plc tips and traps galileo leadership conference august 8, 2012
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PLC Tips And Traps Galileo Leadership Conference August 8, 2012. Katie Fitzpatrick [email protected] Heather Rumley [email protected]. FLUFFY AGENDA. Who are we Key Working Agreements (KWA) or Norms Parking Lot Who you are What is a PLC Begin to transform your meetings - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PLC TIPS AND TRAPSGALILEO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEAUGUST 8, 2012
Katie Fitzpatrick [email protected]
Heather Rumley [email protected]
FLUFFY AGENDA Who are we Key Working Agreements (KWA) or Norms Parking Lot Who you are What is a PLC Begin to transform your meetings Setting a fluffy agenda and KWA SMART goals Test Data Unit Planning Review
WHO ARE WE Katie Fitzpatrick Heather Rumley
Wayne-Westland at John Glenn HS
Secondary math teacher
Department chair Secondary Math
Content Leader Mother of 3 cats and
1 dog
KEY WO
RKING
AGREEM
ENTS
KWA
Start and end on timeStay on task/topicParking Lot for other
ideasNo judgmentListen and share air timeMinimize distractions
ElectronicsSide conversations
PARKING LOT Sticky notes Include your email if we do not get a chance
to answer your question
CHECK-IN YOUR REALITY
Poll everywhere….
ARE YOU READY TO TAKE A TRIP ON THE PLC BUS?
PLC Questions Used to Guide Your Meetings
1.What do we expect students to learn (essentials)?
2.How will we know if they have learned it?
3.What do we do with struggling students?
4.What do we do with the students who have learned already?
5.What methods of instruction are working best for all of our students?
WHAT MEETINGS HAVE BEEN
More than Tuesday at 2:00 Everyone invited to participate Common goal
BEGIN TO CHANGE THAT STATE OF MIND
Grading papers Talking Reading Cell phone games
HOW TO BEGIN THAT TRANSFORMATIONKWA
Re-Direct
Code Word
?CHECK-IN? KWA OR NORMS
*Do you have KWA’s or Norms for your meetings?
*Do the members of your team follow them?
*Pick 2 code words and share them with your neighbor
STILL HEADING TO THAT TRANSFORMATIONFluffy agenda
Get it out there and visible
SMART goals S pecific, strategic M easurable A ttainable R esults-oriented T ime-bound
?CHECK-IN? SMART GOALS
*Do you use SMART goals?
WHY SMART GOALS? Goals are something that you want to
achieve in the future
SMART goals assist in “getting focused” on what to focus efforts toward
SMART goals help define exactly what the “future state” looks like and how it will be measured
SMART goals show others how their work “aligns” and relates to the focus of the school
GOALS ALLOW TEACHERS TOO…. more rapidly identify those students who
need help.
challenge the students in the middle to reach a little bit higher.
move students who have mastered the materials on to new skills and competencies.
have quick feedback which allows continuous adjustments to instructional strategies.
SMART GOAL EXAMPLES: 80% of all sixth grade students will score a 4
or higher on a 6 point MEAP rubric when responding to a personal narrative prompt.
80% of first grade students will read at a level 16 or above by the end of first grade.
80% of third grade students will score an 80% or higher on the third grade math essential summative assessment
80% of eighth grade students will increase their lexile score by 100 points by the end of eighth grade.
SMART NON-EXAMPLES: 80% of fourth grade students will score
a 4 or higher on the writing MEAP.
First grade students will improve listening skills.
80% of seventh grade students will use a child-friendly writing rubric.
?CHECK-IN? REVISE GOAL
Every student will show evidence of one year of growth in mathematics.
YOU KNOW THE WHY NOW LETS WORK MORE
TOWARDS THE WHAT AND HOW
SO WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT?
