Orientation

1:00 - 1:15

Welcome!

• Introductions

• Sharing your pronouns/asking people's pronouns is a valued practice showing respect for the people with whom you interact.

  • • In 2016, the School District of Philadelphia released policy 252: "A student has the right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that corresponds to the student’s gender identity.

1:15 - 1:45

Reflecting on Being Part of a Learning Community in These Time

• Journal for 10 minutes, revisit readings

• Prompts:

  • What does it mean to be part of a teacher network in these times?

    • What spaces/places are we part of that allow us to feel comfortable and challenged as we learn?

    • How might we create similar spaces—here, with colleagues, in schools, in classrooms?

    • How do the readings “Maintaining professionalism in the age of Black death” and “Teaching as activism, teaching as care” help you think about this question?

• Readings:

  • • Golding, S. (2020, May 28). Maintaining professionalism in the age of Black death...is a lot. Medium.

    • Pitts, J. (2020, May 15). Teaching as activism, teaching as care. Teaching Tolerance.

• Discuss in small groups using Zoom breakout rooms

• One member of each small group share with the whole group

1:45 - 2:10

Reflecting the Social Practices of a PhilWP/NWP Teacher Consultant

• The NWP recently released a document outlining the social practices of teacher consultants. These social practices are foundational to the ISI—and to participation in PhilWP as a teacher consultant (TC).

• Identify which of the social practices represent a rose, bud, and thorn for you: Slideshow (Slides 13-14)

  • • More about rose, bud, thorn routine:

      • Rose, bud, thorn: Design thinking toolkit (Atomic Object)

      • A simple but powerful class opening activity (Edutopia)

• Note Taking Document for Individual Reflection and Group Discussion

2:10 - 2:30

ISI Dates, Course Information, and Next Steps

• PhilWP is a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) consortium member. This summer's institutes are funded, in part, through a TPS grant as well as through generous individual donations to PhilWP.

• Slideshow: Overview of Advanced Institute: (slides 15-25)

  • • Daily focus questions (slide 19)

    • Schedule of a typical day (slide 26)

• Add one word to slide to reflect on today's orientation (slide 26)

• To Do by June 30:

  • • Complete Course Registration Form

    • Submit $50 Course Fee