November+2,+2010

=November 2, 2010 - COLT Agenda =

=**Essential Question:**=

- Do we believe developing the skill set of the teacher is where our focus should lie?
=AGENDA= =1. **Big Picture - Where are we going with this process? Making sense of an organic process.....**= [|CESD Strategic Planning Process 2010-2030.docx]

[|COLT Work Plan Flow Chart 2010 10 30.pdf]

=2. Check-in and Alignment with Research and Direction of Alberta Education=

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 * We will ensure students are future focused and engaged through personalized learning as principled citizens ready to pursue their passions in a global society. **======

Inspiring Action Vision:
====To inspire and enable students to achieve success and fulfillment as engaged thinkers and ethical citizens with an entrepeneurial spirit within an inclusive education system. ==== =3. The Skill Set of the Teacher= 1. Read the following 2 articles with a partner 2. Think about and respond to the following questions: - can we accept that our greatest point of leverage as a district is through growing the skillset and mindset of the teacher(s)?

**The Role of the District in Instructional Impro****vement: ** Inspiring Action: Teaching Our Children, p. 22

=4. Beginning to Look at Process:=
 * Research ~ The Importance of Professional Community**
 * ===**Think about our essential question for this morning as you read this article:**===
 * **Read and Connect: With a partner - one person A, one person B**
 * **pairs read first section**
 * **partner A paraphrases/summarizes the big ideas in the section [discussion is kept brief]**
 * **pairs read second section**
 * **partner B paraphrases/summarizes the big ideas in the section**
 * **Continue process until 6 elements have been summarized**

Debrief ~ What did you learn? What are the implications? [teams will be randomly selected to debrief a section]