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Happy Friday, LIs!  It was great seeing you all at Tuesday's training!  If you were unable to attend, stay tuned for make up work!

This sums up how I'm feeling about Angela's departure on March 8th:  via GIPHY

We'll soldier on, but our team will always been one player short!

Looking Ahead:

  • Please have on your calendars that March Per Session will be due on Thursday, March 21st.  You will include on that sheet your hours for the last week of March, despite the early submission.
  • PT Exit Ticket Analysis is due Wednesday, March 13th. Scoring must be completed by Wednesday, March 27th for the assignments turned in on time.  If you need support grading, reach out ASAP rather than waiting until the last minute!

Virtual Sessions:

  • The first D75 occurred on Thursday, Feb, 28th.  I will be reaching out to our D75 Lead Instructors to get feedback and "lessons learned" that we can implement in our upcoming Virtual Sessions:
    • D75: 3.07 
    • Non-D75: 3.06 and 3.13

Exit Tickets: Our Exit Ticket completion was down to 55% on Wednesday.  Please check your Exit Tickets regularly the day after each session and note anyone who consistently does not complete theirs.  If you allow PTs to complete Exit Tickets at home and they are not doing so, it may be necessary to change your procedure.  I'll be in touch with you individually if I notice a lack of submissions from your group, so we can brainstorm solutions!

Upcoming SBS:

3.06 (D75) - Using Data to Drive Instruction and Diagnosing Student Needs Slides
  • Pay close attention to PT participation and the knowledge and skills they bring to class for this session.  Monitoring PT success with the Virtual Session is imperative, as we a) can learn critical next steps and b) need to hold our PTs accountable for these sessions.
    • I will be reaching out to get feedback from you on the Virtual Sessions!
  • As needed, please supplement (but do not replace) the Examining Student Work protocol with other data analysis protocols that you have found useful to give PTs more for their teacher-tool-belts.
3.06 (Non-D75)

  • Your first Virtual Session!  Please utilize your 2/26 training to support you and reach out if you have any questions! 
3.07 (D75)
  • Please use "lessons learned" from your first Virtual Session to support you and your PTs!
3.07 (Non-D75) - Data-Driven Instruction 

  • As noted above for D75, pay close attention to PT participation and the knowledge and skills they bring to class for this session.  Monitoring PT success with the Virtual Session is imperative, as we a) can learn critical next steps and b) need to hold our PTs accountable for these sessions.
    • I will be reaching out to get feedback from you on the Virtual Sessions!
  • As needed, please supplement (but do not replace) the Examining Student Work protocol with other data analysis protocols that you have found useful to give PTs more for their teacher-tool-belts.
  • You may also bring your own student work that you have analyzed or to allow PTs to analyze, if it more closely aligns with their content area, for the model.

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