Community of Practice Facilitation Guide (Cohort 3)

COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: Session 2

Overview & Welcome

Schedule Session 2

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	Notes
9:00-9:15	Welcome	Warm Up Activity Classroom Routines Review
9:15-10:45	Observation Rubric Observe Classroom Routines video	Master Class Observation (Video 3) All CoP Sessions TESOL’s 6Ps Building Routines
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-12:15	CoP	Introduce Self-Observation Self-Observation Practice
12:15-1:15	Lunch
1:15-2:30	TETE	Giving Clear Instructions
2:30-3:00	Debrief & Wrap-up: Create note-takers and write down ideas from today’s session	Complete an activity tracker Q & A

Session 2 6Ps/TETE Content

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

	Giving Clear Instructions	Done Well	Needs A Little Work	Needs a Lot of Work	Not Observed
1	Teacher gave clear instructions to form groups.
2	Teacher gave clear instructions to complete activities.
3	Teacher used ICQs to check understanding.

Session 2 Lesson Plan

Session Outcomes: (Mentees Will Be Able To) Review starter routines Review wrap up routines Use the CoP Rubric to observe and evaluate classroom video for building routines Identify how to give clear instructions Practice a Self-Observation Use the CoP Rubric to observe and provide feedback to peers Describe methods for giving clear instructions. Give clear instructions to form groups. Give clear instructions to complete activities. Use ICQs to check understanding.
Evidence: Giving instructions role play Revising instructions Completing the CoP Rubric
Preparation: https://sites.google.com/view/mason-tete/module-2-giving-clear-instructions?authuser=0 https://www.eslbase.com/teaching/giving-checking-instructions Bring enough markers and poster paper. Provide links to CoP Facilitation Guide (all materials are inside) Provide hard copies of RPM and Mentee handouts (as needed)
Instructions	Resources	Time
Warmup-Engage
Slide 2 – Today’s Schedule Review today’s schedule Slide 3 – Session Objectives Review today’s objectives Slide 4—Session 2 Content Slide 5—Activity 1: Review Classroom Routines Yesterday we learned about the importance of building classroom routines. Today, we are going to review what we learned. Then, we will practice using the CoP Rubric observing a video where teachers use classroom routines. We covered the 6 classroom routines. In groups, match the activities with the type of routine. Transition: Before we can use the CoP Rubric to observe teachers using classroom routines, we need to learn more about the Rubric so that we can use it effectively.	Resource: Activity 1: Classroom Routine review	15 min

CoP LESSON PLAN Session 2 – Observing Classroom Routines
Instructions	Resources	Time
PRESENTATION 1:
Slides 6 – Using the Observation Rubric Let me say again, you will use this CoP Observation Rubric for ALL observations and for providing peer feedback on microteachings. We will talk more about the microteaching in a few minutes. I showed you the Observation Rubric yesterday and we used a simple version to observe for 6Ps. Let’s look at it again in more detail. POINT TO EACH SECTION AS YOU TALK ABOUT IT. Notice the columns on the right side “Well Done”, “Needs a Little Work”, “Needs A Lot of Work”, and “Not Observed”. This is how you will evaluate yourself and your peers. It is very important that you do not mark “Well Done” unless there was nothing that could be improved. Also, try not to mark “Not Observed”. Many times, if you don’t observe something it should be seen or heard. It may mean a lot of work that needs to be done. Remember that saying something needs work is a positive. If you don’t know what needs to be improved, you can’t improve. Saying something was perfect when it wasn’t does not help you or your peers become better teachers. The first section titled “All CoP Sessions”. You should look for these two criteria in all observations. Look at TESOL’s 6Ps section of the Rubric. You learned about the 6Ps yesterday. There are only 5 Principles listed in the rubric because one is included in the All CoP sessions. Next, look at the Building Routines section of the Rubric. We learned about Building Routines yesterday. Today we will use the rubric to observe teachers using routines. Finally, look underneath each section. There is a “notes” area. This is where you can write down questions or comments about what you see or hear. TRANSITION: You will observe a portion of a classroom lesson today using the rubric. [Tip: When Mentees respond to the questions below, encourage them to speak in full sentences.] Let me ask you a couple of questions. What will you look for as we watch the classroom teaching video? On which sections of the Observation Rubric will you focus? How will you evaluate what you see and hear? Is marking “not observed” a good idea? Why or why not? SLIDE 7 – Observation Tips Here are some tips while watching/listening: Mark “well done”, “needs some work” or “needs” a lot of work as you watch and listen. You can change later, but it is easier if you do it now instead of waiting for the end. You may forget how you would evaluate something. Use the “notes” section. You can write things like Really liked _____ routine because… I didn’t understand _____.... I can use this! TRANSITION – Let’s watch a classroom lesson. The video has places where we will pause to give you time to complete the rubric and have conversations about what you saw and heard.	Handout (2 copies): Session 2 Observation Rubric & Questions NOTE: Mentees need 2 observation rubrics Master class Self-observation	10 Min
Practice