conversation for you to fill the time as people join. The one in the slide deck is currently: What is the best thing about the place you currently live? You may decide to change this if something else feels top of mind.
During this time you can also take care of some logistics such as:
- Encouraging them to take attendance
- Ensuring that they have the slide deck open for the workshop
(2 minutes) Attendance
Have everyone complete the attendance for the day on the online workshop dashboard found in your workshop.
Follow the instructions found in your Facilitator Handbook to take attendance for your workshop.
(1 minute) Agenda Overview
💷 Walk through the agenda of the day. Participants should be aware that they will be gaining more experience with the Create Performance Task.
Facilitator Tip
More information about these norms can be found in our Professional Learning K-12 Norms One-Pager. This document isn’t necessary to distribute to participants, but can help to provide context for you as you review groups norms.
(1 minute) 💷 Review Norms
Remind the group of the K-12 Professional Learning norms that were established during the Summer Workshop.
- Be present.
- Make space and take space.
- Seek to understand.
- Take risks.
- Expect and accept non-closure.
Reconnect (12 minutes)
(3 minutes) 💷 Asynchronous Work Reminder
Producer support: Prepare to put participants in groups of 2 in breakout rooms for 5 minutes.
Remind participants of the work they did in the asynchronous work in this module. This included:
- Reviewing the directions and rubric for the Create Performance Task.
- Engaging in activities from U8L2-3 and the Create Performance Task Survival Guide about the requirements for a function in the Create Performance Task.
- Reviewing the actions teachers can and cannot take before and during the administration of the Create Performance Task.
Facilitator Tip
As participants are in pairs, watch the question parking lot for questions that have short answers. Feel free to put brief answers directly in the document during this time. Additionally, there might be questions from the question parking lot that you want to use to structure your share out.
(6 minutes) 💷 Reconnect
Remarks
💷 The rest of the workshop today will be focused on looking at the Create Performance Task in more detail, but first we want to reconnect and talk in breakout groups about how things are currently going in your classroom. In these groups, you will discuss:
- Think back to your 30-60-90 day plan you created in the last workshop to help recruit a group of students that represent your building as a whole. How is that plan going?
- In the prior workshop we talked about creating an inclusive classroom. Since that workshop, what have you tried and what was the outcome?
If you have questions that you’d like answered during this time, feel free to add it to our question parking lot slide. We will do a short share-out after we get back to be prepared to share common themes from your discussion also.
Producer support: Put participants in groups of 2 in breakout rooms for 5 minutes.
(3 minutes) 💷 Share-out
When participants return, ask participants to share any themes or concerns they want to bring to the larger group here. If you run short on time, encourage participants to share their questions in the question parking lot.