Common Core is a game changer for classroom management. This one-day session is designed to equip educators with management skills needed to effectively facilitate collaborative learning required of the Common Core Standards. Based on Kate Kinsella’s academic discussion frames and strategies from “Empty the Cup…Before You Fill It Up" and "Engage 4 Learning” by Dr. Ernie Mendes (http://erniemendes.com/) learn techniques to restructure your learning environment by empowering students with highly orchestrated interactions. Please bring your laptop or mobile devices to interact with the embedded technology components of our trainings.
Take-Aways– Strategies to create opportunities for academic discussions.
– Resources to design and manage structured collaborative conversations.
– Practices to deepen knowledge and understanding through student-centered discussions.
– Facilitation techniques including grouping, purposeful movement, and come-back protocol.
– Digital tools to manage student-centered learning: 21st century skills rubrics, oral student responses applications, electronic timer/class signal resources, and collaboration web tools.