Purposeful Interaction in Action

I invited myself to a debrief session that our wonderful Math Planning Time- KG teacher and her Teacher Candidate were part of. It was really amazing to listen to the two teachers collaborate, while they were debriefing what worked and what challenged them in the lesson they had just done with the KG students. Something that I thought was very empowering was how they kept student work and student learning at the centre of the conversation. This made me think of generating a list of opportunities that evoke purposeful interactions between Mentor Teachers and Teacher Candidates.
1. Planning a task/ activity/ lesson based on a BIG idea or a fundamental concept
2. Debriefing a lesson/activity
3. Moderating student work
4. Reflecting on what worked and what didn't, what would you change next time, what would you do differently
5. Questioning techniques used with students
6. Discussing educational beliefs and values that impact planning and programming (Inspired by the York Associate Teacher Mentoring PD)

I will keep adding to this list. Here is the evidence of purposeful interaction:

Some Amazing Resources on Inquiry-Based Classrooms

The students and educators in these stories overcame considerable obstacles to become an empowered and passionate learning community. Witness one teacher create a complex and rich model of differentiation, setting powerful forces in play for everyone to achieve their best.

Insights into Inquiry-Based Learning

I will be posting clips from the classrooms that are involved in this collaborative inquiry that demonstrate the same insights.

Feel free to post a video clip of your own that can be a learning resource for our Teacher Candidates.