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BEST PRACTICESPROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
FOR
Create protocols for talking and
behaving.
Each participant writes down the action they commit to taking before
the next meeting.
Spend the last 10-15 minutes of the meeting reflecting
on the session itself.
to track your experience and reflect on implementing the new strategies.
Make sure all adopted strategies
are grounded in research.
© ASCD 2014. All rights reserved
Team up with a colleague to
OBSERVE each other’s
practice.
ROTATEgroup
leadership.
Try the ideas in a
REAL-WORLD SETTING.
Have a moderately
CLEAR PURPOSEin mind before starting a PLC.
KEEP A JOURNAL
10-15MIN
Source: From Strengthening and Enriching Your Professional Learning Community: The Art of Learning Together, by G. Caine and R. N. Caine, 2010, Alexandria, VA: Adapted with permission.
Learn more about professional learning communities at www.ascd.org/strengtheningplcs.
Figure 1: Professional Learning Community Self-Assessment
Complete the PLC self-assessment individually and then discuss perceptions with the entire team. Components Yes Not
Yet Characteristics of Our PLC
1 Expect purpose,
success, support, and high-
functioning collaborative teamwork.
1. Productive group norms are publicized, enforced, and evaluated. 2. There is an open, honest, and respectful atmosphere at the meetings. 3. All participants are encouraged to participate. 4. Roles and responsibilities are clear, equitable, and often rotated. 5. The agenda for the meetings is announced, clarified, and followed. 6. Notes are recorded at meetings. 7. School leaders provide clear expectations and support. 8. The team uses effective and efficient techniques to generate and clarify ideas,
analyze topics of concern, and prioritize. 9. Consensus and compromise are used to make needed decisions in an efficient
way. 10. The team uses efficient and effective techniques to solve group problems. 11. The team uses efficient and effective techniques to academic problems. 12. Time is used efficiently and NOT too much time is taken to accomplish the
objectives. 2
Inspect student work,
and analyze and interpret
achievement data.
13. Define essential questions and challenges regarding student learning needs. 14. Examine student work and achievement data to identify observations, patterns,
and trends. 15. Identify the greatest area(s) of need. 16. Hypothesize contributing factors and reasons for performance. 17. Identify those factors that are within the control of schools and the team.
3 Select
goals, strategies, and a plan of
action.
18. Create and commit to team improvement goals that are strategic, written, measurable, attainable, and realistic.
19. Identify research-based, best practices and correlate them to current practices that address the team's goal(s).
20. Consensus and compromise are used to create improvement plans in an efficient way.
21. The team creates improvement plans that include the improvement goals, objectives, indicators of success, measurements, strategies/methods, resources, a timeline, and needed resources.
4 Act
to prepare and to implement the improvement
plan.
22. The team has access to and participates in professional development activities to learn new knowledge and skills related to improvement targets.
23. Team members have time to collaboratively create units, lessons, resources, and assessments related to improvement targets.
24. Teacher support systems (e.g. peer coaching, electronic resources) are available to use during implementation of the improvement plans.
25. There is accountability for implementing improvement plans created by the team.
26. Team members collect student artifacts and other evidence of progress related to improvement targets.
5 Reflect
about the team’s functioning and progress toward the improvement
goal.
27. The PLC makes adjustments to implementation efforts based upon data/information and collaborative dialogue.
28. The team celebrates progress and goal achievement.
29. The PLC shares team accomplishments and activities with non-team members.
30. The team reflects about group functioning and makes necessary and desired adjustments.
Dr. Bobb Darnell [email protected] www.achievementstrategies.org © 2/15
John F. Kennedy Montessori School ProfessionalLearningCommunities
Date:xx-xx-xxxx K-3rdGradeVerticalTeam
We will NAME and CLAIM the growth and progress of every child.
Agenda:PLCNotes:
NextMeeting:xx-xx-xxxx
Try-ItPlan: Each teacher commits to trying…
Norms(CollectiveCommitments)
1. MeeteveryThursdayduringPlanningTime2. Beginandendontime3. Focusonlearningatalltimes4. Listenandspeakrespectfully5. Contributeequally6. Maintainapositiveattitudeandenvironment7. Worktowardandobtainaconsensusinalldecisionmaking
PLCCriticalQuestions
1. Whatisitwewantourstudentstolearn?2. Howwillweknowiftheyarelearning?3. Howandwhenwillweanalyzetheirwork?4. Howwillwerespondwhenindividualstudentsdo
notlearn?5. Howwillweenrichandextendthelearningfor
studentswhoareproficient?AdaptedfromDuFour
JohnF.KennedyMontessoriElementarySchool
Our ProfessionalLearningCommunitiesareREADY TO LEARN!
