“Jo Wheeler” meetings
October 2004
Moving From a Teaching System to a Learning System
3:30-3:40 Share experiences from the beginning of the school year to now
3:40-4:10 Group discussions
A. What is a Teaching System?
B. What is a Learning System? (specifically, what is it that we want students to be doing?)
C. What actions do we as teachers and administrators need to take so that students will be able to do these things (mentioned in B)?
D. These actions translate into action plans for the class as a whole and for individual students. What are the specific pieces of an action plan that need to be included?
E. Scenario: After analyzing their BOY data,
Ms. Sis Tims and her class selected the following objectives to target for the fall semester in math. Select one of the objectives and design a Class Action Plan.
a. Math--#312—Name equivalent fractions.
b. Math--#415—Recall multiplication facts through 10’s.
c. Math--#605—Name the time (to the minute).
d. Math--#708—Describe/compare shapes by geometric attributes.
4:10-4:20 Each group shares with the larger group their answers to the questions in A-E.
4:20-4:25 What thoughts/questions do you still have for the group?
(TURN PAGE OVER)
4:25-4:30 Next steps
A. Develop class action plan
B. Help students develop their individual plans
C. Organize learning system notebooks
D. Call (X15353) or email me if I can help
E. Next meeting
a. Needed?
b. If yes, when?
c. Topics?
Before you leave, please give me feedback on the packet that was sent out to you in the first couple of weeks of school. A sample packet can be found at your table.
Of all the things I’ve done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of those who work for us and pointing them toward a certain goal.
Walter Elias Disney, founder
Walt Disney Company, 1954
Coordinate the talents of your students and point them toward a certain goal—reaching for the stars.
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