MATL Capstone Seminar I

3 units

The first semester of the year-long Capstone course will focus on the foundations of building a goal-driven classroom. When the school year begins, students will embark upon the important work of getting to know their students and their school setting. Building on their knowledge of data-driven instruction, students will use the information gained about their teaching placement and their students in order to set ambitious goals both for their classroom as a whole and for individual students. Students will also use investment and engagement strategies to launch their vision and goals with their students. Throughout the semester, students will acquire new skills related to data analysis and remediation. Students will be asked to develop a classroom vision, academic and social-emotional goals, systems to track and share progress, and a classroom management and investment plan. An important component of the Capstone course will be one-on-one instructional coaching. The Capstone coach will support each student as they work to apply the content of the course to their individual schools and classrooms. The coaching cycle will consist of a classroom observation, a coaching conversation, and follow-up action steps, and this will occur on a biweekly basis.