“ Everything you want in life lies just outside your comfort zone.”

South Gate CoCo #3 Successes, Struggles, Concerns, Ahas, Questions, Wishes, etc.

How is our work transformative?

Essential Question How does our practice affect student learning for E.L.'s, S.E.L.'s, and S.W.D.'s?

Essential Question How are the learning needs of ELs, SELs, and SWDs addressed in our work (Curr. Maps, Rigorous Lessons/Learning, etc.)?

How does building trust and relationships assist your work at the school site?

Levels of Implementation of Literacy Program

How do we create the conditions for positive change at our school sites?

Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Student

Why Collaborate?

We are all marching alone, together.

US…only industrialized country where youths less likely Than their parents to earn a high school diploma!

What 5 things do we want for our students?

Team Building

Trust Conflict Commitment Mutual Accountability Results

Trust Conflict Results

What is trust? What is trust? What is trust? What is trust?

What trust is Vulnerability

Trust that intentions are good.

Feeling Guarded

Admit your mistakes.

Apology is a Policy

The 3 Question Activity Where did you grow up? How many siblings do you have and where do you fall in the sibling order? What was the most difficult or important challenge in your childhood?

Teamwork is the fuel that allows common people To attain uncommon results. -Andrew Carnegie

Trust Conflict Commitment Mutual Accountability Results

What is the relationship between trust and conflict? You must have trust before you can get to conflict.

CONFLICT How does conflict make you feel?

Mastering Conflict Artificial Harmony Mean-Spirited Personal Attacks Constructive Destructive Ideal Conflict Point Conflict Continuum

Teams that fear conflict… Have boring meetings Ignore controversial topics that are critical to team success Fail to tap into all the opinions and perspectives of team members Create environments where back-channel politics and personal attacks thrive

CONFLICT Productive Ideological Passionate

MINING FOR CONFLICT NORMS

Trust Conflict Commitment Mutual Accountability Results

Trust & Conflict…frequently swept under the rug!

COCO MEETING #3 RIGOROUS LEARNING November 6, 2008 Madison Elementary School

SCENARIO # 1 The students have just finished reading, “The Crucible.” The students are now asked to create a mock trial around the idea that a student has stolen an item from the classroom. Three students play the role of the lawyer and other students play witnesses while other students observe and are part of the jury. One student is chosen to be the suspect. The teacher is filming the trial and will replay it so that students can observe how they acted during the trial.

The students have just finished reading, “The Crucible.” The students are now asked to create a mock trial around the idea that a student has stolen an item from the classroom. Three students play the role of the lawyer and other students play witnesses while other students observe and are part of the jury. One student is chosen to be the suspect. The teacher is filming the trial and will replay it so that students can observe how they acted during the trial.

SCENARIO # 2 The teacher is showing the movies, “The Patriot.” The students are taking notes on the movie paying specific attention to imagery, personification, metaphor, and similes.

The teacher is showing the movies, “The Patriot.” The students are taking notes on the movie paying specific attention to imagery, personification, metaphor, and similes.