Santa Cruz Forum Materials 20-21

This page contains mentor forum presentations and materials for the 2020-21 school year. 
(Archived materials from last year can be found under the Archives tab)
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Welcome! Please visit this page prior to forum to prepare for our learning together.

​Please note We are an interdependent community and our learning as a community is dependent on our preparation. Thank you!
✔️Read the Weekly Message for frontloaded activities(or see below)
✔️Look for any links or materials to download, including our Notetaker Guide
✔️ Check the duties calendar to determine if you are supporting facilitation and/or forum planning.​​​​ 

 Forum Duties

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Click HERE to view duties for SPRING.
Contract and veteran full release mentors, thank you for your support in modeling facilitation this Fall. 
New mentors, we look forward to your facilitation this spring!
  • Mentors who facilitate standing modules (Overview, PP/PS, Closure) join us for Huddle at 8:30 for a run through 
  • Mentors who facilitate content modules join us for debrief at 12:00​
  • Mentors assigned Forum Planning  join us for the debrief at 12:00 and stay to plan with the team until 1:30

Forum Materials
(​The most recent forum materials are posted at the top of the page.)

Friday, April 9th

Click HERE for today's presentation. (In progress:)

 Topics: Mentor Timeline, Planning, Site Shares/Colloquium

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Connector:Reflecting on our Development as an Antiracist Educator
  • Planning Instruction to Cultivate Creativity
  • Sharing Teacher Learning Journeys During Site Shares or Colloquium
  • Announcements and Closure

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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Access our Notetaker!
Links to materials included in the Notetaker (including the slides!). Feedback form is linked at the bottom of the Notetaker.
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 Click HERE for today's Notetaker. 
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK  to view the google slides presentation from the 4.9.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE.  Coming Soon!

Combined Forum 
Friday, March 19, 2021
9:00am-12:30pm (Note extended time)
Location- Click HERE to Join Zoom Meeting​

Agenda:
  • Welcome and Overview
  • Connector: Exploring Self as a Transformational Coach
    • BREAK
  • Transformational Coaching Moves
    • BREAK
  • Coaching Conversation Practice 
  • Closing and Feedback 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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Access our Notetaker!
Links to materials included in the Notetaker (including the slides!). Feedback form is linked at the bottom of the Notetaker.
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 Click HERE for today's Notetaker. 
Optional New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
To view a recording of this optional new mentor meeting, please click HERE.  

Friday, March 5th

 Topics: White Supremacy, AoP

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Problem Pose/Problem Solve
  • White Supremacy & Me
  • Expanding the Narrative
  • Announcements and Closure

Click HERE for today's presentation. 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​ 
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. Feedback form is linked at the bottom of our notetaker.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK  to view the google slides presentation from the 3.5.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE. 

Friday, February 26th

 Topics: Riding the Waves of Change, AoP-Inquiry & Analysis, PT2/ECO, Inquiries in CSTP 6

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Problem Pose/Problem Solve
  • Riding the Waves of Change
  • Maintaining Resiliency
  • Announcements and Closure
Click HERE for today's presentation.

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​ 
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. Feedback form is linked at the bottom of our notetaker.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK  to view the google slides presentation from the 2.26.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE. 

SC Self Paced Forum 
Self Paced Materials Available! (2/5/21)
Please engage in this learning by Monday 2/22/21 ​
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Materials for Self Paced Learning: 

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Access all materials via our Notetaker!
Please click on the link below to access the:
  • Notetaking Guide with hyperlinked learning resources
  • Google Slides (hyperlinked at the top of the Notetaker)
  • Feedback Form (hyperlinked at the bottom of the Notetaker)
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                                              Click HERE for the Self Paced Learning Notetaker. 

