1. Building Communities of Learners Adams and Madison Staff Development Friday, August 13, 2010

2. Where Are You?Where Are We?

3. Compass Points

4. North:Acting--”let’s do it;” Likes to act, try things, plunge in. West: Paying attention to detail--likes to know the who, what, when, where and why before acting. East: Speculating--likes to look at the big picture and the possibilities before acting. South Caring—likes to know that everyone’s feelings have been taken into consideration and that their voices have been heard before acting.

5. Compass Points 1. What are the strengths of your style? (4 adjectives) 2. What are the limitations of your style? (4 adjectives) 3. What style do you find most difficult to work with and why? 4. What do people from the other “directions” or styles need to know about you so you can work together effectively?

6. GROUP WORKDivide Into GroupsGet Required MaterialsAnswer 4 Questions

7. Compass Points 1. What are the strengths of your style? (4 adjectives) 2. What are the limitations of your style? (4 adjectives) 3. What style do you find most difficult to work with and why? 4. What do people from the other “directions” or styles need to know about you so you can work together effectively?

8. Present to Large Group

9. Wrap Up Forming Diverse Groups 1-14 15 min. Break Return to designated tables

10. Journal Your Learning From your background or schema, identify someone (a teacher, coach, mentor) who effectively built a strong sense of community Describe the experience. What did it look like? Sound like? Feel like? How did they do it?

11. Agree Ask Argue Apply 4 A's protocol

12. Teaching Math as aSocial Activity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZxNldBEU6o

13. JournalWhat “big ideas” are you taking with you?Describe at least one thing you will do in your classroom next week as a result of your learning today.

14. Share your ideas with a trusted colleague. Make a commitment to get together at the end of the week to discuss how the students responded.

15. FeedbackOn an index card, please write your school name and tell us…What worked for you today?What didn’t work for you today?What questions do you still have about building a community of learners?