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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Today's K-5 division meeting

In the spirit of making learning visible, here's the agenda from today's K-5 Division Meeting, interspersed with some details of what was discussed or done during that segment of the meeting. 

1. Review ground rules (5 min)

Proposed Ground Rules for K-5:
Start & end on time
Be present and engaged
Maintain a sense of humor
Assume good will

2. Celebrating successes (5 min)

-BTSN
-K-3 configuration work
-Master schedule revision
-Sharing from the group

3. Professional Development report (20 min)

Jeff: Using the Think-Puzzle-Explore Thinking Routine from Project Zero, with The Railway by Edouard Manet as the provocation.



4. Meaningful Faculty Evaluation process (10 min)

- this is a means to an end, which is a strong and aligned culture
- Page.2B has professional expectations
- Complete p.1-5 so we can meet to finalize your PD plan for the year.

5. Sharing craft knowledge (5 min)

Daniel: tool for sequencing monthly mini-lessons

6. Site expectations (10 min)

At The Berkeley School, all spaces will…
o   make learning visible
o   demonstrate intentionality
o   demonstrate care for the environment and materials

Activity: Break into groups and create Y-Charts (see below for the posters faculty generated)


7. Calendaring (2 min)

Protocol for setting up field trips

Getting level-based program events on the proper Google calendars

8. Math differentiation (10 min)

Sima and Renee: their roles and resources


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