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Collaborative Learning Time

Collaboration Time

Collaborative Learning Time (CLT) for teachers is designed provide an extended block of time to work together to share, dialog, and discuss research-based best instructional practices in order to meet the changing needs of education in our district and state.
CLT is teacher-centered with administrative guidance to focus on our mission and goals.  CLT consists of learning about instructional practices that result in improved student learning; reviewing and analyzing data to enhance instruction; and coordinating curriculum to align to the Common Core standards and the new Smarter-Balanced assessment where appropriate. 
 
A list of CLT ideas is available on this website and will continue to grow with teacher and administrative input.  For more information and guidance on CLT, please review the bargained language in the AEA Collective Bargaining Agreement, Section 7.4.12. 

List of Collaboration Ideas

Below is a list of ideas for our Collaborative Learning Time meetings.   The list will continue to grow as ideas are shared throughout the district.  

  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Aligning alphabetic instruction
  • Aligning curriculum to Common Core State Standards, WA Common Core Standards
  • Body Shop, The Great; curriculum (K - 6th grade)
  • Chromebook (Google) self-paced training site
  • Common Core Library: examples by grade level or content area
  • Conference items and goal setting
  • Criteria 1-8 on the TPEP Rubrics
  • Danielson Instructional Framework
  • Data review and analysis leading to modifications of instruction
  • Engaging in Lesson Study on the eVal System (maybe an upcoming CLT topic)
  • Establishing and developing appropriate measures of student growth (TPEP Rubric 3 & 6)
  • Expanding and sharing knowledge of Skyward Lesson Planning, Gradebook, etc.
  • Grade level Internet Safety Curriculum
  • Google Classroom and more from the Google Training Site
  • Implementation of AVID strategies in grades 7-12 (including the AVID Weekly Magazine)
  • Implementation of STEM activities in classes
  • Instructional practices linked to building improvement plans
  • Keyboarding lessons (K-6) 
  • Linking Learning.com "Inquiry Modules" to lessons in Smarter Balanced ELA and math content areas
  • Note taking - grade level standards or practice
  • Reviewing Smarter-Balanced Assessment released assessment tasks in order to incorporate into lesson design
  • Reviewing student support programs
  • Reviewing, analyzing, and planning based on data to meet student needs
  • Smarter-Balanced Assessment items: online examples and practice tests
  • Smarter-Balanced Sample Items and Performance Tasks (scroll down to Explore sample items and performance tasks)
  • Standards based grading and the Skyward Gradebook
  • TPEP Goal setting (using nested goals)
  • Using the Khan Academy or IXL Math in daily instruction 
  • WA Kids implementation and data entry
  • Webinars on the Common Core- OSPI links to resources