Fall 2008 Retreat Schedule

8:00 am - 4:30 pm Daily
7.5 hours per day not including lunch

During Day 1, participants will:

• Begin to understand the goals and objectives of the program.
• Review background research in professional development and how it aligns with the principles of peer coaching.
• Practice communication and collaboration skills.
• Establish a set of group norms.
• Explore powerful DLC resources and start personal resource collection, which can be used with colleagues.
• Explore the concept of Powerful Teaching and its impact on effective learning activities.

Day 1 - Schedule at a Glance:
8:00 am	Welcome Connection - 45 minutes Effective Professional Development - 30 minutes Setting Group Norms - 20 minutes Now Presenting - 45 minutes
10:20 am	Break - 15 min
10:35 am	Building Collaboration Skills - 40 minutes Bookmarking Powerful Resources - 50 minutes
12:05 pm	Lunch
1:05 pm	Bookmarking Powerful Resources continued - 35 minutes DLC Resource Jigsaw - 75 minutes
2:55 pm	Break - 15 min
3:10 pm	Powerful Teaching - 60 minutes Closing and Reflection - 20 minute
6:00 pm	Required Dinner - Location TBD

During Day 2, participants will:

• Generate criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of a lesson.
• Identify resources that demonstrate good lesson design and enhance existing curriculum.
• Collaborate with another participant to apply the lesson improvement process to a given lesson.

Day 2 - Schedule at a Glance
8:00 am	Welcome Connection - 30 minutes Powerful Lessons - 40 minutes Lesson Improvement Resources - 50 minutes
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Lesson Improvement Resource Cont. - 50 minutes Prepare for Lesson Improvement - 55 minutes
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Building Powerful Lessons - 2 hours
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	Building Powerful Lessons cont. - 1 hour Closing and Reflection Journal - 15 minutes

During Day 3, participants will:

• Present improved lessons to peers and defend how the Learning Activity Checklist and lesson improvement steps were addressed.
• Continue to practice collaboration skills while providing feedback to each other about the improved lessons.
• Complete revisions or enhancements, share work with peers, and plan next steps as T2T leaders in their buildings.

Day 3 - Schedule at a Glance:
8:00 am	Welcome Connection - 15 minutes Building Powerful Lessons continued - 75 minutes
9:30 am	Break
9:45 am	Presenting Your Improved Lesson - 70 minutes Finalizing Powerful Lessons - 35 minutes
11:30 pm	Lunch
12:30 pm	Finalizing Powerful Lessons cont. - 30 minutes Wows and Wonders Gallery Walk - 75 minutes
2:15 pm	Break
2:30 pm	Planning for Collaboration - 60 minutes Closing and Reflection Journal - 30 minutes