Community of Practice Facilitation Guide (Cohort 3)

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: Session 1

Overview & Welcome

Schedule – Session 1

Remember to remind your mentees that they can use any language for the CoP portions today. 6Ps/TETE training should be in English only or as much as possible in English. ☺

Time	Activity You may choose to alter or replace activities	Notes
9:00-9:20	Welcome & COP Introduction	Welcome & RPM, CT, Coach Introductions, CoP powerpoint slides
9:20-9:45	Mentee Introductions: Name Game Find Someone Who Other game	Get to know your participants; create a positive learning environment
9:45-11:00	6Ps Session	6Ps lesson plan and activities
11:00-11:15	BREAK
11:15 am -12:15 pm	CoP Observation Rubric Observe Classroom videos	Use the Observation Rubric to observe for All CoP Sessions Master Class video observation TESOL’s 6Ps Master Class video observation
12:15-1:15	LUNCH
1:15-2:30	TETE	Building Routines
2:30-3:00	Debrief & Wrap-up: Create note-takers and write down ideas from today’s session Ask mentees to look over the rubric and use it to decide if they are following the 6Ps & Building Routines in their classroom	Create journals or foldables for the participants to use for notes and activity trackers Q & A

CoP 3 Session 1

6Ps & TETE Content

	All CoP Sessions	Done Well	Needs A Little Work	Needs a Lot of Work	Not Observed
1	Students were interested/engaged in the activities of the lesson.
2	Students used English (full sentences) to communicate.

	TESOL’s 6Ps **	Done Well	Needs A Little Work	Needs a Lot of Work	Not Observed
1	Teacher learned more about learners.
2	Teacher created a comfortable learning environment.
3	Teacher planned an engaging lesson that promoted language learning in a meaningful way.
4	Teacher adjusted lesson or language to assist struggling students or to challenge fast finishers.
5	Teacher regularly checked to see if students were learning and able to meet objectives.

	Building Routines	Done Well	Needs A Little Work	Needs a Lot of Work	Not Observed
1	Used a starter routine in class.
2	Used a wrap up routine in class.

Notes:

Session 1 Lesson Plan

Session Outcomes: Introduction of RPM & CTs and their roles Review objectives of Community of Practices (CoP) Review components of the CoP, in general Get to know your participants Practice active listening skills and team building through activities Create a positive learning environment and community of practice Introduce the TESOL’s 6Ps Use the CoP Rubric to observe and evaluate classroom videos All CoP TESOL 6Ps Introduce and practice starter routines Introduce and practice wrap up routines Create note-taking tools (journals and/or foldables) Review the Activity Tracker (if used instead of foldables) Introduce 1^st 2 sections the CoP Rubric (every session, 6Ps) Mentees will be able to (MWBAT): Describe the parts of the Community of Practice (CoP) Identify what makes a good teacher Identify evidence (proof) of TESOL’s 6Ps in classroom videos Student interest (engagement) Students speaking in full sentences Teacher knowing students Comfortable learning environment Identify why routines are important and how Mentees can use them in their classrooms Describe the purpose of using routines to manage activities and lessons Use starter routines in lessons Use wrap up routines in lessons Locate CoP Resources in the CoP Mentee Workbook Create note-taking and activity tracking tools
Evidence: Graphic Organizer (GO) of 6 Principles in teachers' own words. This should be added to their portfolio. CoP Observation Rubric evaluating All CoP Sessions and TESOL 6Ps
Preparation: Set up a Telegram CoP Telegram Group Bring resources: markers, poster paper, sticky notes, etc. Have CT introduction videos ready to be shown (on screen or sent to participants) Provide hard copies of Mentee handouts for activities – see the lesson plan Link for all CoP videos: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/18hT8-XgZ86vgbCbR7VDcHFLAHu0N1BrO TETE Module 1 Videos: https://sites.google.com/view/mason-tete/module-1-building-routines-in-english -- Be sure you have the equipment to show the video OR send it to mentees in your Telegram group Write the day’s agenda and objective on the board/powerpoint Mentee completes an activity tracker Optional: powerpoint presentation
Instructions	Resources	Time
Welcome/Warmup-Engage/Introduce CoP3		45 min
Slides 1-3 TIPS FOR RPMS Slide 4 Welcome Introduce yourself to your mentees Personal information – name, school Why the CoP is important to you How long you have been teaching Your future goals Slide 5 – Activity 1 Mentee Introductions: RPM choice: Choose a game (e.g., Ball Toss, Find Someone Who, or other game) to help mentees learn more about each other and you. Slide 6 Today’s schedule. Quickly review the schedule (on powerpoint slide or in Mentee Workbook). Slide 7 – Today’s Content Slide 8 -- Session 1 Morning Objectives Remind mentees that you want them to have the “big picture” of the intensive week. They will learn how to use the CoP resources as they need them. Slide 9 -- What is a Community of Practice? It is a group of people who: Share common interests and concerns Find solutions and support each other Share best practices and create new knowledge to increase student learning Work together over a long period of time Slide 10 – What does ESN’s CoP3 look like? RPM conducts 6 6-hour CoP sessions over the course of one week Slide 11 – What mentees & RPMs will do Mentees will conduct 3 observations using CoP observation protocols and rubrics in September Observe master class videos Conduct a self-observation Conduct a peer observation Complete the Community of Practice Checklist (submit to RPM) RPM will conduct 1 observation of each mentee using the CoP Observation Rubric. Slide 12 – What RPM will do Don’t worry, we will discuss these activities in more detail. Right now, we want to give you the big picture. Slide 13 – You (Mentees) should download the TESOL’s 6Ps and TETE Modules to your electronic devices. The QR codes are in the Mentee Workbook. This is important so you can review the information during and after the CoP, use activities from the resources, and keep information after the CoP has ended. Slides 14-15 –6Ps/TETE Training During our intensive CoP week of training, we will have sessions on TESOL’s 6Ps or TETE content You will show and share ideas on how to apply TESOL’s 6Ps and/or TETE content. Slide 16 – Reminder about ESN CoP3 Attendance Policy Mentees can miss 4 hours of CoP training. Mentees can complete missed content: TETE – Watch videos they missed online, complete the “Reflect” questions at the bottom of the website page, and submit responses to RPM. CoP – Watch videos, complete Handouts/Resources activities, and submit responses to RPM.