Ct Consortium Mcps Draft Budget

Montgomery County Public Schools and The Critical Thinking Consortium Promoting critically thoughtful use of Promethean “Activboards” Year Two Budget Item Partner fee Workshop planning and additional research, facilitator training, development of MCPS specific flipcharts for modeling and teacher use Face-to-face facilitation for pods of teams; schoolbased support, Japanese Lesson study Co-construction of lessons/activities with teachers, co-facilitated with teacher leaders who polish (via Elluminate) Monitoring and coaching MCPS site Supervision and Liaison Creation of 5 On-line tutorials filmed in Montgomery Schools – we own they have unlimited use. Writing and editing of teacher leader handbook, or repository of flipcharts for MCPS use Desktopping, graphics and online posting Tools for Thought/Thinking Tool Kit subscriptions Resource books for cohort2 Travel Total Year One

Rate $1250* 30 days @ $600 = $18,000

50 days @ $1000 = $50,000

325 hours @ $80 = $26,000

160 hours @ $80 = 12,800 15 days @ $600 = $9,000 $12,500

14 days @ $800 =$11,200

$2500 $100/subscription x 23 schools plus central office = $2300 180 books @ $25 = $4,500 50 days @ $1000 per day = $50,000 $200,000,

Proposed Dates: August 17th – 21st

UDL group – introduction to critical thinking, curriculum planning through UDL, effective assessment, and the integration of interactive whiteboard technology in the classroom.

September 10th:

Cohort 2 – introductory session 3:30 – 5:30 session with subject leaders in Math and Social studies/humanities

September 11th:

½ day principal session on critically thoughtful leadership ½ day school walk-thru

September 21th:

All cohort one teachers – facilitated by Garfield (social studies), Laura (math), Phil (science), Mary (primary) 3:30 – 5:30 session with subject leaders in science and elementary

September 22th:

Phil and Mary school based work with teachers

Oct. 12th

Laura – UDL group – planning curriculum and classroom assessments

Oct. 12th

Cohort One and Two Admin – brain research, assessment and critical thinking (am) UDL group – brain research, assessment and critical thinking (pm)

Oct. 13th

UDL group – literacy – “Reading as Thinking”

Nov. 4th:

Cohort 1 and 2 together (elementary)

Nov. 5th

Cohort 1 and 2 together (math/science) 3:30 – 5:30 session with subject leaders in all areas

Nov. 6th

Cohort 1 and 2 together (social studies/humanities)

Dec. 15th:

½ day principal session ½ day walk thru

Dec. 16th

Japanese Lesson Study

Dec. 17th

½ day School based support – planning/ model lesson ½ day session with subject leaders in all areas

Feb. 4th:

Cohort 1 session (math/science) Laura Cohort 1 session (social studies/humanities) Garfield Cohort 1 session (elementary) Mary 3:30 – 5:30 session for subject leaders in all areas

Feb. 5th:

Cohort 2 session (math/science) Laura Cohort 2 session (social studies/humanities) Garfield Cohort 2 session (elementary) Mary

March 3rd

½ day Principal session ½ day walk thru

March 4th:

Japanese Lesson Study

March 5th:

½ School Based support (model lesson, planning, coaching) ½ day session with subject based leaders in all subject areas

April 5th:

½ day principal session ½ day walk thru

April 6th

½ day School Based support ½ day session with subject based leaders in all subject areas

April 28th:

Cohort 1 and 2 together (elementary)

April 29th:

Cohort 1 and 2 together (math/science)

April 30th:

Cohort 1 and 2 together (social studies/humanities)

Note: Twice during the year cohorts 1 and 2 would meet together to share their work and questions. This would allow cohort 1 participants to share their knowledge and ideas with cohort 2 and for some shared planning time to extend the community. Japanese Lesson Study: This would involve a TC2 facilitator co-planning a lesson with a MCPS teacher. Either the TC2 facilitator or the MCPS teacher would deliver the lesson while the other would observe the children and how they were responding to the lesson. Following the lesson the 5:33 PMC2 facilitator

and the MCPS teacher would debrief together to discuss what worked well and possible revisions.

Social Science/Humanities Elementary Science All subject leaders from cohort One

Nov.6 Sept. 21 (3:30 – 5:30) Nov. 5 (3:30 – 5:30)

Cohort Two

Introductory session

Math/Science

Nov. 5

Sept. 10

Elementary

Nov. 4

MCPS teacher leaders*

Phil Mary

School Based support

Sept. 22

Garfield

Garfield

Phil Mary

Garfield

Garfield?

Garfield

Garfield Laura Phil Mary

Sept. 21

Facilitators

Cohort One

Foci

Dates

Group

Add 17 days

Master Plan

Admin UDL group

Admin Cohort 1 &2

UDL cohort

Oct. 12 am

Sept. 11 am

Oct. 12 pm

Sept. 11 am

Oct. 13

Oct. 12

Sept. 11 pm

Introduction to critical thinking pedagogy Brain Research, Assessment and Critical Thinking Introduction to critical thinking pedagogy Brain Research, Assessment and Critical

Curriculum Planning and assessment Reading as Thinking

Math/Science Social Science/Humanities Critical Thinking, curriculum design and the integration of interactive whiteboard technology School walk through

Nov. 5 Nov.6 August 17-21

Elementary

Nov. 4

Garfield

Garfield

Garfield

Garfield

Garfield Mary?

Laura

Garfield

Garfield (5 days) Laura (3 days) Mary (3 days)

Garfield? Garfield

Garfield

Thinking