“Data should be used as a means to an
end,not as a means
to a grade”Steve Tunnicliff Carman- Ainsworth Assistant Supe
FAST FORWARD TO YOUR FIRST COMMON ASSESSMENT Invite everyone to bring their test results
Non-judging environment
Begin with the positive
Share top 3 questions
Identify commonalities and differences
Discuss and document
?CHECK-IN? TEST DATA DISCUSSION
*Identify your first assessment this year you will use this process
*Make note of 2 concerns you have
CONTINUING WITH SAME TEST DATA Share bottom 2 questions
Team leader shares results first
Everyone share results
Record information for review
Look for commonalities and differences
COMMON MISSED QUESTIONS Analyze the question and decided what to do
Isolated topic Instruction for next year Note in valuable location
Continuing skill Re-teach & re-assess Communicate info to all involved
CONTINUING WITH TEST DATA
NON-COMMON MISSED QUESTION Put yourself out there
Ask for volunteers with higher results
Share and record strategies used
Thank all that offer support
Proceed through the rest of the low results
?CHECK-IN? TEST DATA DISCUSSION
*Look at your previous concerns, share one (or add an additional one) with your neighbor
EXAMPLE DATA DISPLAYS
ELEMENTARY GOAL TRACKING
SAMPLE HS LEARNING DATA REPORTUS HISTORY – 11 ESSENTIALS – 5 TEACHERS
Y AXIS = SCORESX AXIS = PERFORMANCE ON EA ESSENTIAL BY TEACHER
0102030405060708090
100
1 EO 2 EO 3 EO 4 EO 5 EO 6 EO 7 EO 8EO 9 EO 10 EO 11 E
FRASER EXAMPLE USING DATA DIRECTOR TRACKING TEAM LEARNING DATABY ESSENTIAL AND BY TEACHER
Standard/Cluster Teacher 1 Teacher 2 Teacher 3 Teacher 4 Average
cause and effect 96% 100% 98% 98% 98%
compare/contrast 76% 84% 77% 85% 81%
inferring 80% 83% 84% 86% 84%
character 70% 74% 63% 71% 68%
setting 88% 86% 95% 93% 92%
plot 84% 96% 98% 98% 96%
theme 63% 62% 73% 74% 71%
word study 89% 86% 87% 88% 87%
fragment 68% 65% 60% 75% 67%
run-on 54% 57% 45% 44% 48%
compound sentence 19% 28% 21% 23% 23%
pronoun/ant. agreement 32% 35% 41% 31% 35%
subject/verb agreement 68% 67% 69% 67% 68%
capitalization 87% 79% 84% 86% 85%
usage (homonyms) 91% 92% 89% 88% 89%
Class Average 76% 76% 75% 77% 76%
UNIT PLANNING Ask for tips from the pro’s
Read section heading or topics
Record and distribute all ideas
Obtain permission before including names
SILENC
E Hear crickets?
No eye contact?
Sally-Show-Off has learned to talk without breathing
No worries
UNIT PLANNING
UNIT PLANNING - GET THE BALL ROLLING Online resources
Jig-saw and discuss the merits
Personally ask each person to bring something to the next meeting (this helps with Sally too)
Pick your favorite topic and talk about it
Pick the most difficult Then brainstorm as a group strategies
WHY TEST DATA & UNIT PLANNING Talk about teaching and learning
Share ideas
Lessen individual workload
Encourage each other and celebrate
?CHECK-IN? UNIT PLANNING
*Write down 2-3 of your own strategies that you will share with your peers for your first unit this year
Don’t miss the bus
OUR MIP’S Fluffly agenda, SMART goals and KWA’s
Code word or re-direct
Put yourself out there
Test data 3 positive and 2 negative
Invite everyone to participate & share/distribute ideas
One’s ordinary is another’s extraordinary
PLC IS MORE THAN A
MEETING
Find out how your world can change by taking part
DON’T LET THIS BE YOUR SCHOOL… YOUR MEETINGS…YOUR CLASS… YOU
?CHECK-IN? YOUR CURRENT PLC
REALITY*What are we great at?
*What do we need to get better at?
*What do we need to start doing?
*What should we stop doing?
*What should we celebrate?
KATIE FITZPATRICK & HEATHER RUMLEY