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Austin ISD PER Workshop - November 22, 2003

On November 22, 2003 we conducted the fifth in a series of Austin-based PER workshops. We again invited the in service teachers who have been involved with our PT3 grant and previous PER workshops as well as members of the VaNTH SLC (Student Leadership Council).

Participants and Schedule of Events

 

The focus of this fifth workshop was to provide additional and sustained assistance to the teachers as they continued to design original LEGACY cycles.

Micheal and Angie research theier LEGACY cycles.

Carolyn explains to the group her ideas about the legacy cycle.


The day began with a presentation (download PowerPoint) by research assistant Cherie McCollough, during which the group revisited some of the theoretical ideas behind the LEGACY Cycle and its components. It was now time for the teachers to begin to flesh out their LEGACY Cycles, extending on their work from previous workshops. With the help of Cherie McCollough and Barb Austin, the teachers spent the remainder of the day articulating what they would include in each component of their LEGACY Cycles. They were also introduced to a basic web template that would allow them to build a web page around their LEGACY Cycles.
 

The day continued with research assistant Barb Austin leading the group through some activities from Understanding By Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1999). The goal of these activities was to help the teachers build on their specific content ideas generated during previous workshops in an effort to prepare those ideas for inclusion in a LEGACY Cycle framework. Austin began with a presentation (download Powerpoint) designed to help the teachers identify the underlying and enduring understandings related to their content ideas. Austin continued with an activity focused on helping the teachers frame some essential questions that address the enduring understandings previously identified.

Jesse asks about Barb's PowerPoint
 

Research assistants Barbara and Cherie help participants find research for their cycles.

 


Additional workshops are being planned for the spring 2004 to provide support for these teachers as they finalize their LEGACY cycles and prepare for classroom implementation.

 

PT3, PER and Vanth teachers alongwith research assistants pose for Group photo
(Front, L-R) Barbara Austin, Cherie McCollough, Jesse Gonzales, Carolyn McCormick
(Back, L-R) Elaine Bohls-Graham, Shelly Rodriguez, T. Michael Word, Angie Secker-Martinez, Audie Hebert, Hao Cen