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Supporting Schools and District Improvement in Massachusetts

Building Professional Learning Communities to Improve Instruction and Raise Achievement

`Summer 2013

Day 2

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Institute Goals To create a common understanding of the PLC Expansion

Project, and the support available for schools and districts

To examine the purpose, structures, and protocols for building an effective PLC

To experience and practice the work of effective PLCs

To use the PLC structures to explore individual schools/districts focus of inquiry, develop a body of work and implementation plan for key initiatives for the rest of the year.

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Today’s Agenda - Morning Intro – Day 1 Reflections Connections Text-Based Discussion Break Looking at Student work Protocol Chalk Talk Protocol Morning Reflections Lunch

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Today’s Agenda - Afternoon Chalk Talk District / School Team Time Consultancy Protocol Debrief & Reflections Institute Evaluations Closure

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Day 1 Reflections Common Questions:

How do we find time to schedule PLCs ? How do we ensure buy-in from everyone? How do we

overcome the resistors and non-believers? How do we get started? How is this going to look in my

school? How will it look like at the central office?

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How we work together Our Norms:

Active listening Recognize that everyone is a learner Check your assumptions Trust the process Respect all voices Start and end on time

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Connections What is on your mind that you need to leave at the door in

order to be present and do your best work today?

Rounds of 1 minute for each person at each table

Debrief

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Text-Based Discussion4-A’s Protocol – In packetNeed: Facilitator & Time keeper at each tableDon’t forget to debrief

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Break – 10 minutes

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Looking at Student Work Protocol

Protocol at the heart of PLC workRemain in Same groups as yesterdayThink about: What would you need to be able to do this in your school? How would the conversation go?

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Chalk TalkQuestions for Chalk Talk:

1. What are the entry points to PLC work?

2. How do you move to consistent school-wide implementation?

Debrief Protocol & conversation

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Reflections

In your “journals” capture some of your thoughts, ideas, and questions from our work this morning.

Debrief

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Lunch – 45mins

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Afternoon Agenda District / School Team Time Consultancy Protocol Debrief & Reflections Institute Evaluations Closure

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Team Time Framing Question:

What would PLC success look like for us in June 2014 and how do we get there?

Think of a dilemma that you or your team can present and get some feedback on from your colleagues

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Consultancy Protocol Using the collective experience of the group to solve

dilemmas – Great protocol for teacher teams!

Each consultancy group report to a breakout room; 3 groups stay in main room

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Final Reflections & Closing Journal: Thoughts, questions, ideas from the two days

Share out – What’s next for you and your team?

Institute Evaluations

Next Steps