Context
West Belden is able to combine their lunch time and enrichment period to create 90-105 minutes of common planning time each day for their educators. Throughout the week, teachers will meet with other teachers by content area (e.g., Math or STEM), grade level (e.g., 1st grade), and within multi-grade ranges (e.g., 1st-3rd).
Teacher Does
- Meets by content areas and grade levels to share and talk about data.
- Discusses with other teacher what they are teaching where there are cross-curricular opportunities.
- Discusses individual student needs and which teachers might be able to best meet them each day.
- Discusses what each teacher is planning for each day.
Technology Does
- Provides online collaborative planning documents that enables easy data sharing.
Strategy Resources
CICS WB Common Planning - Guiding Questions
CICS West Belden uses a common protocol for a cycle for common planning to guide... Learn More
Teacher Example: Daily Common Planning at West Belden
CICS West Belden teachers discuss their approach to common planning time. Learn More
CICS WB Cycle of Planning Meetings
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CICS West Belden is a K-8 personalized learning charter school in Chicago.
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