Friday, February 5th

 Topics: PP/PS, Mid-Year Survey Data, ILP Continuum, PT2/ECO End of Year AoP
Click HERE for today's presentation. 
Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Problem Pose/Problem Solve
  • Mid-Year Survey Data
  • Developing our Mentoring: ILP Continuum​
  • PT2/ECO End of Year AoP
  • Announcements and Closure

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​ 
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. Feedback form is linked at the bottom of our notetaker.
ILP Continuum Screencast (Note: Resource added 2.5.21 @ 1:15pm)
At the 2.5.21 SC Forum, Marvilyn introduced the ILP Continuum tool, which is a part of the Self Paced Learning. If you would like to hear and understand more about the tool and it's purpose, take a look HERE! 
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 1.22.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor support, please click HERE. Coming Soon!

Friday, January 22nd

 Topics: PP/PS, Mid-Year MLP Share, LASSC

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Problem Pose/Problem Solve
  • MLP Mid-Year Share
  • Building the Foundation of Learning Partnerships​
  • Announcements and Closure

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​ Updated 6:37pm, 1/21
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. Feedback form is linked at the bottom of our notetaker.
Click HERE for today's presentation. 
Preparing: 
  • ​MLP Mid-Year Share: Please review MLP and Questions in the Weekly Message
  • Building Learning Partnerships: Please read Chapter 5 in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 1.22.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor support, please click HERE. 

Combined Forum
Friday, January 15, 2021
9:00am-12:30pm*
​(*note later ending time)
​Click HERE* to Join Zoom Meeting ​
* Note this is a different link than our reoccurring SC Forum link
Click HERE for today's presentation. 
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Pre-Forum Activities
  • Please visit the Weekly Message to locate and participate in the necessary pre-activities before engaging in Combined Forum. 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)​

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Access our Notetaker!
Click HERE for today's Notetaker. Feedback form is linked at the bottom of our notetaker.
Optional Drop-In New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
To view a recording of this optional drop-in new mentor support,
​please click HERE. 

Friday, January 8th
Click HERE for today's presentation. 

 Topics: Mid-Year ILP, PT2s/ECO AoP, Collaborations w/Site Admin

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • ​Problem Pose/Problem Solve: Preparing for MLP (Mentor Learning Plan) Sharing
  • Developing Anti-Racist Educators: Using the ILP
  • Developing Anti-Racist Educators: Collaborations with Site Administrators​
  • Announcements and Closure
Preparing: 
  • ​PP/PS: Preparing for MLP (Mentor Learning Plan) Sharing
    • Think about what you learned from your colleagues through the Assessment Day Process. What do you want to try this semester? 
    • How are you/will you tailor the processes to your teachers’ thinking? 
  • Using ILPs to Develop Anti-Racist Educators
    • What are some of the concrete moves you’ve made to build antiracist teachers? 
    • Review the ECO/PT 2 AoP
  • Collaborations with Site Administrators

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​ UPDATED 1/7 @ 4:30PM
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. 
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Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK  to view the google slides presentation from the 1.8.21 New Mentor Support Meeting. 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE

Friday, December 4th & 11th
Ready for Reading Steps:

 Topics: Assessment Days

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • Preparing to Read: Assessment Day Overview
  • CIndividual Reading Time
  • Reconvene 2:00-2:30: Debrief
Click HERE for today's presentation. 
12.4 Optional Drop-In New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30 To view a recording of this optional drop-in new mentor support, please click HERE. 

12.11 Optional Drop-In New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30 To view a recording of this optional drop-in new mentor support, please click HERE. ​

Friday, November 13th

 Topics: Assessment Day, Coaching for Equity Ch. 3 & 4, AoP & Equity Conversations

Review last forum's slides as our "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • Preparing for Assessment Day
  • Coaching for Equity
  • Deepening Equity Conversations
  • Announcements
  • Closing and Feedback
Click HERE for today's presentation. 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. 
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Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 11.13.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE. 

Friday, November 6th

 Topics: Connector, AoP 

Review last forum's slides as our "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • Connector: Five Principles of Transformational Coaching
  • The AoP: Big Picture 
    • Break
  • The AoP: Through the Lens of a Case Study Teacher 
  • MLP
  • Announcements
  • Closing and Feedback
Click HERE for today's presentation. Coming Soon!

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. 
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 11.6.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE.
10.23.20 New Mentor Support: Talent
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 10.23.20 New Mentor Support Meeting focused on learning about Talent

To view a recording of this new mentor meeting, please click HERE.

