Name:
Lead Teacher Planning: Core Actions
1. Summarize the area of professional learning you are working to influence as Lead Teacher at your school:
2. Which Core Actions relate the most directly to this work? Please name between 1-3 Core Actions
Example: ELA Gr 6-12 Core Action 2
Core Action documents are available here:
https://drive.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/folderview?id=0B9HH4M28IYducTVGNVktbUx6Q1k&usp=sharing#
3. Choose one of these Core Actions as a focus for this session and copy down the indicators of the CA on which you
would like to focus
Example: ELA Gr 6-12 Core Action 1: Focus each lesson on high quality text (or multiple texts).
A. The lesson is focused on reading, writing and/or discussing text(s)
C. The texts(s) are at or above the complexity level expected for the grade and time in the school year.
F. The text(s) reflect literary non-fiction, are compelling, and enable rigorous evidence based discussions and
engagement
4. Answer each of the questions below in reference to how the teachers at your school will work to meet the criteria
defined by these indicators
How would you describe the degree to which teacher practice at your school currently meets these criteria?
What is the level of familiarity with the Core Action documents at your school?
5. Compare your answers with a colleague. Then, together, review the Core Action presentation available here from the
November 20 Network PD (start with the Powerpoint Presentation on the far right):
https://sites.google.com/a/bostonpublicschools.org/boston-public-school-resources-for-network-a/network-pd
(capture any notes or ideas here below)
6. What kind of collaborative learning experience(s) could you facilitate for teachers at your school to deepen their
understanding of the Core Action & indicators you selected?