Amy and I coached Brittany Oliver, 7th Grade Science Teacher, on how to use the Concept Mastery Routine. We started the session with explaining the importance of using the Concept Mastery Routine with students and asking her how she felt it could be utilized in her classroom. With the use of the attached Power Point, we explained each section of the Concept Mastery Routine Diagram and how to implement it in the classroom. In addition to the Power Point, we used the Concept Mastery Routine manual to further explain the Cue-Do-Review Sequence. After sharing with Brittany various examples from the manual, we then had her create her own Concept Mastery Routine on prokaryotic cells that she felt she could use with her students.
I feel that Brittany completely understood the routine and how to use it when we finished with our coaching. She was confident and ready to implement it in her classroom. She was also very easy to work with and flexible in her schedule as we were setting up our coaching date. On the other hand, I found it difficult to help her develop the Concept Mastery Routine diagram because I do not have a science background; however, we were able to share with her a few science examples which seemed to help. Also, we have different planning periods, so we had to make adjustments in setting up coaching sessions along with the observation date. We had to request a half day substitute to provide the training, and Amy and I had to observe her during our planning period.
Link for the Concept Mastery Routine Power Point:
https://drive.google.com/a/frco.k12.va.us/file/d/0Bwlrrk4Hc2y8U3ZEb2VQZV9HeG8/view?usp=sharing
I feel that Brittany completely understood the routine and how to use it when we finished with our coaching. She was confident and ready to implement it in her classroom. She was also very easy to work with and flexible in her schedule as we were setting up our coaching date. On the other hand, I found it difficult to help her develop the Concept Mastery Routine diagram because I do not have a science background; however, we were able to share with her a few science examples which seemed to help. Also, we have different planning periods, so we had to make adjustments in setting up coaching sessions along with the observation date. We had to request a half day substitute to provide the training, and Amy and I had to observe her during our planning period.
Link for the Concept Mastery Routine Power Point:
https://drive.google.com/a/frco.k12.va.us/file/d/0Bwlrrk4Hc2y8U3ZEb2VQZV9HeG8/view?usp=sharing