August+29th+Agenda

Dobbs Foundation Fellowship: 21st Century Classroom Saturday, August 29th, 2009 9:00-4:00 p.m. The Westminster Schools Facilitators: Brandi Sabb and Laura Deisley I. Getting Started (9:00-10:00 a.m.)

A. Setups · Computer and Internet Setup · Overview of Blogging Tool · Troubleshooting

B. Icebreaker: Can You Match the Facts?

C. Review Syllabus (10:00-10:30 a.m.) · Schedule and Meeting Location · Expectations · Group Norms

BREAK (10:30-10:40 a.m.)

II. Constructing Our Learning Contracts (10:40-11:15 a.m.) · Overview of a Learning Contract · Template · Group Contract · Personal Contract · Submission and Posting

III. What is a PLC? (11:15-12:00 noon) · Establish partners (facilitators and fellows) · Read //What is A Professional Learning Community// and //One Step At a Time.// · Discuss articles using Save the Last Word protocol.

LUNCH (12:00-12:30 p.m.)

IV. What is 21st Century Learning? (12:30-2:00 p.m.) · Discuss the videos and articles considered for homework. · Chart and discuss (1) what we confirm and (2) what we question, want to further explore.

V. Activity: Design a 21st Century Classroom (2:00-3:00 p.m.) · Small groups will form to graphically design and then collectively model a 21st Century Classroom

VI. Our Early Thoughts about our Own 21st Century Classroom (3:00-3:45 p.m.) · Personal Narrative (brief) · Voicethread Recording: Collecting Our Voices

VII. Closing (3:45-4:00 p.m.) · Evaluation · Homework, Next Steps