Galileo

Teacher
Leadership
Consortium:
A Year in Review
Elisabeth Barrow
Erin Michalak
Jennifer Stanton
Kimberly Olson
Retreat at Yarrow Conference Resort
GREAT TEACHING:
Classroom Instruction That Works by Robert Marzano
The Perils and Promises of Praise by Carol Dweck
Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning by John
Hattie

COLLABORATION: Team building activities to reflect

upon our own behaviors and preferences in group
work and to determine how to play to the strengths of
a group.
Leadership Qualities
1. Intentional 6. Committed
2. Communicative 7. Dependable
3. Competent 8. Adaptable
4. Prepared 9. Enlarging
5. Relational 10. Solution oriented
7 Habits of
Highly Effective People
Rick Wormeli

Standards Based testing

Formative Assessment
Descriptive Feedback
Homework
Re-Do's and Re-Takes, Are they okay?
Growth Mindset
Formative Assessment

Clear Learning Targets

Effective Questioning
Descriptive, Actionable Feedback
Students as Self Assessors
Students as Peer Assessors
Culture and Climate

Happiness
Random Acts of Kindness
Student Engagement
Not accepting I Dont Know as an answer
Can I have more time to think?
Chalk Talk and other strategies
8th Habit: 8th is to find your voice and to inspire others to find theirs
Teacher Leadership Standards
Fostering a collaborative culture to support educator development and
student learning
Accessing and using research to improve practice and student learning
Promoting professional learning for continuous improvement
Facilitating improvements in instruction and student learning
Promoting the use of assessments and data for school and district
improvement
Improving outreach and collaboration with families and communities
Advocating for student learning and the profession
Action Research
Stage 1: Clarifying Vision and Targets

Stage 2: Articulating Theory

Stage 3: Implementing Action
and Collecting Data
Stage 4: Reflecting on the Data
and Planning
Action Research
Jenny: How might I use class time more productively
through activities that increase student engagement and
self initiative?
Liz: How do I increase comprehension and fluency
scores in leveled text by using iPads to record oral re-
readings of familiar text?
Kim: How will student practice in mindfulness increase
presence and motivation in a high school classroom?
Erin: Will intentionally allowing more thoughtful practice
of multiplication facts change the growth pattern?
End of 2015-2016 Wrap Up

To be
EFFECTIVE,
you must be
REFLECTIVE!