Professional Learning Professional Learning Communities: Continuing to Communities: Continuing to

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MSTP Facilitator’s TrainingMSTP Facilitator’s Training

January 22, 2010January 22, 2010

Linda HarvieuxLinda Harvieux

AgendaAgenda

Warm UpWarm Up Reflection- Logistics, Process, Reflection- Logistics, Process,

ContentContent Facilitation – Forming, Storming, Facilitation – Forming, Storming,

Norming, Performing, TransformingNorming, Performing, Transforming The Agenda-Questioning StructureThe Agenda-Questioning Structure Looking at Data, Student Work and Looking at Data, Student Work and

Other Formative AssessmentOther Formative Assessment

Write a New Year’s Write a New Year’s Resolution for your Resolution for your PLC work:PLC work:*What do you hope *What do you hope for your team?for your team?*What might you *What might you

do different?do different?Discuss with your Discuss with your

table: How will that table: How will that make a difference make a difference to my PLC?to my PLC?

ReflectionReflection

Individually record your reflections Individually record your reflections on logistics, process, and contenton logistics, process, and content

As a team record your celebrations As a team record your celebrations on the top half of a piece of chart on the top half of a piece of chart tablet and concerns/questions on the tablet and concerns/questions on the bottom halfbottom half

Share with a table near youShare with a table near you

Forming, Storming, Norming, Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, TransformingPerforming, Transforming

*Jigsaw: Read through the stages of a *Jigsaw: Read through the stages of a learning communitylearning community

Describe the stage: On chart tablet make Describe the stage: On chart tablet make a graphic symbol representing the stages a graphic symbol representing the stages with the description insidewith the description inside

Highlight key characteristicsHighlight key characteristics How might this awareness, help a PLC How might this awareness, help a PLC

team move forward?team move forward? **Jigsaw reading is a great strategy when you want your team to Jigsaw reading is a great strategy when you want your team to

do some reading and you want to save time and encourage do some reading and you want to save time and encourage participationparticipation

““Life is like playing a violin solo in Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as public and learning the instrument as one goes on.”one goes on.”

Samuel ButlerSamuel Butler

Case StudiesCase Studies

Divide your paper into four Divide your paper into four quadrants:quadrants:• One: Describe your team’s studyOne: Describe your team’s study• Two: Tell about your team’s structureTwo: Tell about your team’s structure• Three: What is the most productive work Three: What is the most productive work

your team has done?your team has done?• Four: What have you learned, what Four: What have you learned, what

questions do you have for the group?questions do you have for the group?

Digging Deeper into DataDigging Deeper into Data

Many of the most important results Many of the most important results may not be quantifiable, but that may not be quantifiable, but that doesn’t mean they are unknowable.doesn’t mean they are unknowable.

Peter Senge (1994)Peter Senge (1994)

Looking at DataLooking at Data

Read the article, “Looking Deeper Read the article, “Looking Deeper Into the Data”Into the Data”• Circle all the types of dataCircle all the types of data• Underline the four tips for looking at Underline the four tips for looking at

datadata

• How do you use the student’s “story” as How do you use the student’s “story” as data?data?

Why use data cards?Why use data cards?

Provides guiding questions to Provides guiding questions to transform data information into transform data information into instructional decisionsinstructional decisions

Answers the questions, “How do you Answers the questions, “How do you know? What are you doing with what know? What are you doing with what you know?you know?

Provides a safe structure to share Provides a safe structure to share instructional practiceinstructional practice

Data Review Card: Data Review Card: Planning Before the LessonPlanning Before the Lesson

After reviewing the data, ask:After reviewing the data, ask: What knowledge to we need to gather before What knowledge to we need to gather before

beginning instruction? What do we need to know beginning instruction? What do we need to know about the content? What do we need to know about the content? What do we need to know about students?about students?

What strategies do we need to implement to help What strategies do we need to implement to help our students succeed?our students succeed?

