Coaches+&+Teachers—Table+12

**In your group – introduce and choose roles (discussion leader, wiki recorder, time keeper, etc.)**

//Based on the documents, Partnership for 21st Century Learning, NETS*S, etc., the presentations, and the wonderful lessons you saw this morning which are tied to PA Standards and Assessment Anchors, it is now your time to work with your tablemates to share, learn, and create action steps for when you return to your district. //

1. Go around the table, and as you introduce yourself, share where you are in implementing CFF in your district and share highlights of successes, such as how the program is making a difference in your classrooms.  2. Discuss challenges you have encountered while implementing CFF as it relates to the curriculum such as helping teachers use data to identify areas that new strategies such as those provided by CFF may be appropriate, providing support for teachers to try new things, helping teachers provide authentic and rigorous assignments for students.  3. As a group, identify five key actions or steps that you can do to support teachers and provide an environment for increased student achievement and development of 21st Century Skills for students in your school? **//Recorder please add group responses://**


 * Using/Understanding data to determine levels of each of the students.
 * Differentiate Instruction
 * Support teachers with implementing lessons
 * Co-teaching
 * Putting technology in the hands of the students
 * utilizing student resources

Improve communication between teaching staff and IT staff so each others problems are understood. Timely response to technology issues in the classroom. Classroom visitation to better understand how CFF equipment is being implemented. Show interest in how technology is being used to support their curriculum Common meeting times with CFF team to discuss challenges
 *    Tech Coordinators**

General Recommendations State should continue to have vendors develop good packages at a good price for school districts if CFF funding fades. Student-centered, not teacher centered. Use local universities in evening to model 21st century teaching/classroom.


 * 4. What support(s) from any other role would you need to a) resolve your challenges related to Prompt #2, and b) move your actions forward? **//Recorder please add group responses://**


 * Administrative support
 * Tech Support with infrastructure
 * Network (coach) support
 * Using time during day (common prep time) to hold tech/embedded learning classes
 * Running mini - boot camps (end /beginning of school year)
 * Setting up a wiki/delicious sites for teachers as resources
 * one to one instruction time with the teachers