Combined Forum
Friday, October 16, 2020
9:00am-12:30pm*
​(*note later ending time)

Location- Mentors will come together using the video conference application, Zoom:
​Click HERE* to Join Zoom Meeting ​

* Note this is a different link than our reoccurring SC Forum link
Click HERE for today's presentation. 
Agenda:
  • Welcome & Overview​
  • Connector: Identity Markers
    • Break
  • Practicing Identity Conversations
    • Break
  • ​Investigating our Understanding of SC/SVNTP Ways of Being
  • Announcements
  • Closing and Feedback
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Pre-Forum Activities
  • Please visit the Weekly Message to locate and participate in the necessary pre-activities before engaging in Mentor Forum. 
Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)​
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Access our Notetaker!
Each forum we have a Notetaker that contains links (for resources and materials) and prompts for your learning experiences, including access to make a copy of our Google Slides presentation. Please build in the routine of making a copy of this Notetaker before the start of forum.
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                         Click HERE for today's Notetaker. 
Elena Aguilar's, "Exploring Identity" -full activity
If you would like to explore more of your identity, please click on THIS full length activity from Elena Aguilar's book, "The Art of Coaching Workbook: Tools to Make Every Conversation Count"

Friday, October 2nd 

Topics: Observation, ILP, MLP

Review last forum's slides as our "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Overview
  • PP/PS 
  • Observation Leading into Goal Setting
    • ​​Break
  • Developing the Individual Learning Plan​
  • Mentor Learning Plan (MLP): Looking Forward
  • ​Closure
Click HERE for today's presentation. 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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  • Notetaking Guide​
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. 
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Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 10.2.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this New Mentor Support Meeting, please click HERE

Friday, September 18th 

Topics: Observation, Site Admin. Meetings

Review last forum's slides as our "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Overview
  • Connector: Self Awarenss as an Antiracist Educator 
  • Observation Data and Feedback in the Virtual Classroom
    • ​​Break
  • Developing Culturally Responsive Practices 
    • ​​Watch THIS video ​of teacher Rob Pulwar
  • Coordinating Supports
  • ​Closure
Click HERE for today's presentation.

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)
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  • Notetaking Guide​
Links to materials included in this Notetaker. 
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 Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 9.18.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this New Mentor Support Meeting, please click HERE

Friday, September 4th 

Topics: Deepening Equity Conversations, CSTP, AoP
Click HERE for today's presentation.

Review last forum's slides as our "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Overview
  • PP/PS
  • Deepening Equity Conversations
  • Bringing Forward Teacher Assets with the CSTP Summary
  • Assessment of Progress (AoP): Developing Independent  Learners and Effective Habits of Mind
  • ​Closure

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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 Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 9.4.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this New Mentor Support Meeting, please click HERE (check back soon!).  

Friday, August 21st 

Topics: MLP, Just in Time Support, Orientation

Click HERE for our last forum's "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview
  • PP/PS
  • MLP
    • Break (10 min)
  • Just in Time Support
  • Orientation Preparation
  • ​Closure
Click HERE for today's presentation.

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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 Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 8.21.20 New Mentor Support Meeting
To view a recording of this New Mentor Support Meeting, please click HERE.  

Friday, August 7th 

Topics: Program Goal, Building Relationships & Community, Caseload, PT2 Launch Preview

Click HERE for our last forum's "Highlights"

Agenda:
  • Welcome
  • Overview​
  • Building Relationships and Community
    • Break
  • Caseload
  • PP/PS
  • PT2 Launch: Deepening Relationships through Self Awareness
  • ​Closure
Click HERE for today's presentation. 

Materials: (Please access all materials prior to forum)

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Click HERE for today's Notetaker
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 Please click this LINK to access the feedback form.
  Keep open for the duration of forum.
  Submit at the end of forum.
New Mentor Support
​8:00-8:30
Please click on THIS LINK to view the google slides presentation from the 8.7.20 New Mentor Support Meeting 
To view a recording of this New Mentor Support Meeting, please click HERE.