Questions about ELC by Joseph Nelson https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions Use this space to ask any questions you may have about the ELC. en-us 2022-08-17 18:50:43 UTC 2026-01-24 17:20:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Specific classroom strategies https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions/wish/2269018085 During our ELC collaboration time, we discussed the role of the ELC teacher and the resources available on the ELC resource hub. That said, we still are not certain about the specific and concrete learning objectives we are going to undertake during our ELC experience. What specifics are we supposed to learn as ELC teachers, and how / what do we share out with our site teachers?]]> 2022-08-23 16:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions/wish/2269018085 literature https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions/wish/2269345287 Does anyone have a favorite pedagogy book (that aligns with what we are learning here) that you would like to share?!]]> 2022-08-23 22:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions/wish/2269345287 Re: Specific Classroom Strategies nelsojo https://padlet.com/nelsojo/ELC_Questions/wish/2275193730 Thank you for your questions.

Learning Goals
For Quarter 1, the learning goals are
  • Explore the aspects of effective teacher collaboration
  • Reflect on the structures in the classroom that support learning
  • Deepen understanding of the connections among literacy, distributed leadership

Each week in the ELC Resource Hub, there is a box that contains the specific learning goals for that week. 

We have not talked about success criteria, but it sounds like that is what you are looking for. Success criteria are the things that you say, make, do, or write to show that you have met the learning goal. In this case, the first success criteria for Q1 could be "Describe the aspects of effective teacher collaboration." The learning goal is different from the success criteria in that it focuses on the learning. The success criteria may take many forms: a reflection, a discussion, an action plan, applying a concept to the classroom. By keeping a learning goal focused on the concept rather than an action, it allows each teacher to engage with the learning in a meaningful way. 

The overall learning goal for the ELC this year is on slide 3 of the Overview deck on the Overview page.
  • Understand and explore how student agency and equity are key conditions to attain masterful teaching and effective learning as described in the Tulsa Way for Teaching and Learning Rubric, specifically academic ownership and demonstration of learning domains
  • Understand their role in developing students’ self-regulation skills and use of metacognitive strategies 
  • Explore effective learning cultures that allow teachers to experience agency in their own learning practices
  • Model key practices that deepen adult learning

Specifics
Unlike the Department Chairs who are expected to take the content from meetings with Content Managers to their departments, ELC teachers are focused on their own learning. They are not expected to share out with their site teachers. The goal is to develop teacher leaders over time, and to do this, ELC teachers engage in their own learning to develop their own understanding before they are expected to be the expert. During this time, you should use the resource hub as your guide for learning and engaging in discussions with your cohort partner each week. 

For the first quarter, the content centers around gaining an understanding of how Tulsa Public Schools supports literacy, leadership, and agency. All conversations should include a consideration of how these ideas support equity in the classroom. 

In Q2, the focus will move into intentional planning for instruction. Q3 focuses on learning goals and success criteria. Finally, in Q4, we will look at the role of evidence in learning. In each of these areas, there will be more activities that will be incorporated into the classroom. We have learned over the past five years that asking teachers to reflect, consider, and then implement changes to their teaching practice in the first month of school is stressful. That is why we have chosen to focus on understanding how to work together - a fundamental key to PLCs and PD - as the first concepts in the ELC's learning. 

If anyone would like to talk more, please let me know.

Joe
nelsojo@tulsaschools.org



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