Reflection and Action Planning

Teach Like a Champion November

Until you can ladder your way down from a change idea to a specific
behavior, youre not ready to lead a switch.
Chip and Dan Heath, Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard
Reflectio
n Point

Practice
Lab 1:
Isolated
Skill 100%
NonVerbals

Reflection/Insight

Action Steps

Priority
Rank

Due
Date

Complete within 3
days of session
Example:
In designing practice, need to think about
how it will be structured (partners? Small
group? Whole group?), When and what to
model, whether theres feedback and
implement immediately or delayed.

Teacher
1. Outlook (commit to calendar) 10
minutes/ 2x week when well
practice.
2. Try at least 2 variations, at least 4 at
bats each every time we practice.

#1

6.24.14

#2

Ongoing

#2
Leader:
1. Use the basic design we experienced
today for non-verbal practice.
2. Add to August PD calendar

#1

6.25.14
-6.27.14
6.24.14

Teach Like a Champion Reflection and Action Planning

Reflectio
n Point

Precise
Praise

Reflection/Insight

Some teachers may need sentence

stems. To start off use precise praise
for limited activities Exs: During
independent practice, for entry
routines, when answering questions,
etc.
Have students practice precise praise
when giving feedback on projects, etc.

Action Steps

Teacher:
1. Create a list of Precise Praise
stems
2. Have teachers practice Precise
Praise

Leader:
1. Send an email out for the
month of November
highlighting Precise Praise
2. Ask for teachers to volunteer
to have the Precise Praise
technique videoed.
3. Ask Mr. Hamilton and Mrs.
Thompson to add Precise
Praise strategy to the JY HUB
and Lion Weekly Newsletter

Priority
Rank

Due
Date

#1

11/14

#2

11/14

#1

11/7

#3

11/7

#2

11/3