Problem-Solving Identified Change - Elements in the ELA
ClassroomPrincipal Session 4
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Purpose of this Session
• Participants will be able to identify solutions to assist teachers in providing ELA lessons that engage students in doing the thinking in the classroom.
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Welcome Back!
• Introduce yourselves: name, school, role• Discuss: Describe the best example of student
engagement in an ELA classroom that you have observed since the school year began.
How to Make a Switch
• Direct the Rider Follow the bright spots Script the critical moves Point to the destination
• Motivate the Elephant Find the feeling Shrink the change Grow your people
• Shape the Path Tweak the environment Build habits Rally the herd
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Pattern of Change
• Clear Direction• Ample Motivation• Supportive Environment
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Define Change Elements
• Who are your riders?• Who are your elephants?• What part of the path needs shaping?
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Activity
• Choose a situation that best fits your school:
1. The ELA environment has shifted, and my ELA department needs to overcome our old patterns of behavior.
2. My ELA teachers keep saying, “It will never work.”
3. My ELA teachers were excited at first, but then we hit some rough patches and lost momentum.
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Activity
• In your groups, each person take 1-2 minutes to share why you chose this statement.
• Review the advice given to this type of situation.
• In sub-groups or pairs, share how the advice helps or doesn’t help.
• Create a solution statement that addresses your situation.
What are you doing that is working; what needs to be added; what do you need to stop doing?
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Q & A
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Discussion and Reflection
Pulse Check
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