plc action teams, instructional services, 2008 every individual in our school community is...

PLC Action Teams, Instructional Services, 2008PLC Action Teams, Instructional Services, 2008


Every individual in our school Every individual in our school community is essential, every resource community is essential, every resource is vital, and every minute is precious. is vital, and every minute is precious. Our success comes from our genuine Our success comes from our genuine love of our students and our singular love of our students and our singular dedication to fulfill our mission.dedication to fulfill our mission.

~Mike Mattos~~Mike Mattos~ Former Principal Former Principal

Marjorie Veeh ElementaryMarjorie Veeh Elementary

Tustin, CATustin, CA


Outcomes:Outcomes:

Participants will:Participants will:– use the continuous improvement cycle to use the continuous improvement cycle to

guide the instructional components aligned to guide the instructional components aligned to PUSD Six Essentials: PUSD Six Essentials: Student WorkStudent Work and and Data Data and Responsive Instructionand Responsive Instruction..

– apply the PUSD Rubric to Transform Learning apply the PUSD Rubric to Transform Learning and School Culture to the team’s cycle of and School Culture to the team’s cycle of practice and identify areas of need.practice and identify areas of need.

– develop next steps to address areas of need develop next steps to address areas of need identified by the rubric and survey.identified by the rubric and survey.


What We’ve Been Doing:What We’ve Been Doing:Curriculum-Instruction-AssessmentCurriculum-Instruction-Assessment

• Curriculum of State StandardsCurriculum of State Standards

• District-wide AssessmentsDistrict-wide Assessments

• Data Teams 2002-04Data Teams 2002-04

• Data Action Teams 2004-07Data Action Teams 2004-07

• Classroom Walkthroughs 2007-08Classroom Walkthroughs 2007-08

• Professional Learning CommunitiesProfessional Learning Communities

2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005

Focus

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District-wide Focus:

1. Reading comprehension

2. Number sense

3. Writing

Focus

Cycles of Data-Driven Inst.

Big Picture

Marzano’s Survey

Theory of Action

Writing

Writing to Learn, 6 Characteristics, Writing Standards (K-12), PUSD Writing Program, Writing: Modeled, Shared, Guided and Independent

Marzano’s “Inst. Strategies that Work”

Focus

Pullian Group

1. Building vocabulary and Language of Learning

2. Lesson Analysis to Produce Results

3. Engaging Thinking Skills

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008

Focus

•Review Module 1 & 2

•Module 3 Cycle of Inquiry

•Pyramid of Interventions

•Collaboratice Teams

•Developing Academic Voc.

Focus•Direct Instruction•Current Reality Survey•Module 3 Rubrics•Collaboration•Evidence of Results•STPT•Cycle of Inquiry Action Plans

Focus

•PUSD System Connection

•Six Essentials

•Examining Student Work

•SMART Goals

•Classroom Walkthroughs


Why We’ve Been Doing ThisWhy We’ve Been Doing This

““If there is anything the research community If there is anything the research community agrees on, it is this:agrees on, it is this:

The right kind of continuous, structured The right kind of continuous, structured teacher collaboration improves the quality teacher collaboration improves the quality of teaching and pays big, often immediate, of teaching and pays big, often immediate, dividends in student learning and dividends in student learning and professional morale in virtually any setting. professional morale in virtually any setting. Our experience with schools across the Our experience with schools across the nation bears this out unequivocally.”nation bears this out unequivocally.”

- Mike Schmoker- Mike Schmoker

Results NOWResults NOW


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How We’ve Been Doing ThisHow We’ve Been Doing This

• Professional Learning CommunitiesProfessional Learning Communities• Appropriate Lesson DesignAppropriate Lesson Design• Responsive Instruction Responsive Instruction • Cycle of Inquiry: Cycle of Inquiry:

– PlanPlan, , DoDo, , CheckCheck, , ActAct• Six EssentialsSix Essentials• Every Student, Every Classroom, Every Every Student, Every Classroom, Every

DayDay

How It All Connects to Deliver How It All Connects to Deliver Reaching, Teaching, and Reaching, Teaching, and

LearningLearning

• Professional Learning Community (PLC)Professional Learning Community (PLC)

• PLC Action TeamsPLC Action Teams

• Two essentials: Two essentials: – Responsive Instruction andResponsive Instruction and– Student Work and DataStudent Work and Data– Every Student, Every Classroom, Every DayEvery Student, Every Classroom, Every Day


2008 -2009

Focus

Deepening the Work in:

•Six Essentials

•Responsive Instruction

•Student Work and Data

•Professional Learning Communities

•Summative and Common Formative Assessments

•Examining Student Work

•Classroom Information and Feedback

•Every Student, Every Classroom, Every Day




Focus on:Focus on: Responsive InstructionResponsive Instruction

• Expectations for SchoolsExpectations for Schools– School staff will intervene to accelerate learning for all School staff will intervene to accelerate learning for all

underperforming students.underperforming students.

• Evidence: What You Should See and HearEvidence: What You Should See and Hear– PLC Action Teams, including the principal analyze data PLC Action Teams, including the principal analyze data

and regular present findings to staff.and regular present findings to staff.

• Expectations for District OfficeExpectations for District Office– The District makes available formative assessments in The District makes available formative assessments in

core content areas that are aligned with state standards.core content areas that are aligned with state standards.




