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Teacher Teams

What are Teacher Teams?

The teacher teams are groups of 7-10 stipened teachers at Burton, Galileo, Washington, Lincoln and Mission who will provide leadership at their those schools and co-facilitate implementation of the ESLI curriculum.

Our goals in supporting teachers development:

  • For ESLI to provide partnership, resources and support for teachers at their sites to develop, strengthen and grow the environmental service learning approach
  • For teacher teams to provide leadership at school sites in implementing environmental service learning 

Expectations of Teacher Team members: 

  • Provide year-long commitment to ESLI teacher team
  • Co-develop/support implementation of ESLI curriculum in at least one class for school year, with support of ESLI educator or coordinator
  • Meet once a week with educator or coordinator to plan and prep for class
  • Co teach a class using ESLI curriculum once a week consecutively (15-20 lessons total)

    ESLI defines co-teaching as:
  1. Leading an opening or closing activity
  2. Co-facilitating the activating materials
  3. Working with a small group of students who need special attention while larger group is lead by ESLI educator
  4. Facilitating classroom management while ESLI educator leads activities
  • Meet as part of the teacher team once a month
  • Attend the Green Festival (11/14/ 09) and 2 other professional development trainings
  • Attend ESLI teachers’ conference 02/06/10
  • Support the students in completing a project
  • Prepare students to showcase their projects
  • Attend the showcase with you and your class 5/10
  • Train other teachers after completing a year of ESLI
  • Integrate ESLI strategies into other classrooms

Expectations of ESLI staff:

  • Provide resources (curriculum, lesson planning, field trips, and guest speakers) for use in classroom and school
  • Co-develop curriculum for UNIT II as needed to integrate into subject area
  • Co-facilitate class with the teacher once a week consecutively (15-20 lessons total)
  • Meet once a week with teacher to plan and prep for class
  • Support teacher, as needed, in her/his development, strengthening and/or growing ESLI curriculum
  • Facilitate monthly teacher team meetings
  • Professional development trainings for teacher teams

ESLI will:

  • Provide stipend for commitment
  • Provide professional development opportunities, both on and off-site
  • Provide network and resources to develop, strengthen and grow ESLI program

Consultations

How do teachers that aren’t part of the teacher teams participate? 

Teachers who aren’t part of the teacher team can set up consultations with ESLI coordinators.
Coordinators will do outreach and promotion to the broader school community about the scope of ESLI services. To schedule a consultation meeting, teachers will fill out a brief information/interest form, so both teacher and coordinator are prepared for the meeting.

Consultation meetings may lead to:
  • Linking teachers with guest speakers for environmental topics
  • Informing teachers around relevant city-wide events and networking opportunities
  • Advising teachers on environmental topic resources (ie. articles, books, and films)
  • Collaborating and providing support to clubs and onsite CBO’s in planning assemblies, events and field trips
  • Facilitating school garden opportunities
  • Supporting teachers in learning more about environmental service learning
If interests, needs and timing align, subsequent meetings will be arranged 
 
 

Teachers from Non-ESLI Schools  

Teachers interested in working with ESLI from non-ESLI schools are welcome to join ESLI for our Teacher & Student Track at the SF Green Festival Nov 13-15 2009 and our 2nd annual San Francisco Ecofest May 22, 2010. For other potential collaborating opportunities please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it