How will we know if the strategies are working How will we know if the strategies are working toward student success? What baseline, toward student success? What baseline, formative and summative data will we collect?formative and summative data will we collect?

Data Review Card: Data Review Card: During the LessonDuring the Lesson

After reviewing the data, ask:After reviewing the data, ask: What strategies have we used that are working What strategies have we used that are working

well (share classroom success stories)?well (share classroom success stories)? What evidence shows they are working (i.e. What evidence shows they are working (i.e.

classwork, quizzes, baseline, summative data)?classwork, quizzes, baseline, summative data)? What students aren’t getting it?What students aren’t getting it? What interventions strategies will we try and What interventions strategies will we try and

what evidence will we collect?what evidence will we collect?

Protocol For Looking at Student Protocol For Looking at Student WorkWork

Follow this process:Follow this process: Presentation of student work: One group member presents Presentation of student work: One group member presents

student work, assessments, class work, observations, interview student work, assessments, class work, observations, interview discussion, while other team members listendiscussion, while other team members listen

Clarifying questions: Participants ask the presenting teacher Clarifying questions: Participants ask the presenting teacher questions. What strategies did you use? How did the group do as a questions. What strategies did you use? How did the group do as a whole? Did particular parts of the lesson present a problem?whole? Did particular parts of the lesson present a problem?

Participants look at the work, noting teacher strategies, student Participants look at the work, noting teacher strategies, student strengths and look for “wows and wonders”strengths and look for “wows and wonders”

Wows: It is exciting to see..., The students really seem to.....,The Wows: It is exciting to see..., The students really seem to.....,The obvious strengths are.....obvious strengths are.....

Wonders: I wonder why.... I wonder what would happen if.... What Wonders: I wonder why.... I wonder what would happen if.... What could we try......could we try......

Reflection: Discuss feedback and plan reteaching or intervention Reflection: Discuss feedback and plan reteaching or intervention strategiesstrategies

Data Review Card:Data Review Card:After Summative AssessmentAfter Summative Assessment

After reviewing the data, ask:After reviewing the data, ask: Clarify: What was the desired outcome (content Clarify: What was the desired outcome (content

standards?)standards?) What is our current success rate (team What is our current success rate (team

summative data?)summative data?) To what degree are we meeting goals?To what degree are we meeting goals? What factors contributed to that rate of success What factors contributed to that rate of success

(what factors can we control?)(what factors can we control?) Where do we need to improve and how will we Where do we need to improve and how will we

improve that rate (reteaching, interventions?)improve that rate (reteaching, interventions?)

Your Dream PLC LogYour Dream PLC Log

What information/sentence headings What information/sentence headings would it include?would it include?

How would it be laid out?How would it be laid out? What would you record on the log?What would you record on the log? Reflection: How would it influence Reflection: How would it influence

your current and future practice?your current and future practice?

BrainsBrains

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Action PlanAction Plan

With a partner, answer these With a partner, answer these questions:questions:• How will I revise my agenda?How will I revise my agenda?• Plan your agenda for the next four Plan your agenda for the next four

weeksweeks• What other data will we look at?What other data will we look at?• How will I use the new ideas to lead my How will I use the new ideas to lead my

PLC group?PLC group?• Are there other next steps we are ready Are there other next steps we are ready

to make?to make?

ResourcesResources www.allthingsplc.comwww.allthingsplc.com www.all4ed/about_the_crisis/schools/map www.all4ed/about_the_crisis/schools/map www.ascd.orgwww.ascd.org www.dilbert.comwww.dilbert.com www.echospace.orgwww.echospace.org www.leadandlearn.comwww.leadandlearn.com www.marzanoandassociates.com www.marzanoandassociates.com www.michaelfullan.cawww.michaelfullan.ca www.renewalcoaching.comwww.renewalcoaching.com www.wallacefoundation.org/elanwww.wallacefoundation.org/elan