Focus on:Focus on:Student Work and DataStudent Work and Data

• Expectations for schoolsExpectations for schools– School staff uses STPT process to analyze and use data School staff uses STPT process to analyze and use data

to inform instruction.to inform instruction.

• Evidence: What You Should See and Hear Evidence: What You Should See and Hear – School staff collaborate to plan instruction, solve School staff collaborate to plan instruction, solve

problems, and identify their own learning needs.problems, and identify their own learning needs.

• Expectations for District OfficeExpectations for District Office– The District makes student performance data available The District makes student performance data available

to schools through RxNet in a timely manner.to schools through RxNet in a timely manner.


What is a PLC?What is a PLC?• Professional Learning CommunityProfessional Learning Community

– Collaborative teams whose members work Collaborative teams whose members work interdependentlyinterdependently to achieve to achieve common goals.common goals.

• Focused on student learning with inquiry Focused on student learning with inquiry around:around:– What is it that we expect students to learn?What is it that we expect students to learn?– How will we know when/how well they’ve How will we know when/how well they’ve

learned it?learned it?– How will we respond when students don’t How will we respond when students don’t

learn?learn?


Why PLC’s?Why PLC’s?

• ““You cannot have students as continuous learners You cannot have students as continuous learners and effective collaborators, without teachers and effective collaborators, without teachers having the same characteristics.” having the same characteristics.”

~ DuFour~ DuFour• ““If schools want to enhance their organizational If schools want to enhance their organizational

capacity to boost student learning, they should capacity to boost student learning, they should work on building a professional community that is work on building a professional community that is characterized by shared purpose, collaborative characterized by shared purpose, collaborative activity, and collective responsibility among staff.”activity, and collective responsibility among staff.”

~ Newmann and Wehlage~ Newmann and Wehlage


A Professional Community of LearnersA Professional Community of Learners

Terry Weeks Terry Weeks

7th Grade, Social Studies7th Grade, Social Studies

Central Middle School Murfreesboro, Central Middle School Murfreesboro, TennesseeTennessee

1988 National Teacher of the Year1988 National Teacher of the Year



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What do PLC’s do to What do PLC’s do to transtransform form learning and school culture?learning and school culture?

• engage in. . .engage in. . .– reflective reflective

dialoguedialogue– continuous continuous

inquiryinquiry– collaborationcollaboration– de-privatizing de-privatizing

practicepractice

• are based on. . .are based on. . .

– student learningstudent learning

– systems systems approachapproach

– shared norms shared norms and valuesand values

– common common practicepractice






Module ReviewModule Review

Agenda ReviewAgenda Review

Pomona Unified School District Division of Instructional Services

PLC Action Team Training October 2008-2009

Meeting Outcomes: Participants will:

ÿ use the continuous improvement cycle to guide the instructional components aligned to PUSD Six Essentials: Student Work and Data and Responsive Instruction.

ÿ apply the PUSD Rubric to Transform Learning and School Culture to the team’s cycle of practice and identify areas of need.

ÿ develop next steps to address areas of need identified by the rubric and survey.

Agenda

I. Welcome II . Opening – Establishing the Context for Our Work

II I. Breakout Sessions I: Transforming Learning and School Culture

IV . Lunch (11:30-12:15) V. Breakout Sessions II: Transforming Learning and School Culture

VI . School Level Teams: Collaborating to Transform Learning and School

Culture

VII . Closing

A successful face-to-face team is more than just collectively intelli gent. It makes everyone work harder, think smarter and reach better conclusions than they would have on their own.

~James Surowiecki


Session ASession ARoom 306Room 306

Session BSession B Room 305Room 305

Session CSession C Room 304Room 304


Transform Learning and Transform Learning and School CultureSchool Culture

• Classroom Information Classroom Information and Feedbackand Feedback

• Examining Student WorkExamining Student Work• Summative and Common Summative and Common

Formative AssessmentsFormative Assessments

• Survey Results Survey Results ReviewReview

• RubricRubric


Transform Learning and Transform Learning and School CultureSchool Culture

Team Activity:Team Activity:Step 1Step 1

– Examine the survey results.Examine the survey results.

Step 2Step 2

– Use the information gathered at the sessions and the Use the information gathered at the sessions and the rubric to discuss your school-wide practices in each rubric to discuss your school-wide practices in each area. area.

Step 3Step 3

– Determine the current status of your site for each of the Determine the current status of your site for each of the three essential elements highlighted in the rubric.three essential elements highlighted in the rubric.

Step 4Step 4

– Identify a skill your site will focus their professional Identify a skill your site will focus their professional growth on this year.growth on this year.


PLC Action Team Next PLC Action Team Next StepsSteps

Select one elementSelect one element • Plan-Plan-What is your identified skill/practice What is your identified skill/practice

and what will your Professional and what will your Professional Development look like to address your Development look like to address your next steps for the year?next steps for the year?

• Do-Do-Who does what, by when?Who does what, by when?• Check-Check-How and how often will you check How and how often will you check

on the extent to which PLC’s use and on the extent to which PLC’s use and enhance their skill or practice?enhance their skill or practice?

• Act-Act-When will we take action to When will we take action to revise,review and revisit?revise,review and revisit?




Transformers Transformers - Roll Out!- Roll Out!

EvaluationsEvaluations

Thank You!Thank You!

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