Early Release Professional Development

Troutman Middle SchoolFebruary 15, 2012

Agenda

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & 360° Evaluation

1:00 – 3:00 Shifting to Common Core

3:00 – 4:00 Improving PLC Effectiveness

Norms

• Stick to agenda• Stay on topic• Be positive• Be on time• Participate-full/actively• Limit sidebars

Celebrations

Resources

• Media Center ERPD Link• IF ERPD Link

Common Core

Where Have We Been?

Where Are We Going?

Shifts to make before next year

• 8 practices• Balancing informational & literary texts• Emphasize literacy - across content

areas• text complexity• Rich questioning• Writing from sources• Academic vocabulary

Shifts in ELA/Literacy

• Balancing Informational & Literary Text• Building Knowledge in the Disciplines• Staircase of Complexity• Text-Based Answers• Writing From Sources• Academic Vocabulary

Text-Based Answers

• Students have to connect with text• Close reading of text• Referring back to text• Learning the questions worth asking

Tools Common Core

• A.C.E. Strategy• Synthesis Template

ACE Frayer

A.C.E. is a tool to assist students in translating their learning into extended response that can help them self-monitor their progress.

A.C.E.A.C.E. is NOT

intended as replacement for rubrics used to guide

and evaluate the complete writing

process.

Passage to read…. Question to answer…

Answer______________________________________________________________________________________________Cite Evidence_________________________________________________________________________________________Expand__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACE template examples

Answer: Computation:

Explanation:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACE…..your math questions

Question_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACE Template Examples

Synthesis Template

Term: Synthesis Template

My Understanding level: 1 2 34

Describe: A scaffolding tool to assist students in pulling key information from text and making connections. It could be incorporated as part of the cooperative learning strategy: Think-WRITE-Pair-Share.Draw:

Digital Tools

• Annotations – Diigo– MSWord

NC Education / DPI Modules

https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/

Log in same as NC Falcon

Break as Needed

We will begin next session: 3:00 p.m.

Collaborative Time

•Work with PLC/Team to incorporate ACE/Synthesis strategies into upcoming lesson planning

•Explore Diigo or NC Education site

Improving PLC Effectiveness

February 15, 2012

Why PLCs?

•DuFour Video•Trego SCAN

PLC Definitions

•Content Level•Grade Level•Team Level

PLC ExpectationsContent Level

•Documentation -Agenda Emailed by

Chair -Agenda posted to

Wiki•Process -Assign Roles

PLC ExpectationsGrade Level

• Documentation -Lesson Plan Template -Notes emailed to IF• Process -Share Best Practices -Reflection on Prior Week -Data Analysis on PA and

CFA (when needed) -EC and Sci and SS attend

(next year)

PLC ExpectationsTeam Level

• Meet as needed

• Documentation -Team Leader take notes

• Process -Up to Team

Model PLCs

• Activity

• 3 – things you observed• 2 – things to implement w/ your

PLC• 1 – question you have

Data Folders and Planning

• Data Folders (Brinager) -Importance of Data• Lesson Planning -Importance of

Collaboration (Steytler and Gilliland)

Reflection

•Activity- Use checklist to reflect on Content level PLC

–PE will meet together–Remainder of Wheel meet separately

ERPD Feedback

•Please complete the online feedback survey

Thank You for All You Do!