LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

3501 N. Broadway Los Angeles, Calif. 90031 (323) 441-4600 FAX (323) 223-1291 www.lincolnhs.org

John E. Deasy, PH.D Superintendent of Schools Robert A Martinez Instructional Area Superintendent East Educational Service Center Jose F. Torres Principal

Professional Development
April 13, 2013 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Agenda
1. Welcome/Breakfast
a. Refreshments b. Norms c. Overview

2. School Climate Data and Psychology of Success

a. Journal Prompt b. School Data Instrument 8 Climate Dimensions and Correlation with API scores and Teacher and Learning Framework c. Psychology of Success Understanding the Psychology of Success, what it looks like, and how you can implement it in your classroom. d. Moving Up and Down the Continuum What should you do or not do to make your classroom successful? e. Teaching Styles 4 Styles of Teaching: Characteristics and Descriptions. Which on are you? f. Lincoln Climate Survey Results Analysis of Results: Where do we go now? How can we be more successful? g. Dimension 5 What is it? What did we say? a. Summary Groups Correlation between the Teacher and Learning Framework and School Climate Survey b. Expert Groups Analysis of Domain 2, Components, and Elements c. Summary Group Discussion around specific Elements and Components

3. Teaching and Learning Framework

4. Evaluation
Some may think that to affirm dialoguethe encounter of women and men in the world in order to transform the worldis naively and subjectively idealistic. There is nothing, however, more real or concrete than people in the world and with the world, than humans with other humans. -Paulo Freire