Workplan

__**Project Goals:**__
 * 1) Teachers will research and identify a checklist of best practices that positively impact student engagement and habits of mind in order to increase our frequency in using best practices by the end of the year.
 * 2) Students will identify and increase their use of Brain SMART (Setting goals, Memory, Awareness of self, Regulating self, Totally organized) strategies by the end of the year.
 * 3) Specific targeted students will increase their scores on the student engagement checklist by the end of the year.

List which project goal (from this list at the top of this page) this activity is linked to. || **Timeline** List exact dates where possible (update with exact dates as determiend). || **Person(s) Responsible** || **Assessment Tool** How will you measure the success of this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write **N/A**) || **Data** What data will be collected to document student or teacher learning from this activity? (for activities that won't be measured write **N/A**) || **Results** What are the desired results from this activity? Once activity has been completed fill in actual results from activity. || Identified strategies which helped form 3 goals || (Magen can help here too) || use of tools gathered || list of assessment tools || To have a collection of tools to use for assessment. Met on 8/17. Ordered 6 books as resources. See shared reources for notes from our meeting. || Complete teacher behavior self-assessment. Check in on our progress towards Teach SMART goals. Begin developing unit of Brain SMART activities. || all || December 2, 2011 || all || By the number of activities we have for our unit || Unit for Brain SMART activities || To have a collection of Brain SMART activities that can be used with students. ||
 * **Activity** || **Goal**
 * //example: Attend PD session on classroom management// || //Fellows learn and implement at least 3 new classroom discipline strategies this year.// || //October 3// || //all project Fellows// || //Exit survey at PD// || //Teacher satisfaction and skills learned at PD// || //3 of 5 Fellows who attended this PD reported on their exit survey that they acquired 2 new clasroom managment skills, 2 of 5 reported that they acquired 3 or more new skills// ||
 * Read //Teaching with Poverty in Mind// and //The Highly Engaged Classroom// || #1 || end of September || all project Fellows || discussion with project Fellows || Notes from discussion || Discussion and reflection on material;
 * Develop common understanding of SHARE || #1 || August 9, 2011 || all project Fellows || discussion with project Fellows || Chart defining SHARE || To have a common understanding of what the letters in SHARE mean, what they look like for teachers and students, and activities associated with each ||
 * Each fellow will assess her strengths / weaknesses related to SHARE || #1 || Sept 4, 2011 || all project Fellows || discussion with project Fellows || wiki post || Each Fellow will post her results on the wiki to help determine areas of focus and new action steps ||
 * Preview assessment tools for assessing operating systems, learning styles, engagement, and self perception || #2 & #3 || August 23, 2011 || Rhonda, Laura, and Marti
 * Read one of the six books ordered. Each fellow takes a book to read and then share with the others. || #1 || partial reading by September 23, 2011 || all project Fellows || use of information gathered from reading and sharing || notes from meeting highlighting important points and action steps from each book || Deeper understanding of brain including memory, executive skills, and strategies for promoting executive skills ||
 * Create a teacher checklist to be used for self-assessment and observations of other fellows || #1 || September 28, 2011 || May || use of the tool for its intended purpose || completed checklist || Having a tool to measure growth ||
 * Create a student engagement form to be used by students || #3 || September 28, 2011 || Laura & Rhonda || use of the tool for its intended purpose || completed engagement form || Having a tool to measure student engagement ||
 * Create a draft of definitions for BrainSMART || #2 || to be worked on at September 28 meeting || Ali & Rachel || use of definitions for a common understanding and language || copy of draft || Having a common understanding of how brainSMART is defined ||
 * Create BrainSMART self-assessment for student use || #2 || to be worked on at September 28 meeting || Laura & Rhonda || use of the tool for its intended purpose || completed BrainSMART self-assessment || Having a tool to measure student perception of how they are BrainSMART ||
 * Update wiki with revised goals, work plan, and goal tracking || #1, #2, #3 || September 28, 2011 || Marti || use of wiki to track progress and share information || wiki pages || Having a way to track progress and share information ||
 * Create a space on the wiki for posting definitions and strategies related to BrainSMART and TeachSMART || #1, #2, #3 || September 28, 2011 || Marti || use of wiki to share TeachSMART and BrainSMART strategies each fellow develops || wiki page || Having a way to share strategies developed and a place to reference information pertaining to BrainSMART and TeachSMART ||
 * Update work plan with big steps please :) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Create activities related to Brain SMART for each assigned area.
 * Roll out and start teaching Brain SMART activities to students. || all || January 2012 || all || By the number of lessons taught to our students. || Observation and data collection || To give students the tools to be better engaged and to help them recognize when they need to use these tools so they can become independent in choosing and using them. ||

We will have evaluated student engagement through weekly observations. We will have met monthly to check in and support each other with our goals. || all || May 2012 || all || Increase in student engagement. || Observations and data collection || To reach our goals for the year. ||
 * We will implement Brain SMART and Teach SMART.