Outline+and+Reading+Assignments+for+2010-2011

**2010-2011**
 * PD Synopsis and Outline**
 * Guidelines for Collective Professional Development Effort**

For our collective professional development work this year, we’ll be working through //Teach Like A Champion//, and our purpose will be to spend our time identifying, analyzing, trying out, reflecting and discussing the 49 techniques in the book. That’s right, you gotta use ‘em.
 * Synopsis**

We will meet for 45 minutes during the early out on the first Wednesday of each month, and while our meetings should be fairly loose in nature, be prepared to share your experiences in working with the techniques.

And speaking of sharing, I’ll also be opening up forums on the wiki and/or blog to discuss how the trying out of these techniques is going. **You will need to join the conversation at least once per month, but hopefully more.**

Wiki: http://siloahpd.wikispaces.com/

Blog: http://siloahpd.edublogs.org/ (this can also be accessed on the wiki)

Here is a brief outline of the work we will do, along with your reading assignments. Please have these reading assignments finished prior to our meeting, and be ready to talk about your experiences with them:

October Meeting – Introduction and Section 1 – Setting High Academic Expectations
 * Outline**

November Meeting – Section 2 – Planning that Ensures Academic Achievement

December Meeting – Section 3 – Structuring and Delivering Your Lessons

January Meeting – Section 4 – Engaging Students in Your Lessons

February Meeting – Section 5 – Creating a Strong Classroom Culture

March Meeting – Section 6 – Setting and Maintaining High Behavioral Expectations

April Meeting – Section 7 – Building Character and Trust

May Meeting – Sections 8 & 9 – Pacing and Critical Thinking


 * This schedule is tentative and may change depending on our needs. And any work done here can fit into your other professional development efforts for this year.