Crossing the River Jordan:

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Crossing the River Jordan

• The Overwhelming Power of the Transformed Teacher
• Tracy S. Bailey
• National Urban Alliance
• Course of Study Planning Meeting
• June 28, 2008

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Lets Go Down By the River

• A persons name is to that person the sweetest
  and most important sound in any language.
• Dale Carnegie
• Positive Thought
• Hometown
• Put your name on it

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White Water Rafting Down the Colorado River

• Uncharted Course
• Unpredictable
• Exciting

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Key Word Prediction

• STEP ONE
• Discuss how you think the terms relate to the
  topic, and possibly to each other. Form the best
  hypothesis you can. The quality of your thinking
  is more important than the accuracy of your
  responses.

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Andragogy Pedagogy

• synonym responsibility Confucius
• luxury vicarious
• inquiry reception cloistered
• teacher squelch 1926
• Malcolm Knowles Calvinists
• inhibitions texts

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Key Word Prediction

• STEP TWO
• Return to the key word and talk about how you
  have revised your thinking in light of what you
  learned, citing evidence from the material to
  support your statements.

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Key Word Prediction

• STEP THREE
• Write a summary of what youve learned using the
  original key words and any other important terms
  you want to include.

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Key Word Prediction

• Instructional Benefits
• Activates prior knowledge before reading
• Arouses curiosity
• Stimulates high-level speculation and prediction
• Promotes student-to-student interaction
• Encourages students to set purposes for learning

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Andragogical Pledge

• I ________________, being of sound mind and body,
  do hereby solemnly commit to the principles of
  andragogy.
• I promise to cultivate a climate of learning by
  doing.
• I promise to _____________, _____________,
• and ____________.

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Reflections from the River

• As a presenter, what grade would you give
  yourself?
• Keeping in mind that we can all improve, whats
  one thing youll do to earn a better grade?
  Choose a mentor.
• Whats one area in which you consider yourself a
  resident expert? Be a mentor.

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Positive Thoughts

• Progress, not perfection.
• Im not yet what I want to be, but Im so glad
  Im not what I used to be.

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And the rivers ran down to the streams

• 5 Streams of Andragogical Strength
• Emphasize significance
• Teach explicitly
• Remember Relevance
• Motivate
• Overcome barriers

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Significance

• Essential Question How can you achieve rock star
  status as a mentor?
• Acknowledge the learners intelligence and
  experience. Expect and encourage debate.
• Advertise keys to increased comprehension.
• Share evidence/research based strategies.
• Helpful Hint Begin with the end in mind!

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Explicit Teaching

• Essential Question What will teachers do?
• 5 Co-Teaching Models
• One Teach, One Support
• Alternative Teaching
• Station Teaching
• Parallel Teaching
• Team Teaching
• HELPFUL HINT Be willing to let go.

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Positive Thought

• Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he
  is treat a man as he can and should be, and he
  will become as he can and should be.
• Goethe

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Remember Relevance

• Essential Question How will your work meet an
  immediate need?
• Listen carefully
• Collect data on teacher strengths and interests
• Study demographics
• HELPFUL HINT Abandon criticism, embrace
  acceptance

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Relevance

• 5 Generative Questions
• What is the greatest instructional challenge
  youre facing right now?
• How will we convey to students and others that we
  are equals in the classroom?
• What are your pet peeves?
• Is it OK to call each other at home?
• What are your classroom rules and procedures?

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Motivate

• Essential Question How will you touch teachers
  spirits?
• Build Relationships
• Foster trust through integrity
• Compliment, praise, focus on strength
• HELPFUL HINT Clarify roles and expectations

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Overcome Barriers

• Essential Question What is your purpose?
• Expect challenge
• Consider your own frame of reference
• Model professionalism
• Attire
• Promptness
• Preparedness
• HELPFUL HINT Revisit mission statements often.

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Positive Thought

• What you are shouts so loud in my ears I can not
  hear what you say.
• Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Andragogy Panel

• One Oprah styled moderator
• 5 expert panelists
• Questions from the audience

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Show What You Know

• Poetry
• Visual
• Song (popular or original)
• Monologue (dramatic reading)
• Skit
• Dance (step)