The TAP System February 2013 Kathy Brown Leadership and Cluster Meetings: Leadership and Cluster meetings continue to take place on a weekly basis. As we get further into the implementation process, we are gaining a better understanding of how each week needs to flow from one meeting to the next. This is taking place in both the leadership and cluster meetings. Cluster Meetings are focusing on enhancing the understanding of the instructional rubric, working on areas of need at individual sites or beginning to roll out the field tested strategy to teachers. Cluster Meetings are very site specific in order to best serve their teachers. Master Teachers: Master teachers have begun the process of field testing. They are creating and administering pre-tests based on their individual school goal. There has been research into the best strategy to use in their field testing. The selection of the field testing classrooms is being determined. It takes a lot of preparation before they actually field test in the classrooms. Master teachers meet bi-monthly to discuss and learn from one another. Our first meeting this month focused on reviewing roles and responsibilities, the steps to essential learning and modeling in cluster. Mentor Teachers: Mentor teachers are involved in the leadership and cluster meetings. They provide follow up visits as their time allows as well as observations. Mentor teachers are now also involved in the field testing process. Some are field testing the strategy in their classroom. Others are scripting and providing feedback to the master teacher. Training: Most of the master teachers attended the ASU workshops offered to us in Avondale. The topics were focused on field testing and Common Core. It was a valuable time to network and see what other districts were doing. It was a time of validation of what we are doing too.
The TAP System February 2013 Kathy Brown Leadership and Cluster Meetings: Leadership and Cluster meetings continue to take place on a weekly basis. As we get further into the implementation process, we are gaining a better understanding of how each week needs to flow from one meeting to the next. This is taking place in both the leadership and cluster meetings. Cluster Meetings are focusing on enhancing the understanding of the instructional rubric, working on areas of need at individual sites or beginning to roll out the field tested strategy to teachers. Cluster Meetings are very site specific in order to best serve their teachers. Master Teachers: Master teachers have begun the process of field testing. They are creating and administering pre-tests based on their individual school goal. There has been research into the best strategy to use in their field testing. The selection of the field testing classrooms is being determined. It takes a lot of preparation before they actually field test in the classrooms. Master teachers meet bi-monthly to discuss and learn from one another. Our first meeting this month focused on reviewing roles and responsibilities, the steps to essential learning and modeling in cluster. Mentor Teachers: Mentor teachers are involved in the leadership and cluster meetings. They provide follow up visits as their time allows as well as observations. Mentor teachers are now also involved in the field testing process. Some are field testing the strategy in their classroom. Others are scripting and providing feedback to the master teacher. Training: Most of the master teachers attended the ASU workshops offered to us in Avondale. The topics were focused on field testing and Common Core. It was a valuable time to network and see what other districts were doing. It was a time of validation of what we are doing too.
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