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    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
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Year 2: Reuther Hosts CoT School Tour

3/25/2014

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Over 30 educators from across Oakland County visited Reuther Middle School to continue their journey toward creating a Culture of Thinking.  The visitors participated in classroom observations as well as had the chance to hear from the administration, teachers, and students about the transformation here at Reuther.  
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Year 2: Think Tank Tuesday 3rd Session

3/18/2014

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Today was the third Think Tank Tuesday offered this year. These sessions are offered both before and after school in an effort to accommodate all staff schedules.  Specifically, the math department was well-represented and worked on their instructional visible thinking methods.
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Outreach Program Begins

3/13/2014

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In an effort to support our staff's Culture of Thinking transition from "informational to transformational", a rotating Visible Thinking Routine (VTR) planning session has been implemented.  Each teacher works with another colleague (co-department teacher or CoT team member) to design a lesson/unit that embeds thinking routines into the instructional methods. The Understanding Map, as well as the Planning Frame, will be utilized.  In addition, another planning document was created for use. This collegial collaboration will rotate through three sessions:  planning, implementation, and debriefing.  The debriefing session may include a mini-LAST Protocol as a way to further develop the components of visible thinking into the classroom.

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Year 2: THINK! From the Middle Conference PD

3/4/2014

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All four middle schools in the Rochester Community School District came together to plan an afternoon collaborative PD centered around visible thinking. The event kicked off with Adam Scher, Principal of Way Elementary in Bloomfield Hills as the keynote speaker. Adam used the Peeling the Fruit thinking routine to clarify the complete package of what a culture of thinking is. Representatives from each school presented on various topics, resulting in 29 available sessions. Feedback was extremely positive. Information from all 29 sessions can be found by clicking here. 


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