Date:Time:
Team
We will NAME and CLAIM the growth and progress of every child.
Bring ItAgreement
StandardFocus:WINGroupTier123 PlanandResources StudentWorkProduced
Students’Names
NextMeeting Facilitator:______________________________________
PLCFIVECriticalQuestions
1. Whatisitwewantourstudentstolearn?2. Howwillweengageallstudentssotheylearnbest?3. Howwillweknowiftheyarelearning?4. Howwillwerespondwhenindividualstudentsdonotlearn?5.Howwillweenrichandextendthelearningforstudentswhoareproficient?6.Whatwillthestudentworklooklike?
Norms(CollectiveCommitments)
1. MeeteveryThursdayduringPlanningTime2. Beginandendontime3. Focusonlearningatalltimes4. Listenandspeakrespectfully5. Contributeequally6. Maintainapositiveattitudeandenvironment7. Worktowardandobtainaconsensusinalldecisionmaking
John F. Kennedy Montessori Elementary ILT Retreat Agenda
Waterfront Development Corporation August 9, 2013
¾ Welcome Relate and Celebrate ¾ ILT Commitment
o ABCDE o 2013-2014 Dates
¾ A Pep Talk from Kid President to You ¾ KPREP Preliminary Data Review
o Feedback o “I Choose C”
¾ Mindset o Discovering the Importance of Mindset
(Dweck)* o Feedback o Pursuit of Happyness*
¾ TELL Survey 2012 ¾ Lunch ¾ School-wide Discipline Plan
o The Effect of Praise on Mindset* ¾ PLCs
o Groups vs Teams* o PLC Weekly Agenda/Notes/Try-It Sheet o Professional Learning Communities – A
Fable* o PLC Practice Scoring Guide
¾ WOW! Tuesdays o Success Analysis Protocol Template
¾ Assessment Data Calendar o Universal Screening Data
¾ Deep Implementation Planning Process o Activity using K-2 Spring Reading Data
¾ Closing o High School Graduate*
Next Meeting: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Norms (Collective Commitments) 1. Meet every on the second Wednesday of each month at
8:00. 2. Begin and end on time 3. Focus on learning at all times 4. Listen and speak respectfully 5. Contribute equally 6. Maintain a positive attitude and environment 7. Work toward and obtain a consensus in all decision
making
2013-2014 ILT Mission To serve as facilitators of excellence for an inspired learning community.
Vision To be an empowered community focused on learning for all.
Goals The ILT will meet monthly to monitor goals and strategies, evaluate systems and data, and to review/ revise level of implementation and achievement based upon the analysis.
Tuning Protocol Template Step 1: Presentation (5 Minutes) Key Question(s):
Listen and Write Notes:
Step 2: My Clarifying Questions (5 Minutes)
Notes on Others’:
Step 3: Individual Writing: (5 Minutes) – Write about the presentation, addressing the key question(s): Step 4: Participant Discussion (10 Minutes) Notes:
Source : Adapted from Protocols for Professional Learning (pp. 34–36), by L. B. Easton, 2009, Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Copyright 2009 by ASCD. Adapted by Judy Carr with permission and Adapted by Opal Davis Dawson.
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Vertical Slice Protocol Template Examining Student Work !Step%1:%What%is%the%Purpose%of%the%Slice?%
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Source:AdaptedfromProtocolsforProfessionalLearning(pp.60–61),byL.B.Easton,2009,Alexandria,VA:ASCD.Copyright2009byASCD.AdaptedbyJudyCarrwithpermission.RevisedbyOpalDavisDawson,ASCDFaculty
TriadProtocolTemplate-DataAnalysisRoundOne(10Minutes)
Speaker1ShareLessonPlan(5minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
WhatIndicator(s)areyouassessing?Howdoesthisassessmentaddressthelearning?Whatisthescoringscale/rubric?WhatpercentageofyoustudentswereBasic,Proficient,Advanced?WhatisyourplanforthestudentswhoareBasic?Whenwillyoure-assessthesestudentsandwhattoolwillyouuse?HowisthisassessmentalignedtoyourSLOsandtheEOYCommonCoreGoalsforyourgradelevel?
WarmFeedbackCoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestion
RoundTwo(10Minutes)Speaker2ShareLessonPlan(5minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
WhatIndicator(s)areyouassessing?Howdoesthisassessmentaddressthelearning?Whatisthescoringscale/rubric?WhatpercentageofyoustudentswereBasic,Proficient,Advanced?WhatisyourplanforthestudentswhoareBasic?Whenwillyoure-assessthesestudentsandwhattoolwillyouuse?HowisthisassessmentalignedtoyourSLOsandtheEOYCommonCoreGoalsforyourgradelevel?
WarmFeedbackCoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestion
RoundThree(10Minutes)Speaker3ShareLessonPlan(5minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
WhatIndicator(s)areyouassessing?Howdoesthisassessmentaddressthelearning?Whatisthescoringscale/rubric?WhatpercentageofyoustudentswereBasic,Proficient,Advanced?WhatisyourplanforthestudentswhoareBasic?Whenwillyoure-assessthesestudentsandwhattoolwillyouuse?HowisthisassessmentalignedtoyourSLOsandtheEOYCommonCoreGoalsforyourgradelevel?
WarmFeedbackCoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestion
Source:AdaptedfromProtocolsforProfessionalLearning(pp.60–61),byL.B.Easton,2009,Alexandria,VA:ASCD.Copyright2009byASCD.AdaptedbyJudyCarrwithpermission.RevisedbyOpalDavisDawson,ASCDFaculty
TriadProtocolTemplateRoundOne(8Minutes)
Speaker1ShareLessonPlan(3minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
Whatisityouwantyourstudentstolearn?Whatstandard(s)willyourlessonaddress?Howdoesthislessonaddressthatlearning?
• MultiplicationHowwillyouknowiftheyarelearning?Whatwillstudentssay,whatwillstudentsdo,whatdatawillyoucollectandisitmeasureable?Whatwillthestudentworklooklike?
• Differentiatedgroupsofthreeorfourbasedonfactfluency• ArrayCards• PairsIknow/PairsIDon'tKnow• BigArraySmallArray
Howwillyourespondwhenindividualstudentsdonotlearn?Whatmisconceptionsdoyouanticipate?Howwillyouenrichandextendthelearningforstudentswhoareproficient?Howwilltheirworkbedifferentiated?
WarmFeedback• Usesseveralmeaningmakingandtransferactivities• Knowledgeandskillsstudentshavelearnedearlierare
clear• Differentiatedbygroupsbasedonformativeassessment
data
CoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestions
• Howwillteacherinterveneforstudentswhodon'tunderstand?
RoundTwo(10Minutes)Speaker2ShareLessonPlan(5minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
Whatisityouwantyourstudentstolearn?Whatstandard(s)willyourlessonaddress?Howdoesthislessonaddressthatlearning?Howwillyouknowiftheyarelearning?Whatwillstudentssay,whatwillstudentsdo,whatdatawillyoucollectandisitmeasureable?Whatwillthestudentworklooklike?Howwillyourespondwhenindividualstudentsdonotlearn?Whatmisconceptionsdoyouanticipate?Howwillyouenrichandextendthelearningforstudentswhoareproficient?Howwilltheirworkbedifferentiated?
WarmFeedbackCoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestion
Source:AdaptedfromProtocolsforProfessionalLearning(pp.60–61),byL.B.Easton,2009,Alexandria,VA:ASCD.Copyright2009byASCD.AdaptedbyJudyCarrwithpermission.RevisedbyOpalDavisDawson,ASCDFaculty
RoundThree(10Minutes)Speaker3ShareLessonPlan(5minutes) ObserverWrittenResponse&Share(5minutes)
Whatisityouwantyourstudentstolearn?Whatstandard(s)willyourlessonaddress?Howdoesthislessonaddressthatlearning?Howwillyouknowiftheyarelearning?Whatwillstudentssay,whatwillstudentsdo,whatdatawillyoucollectandisitmeasureable?Whatwillthestudentworklooklike?Howwillyourespondwhenindividualstudentsdonotlearn?Whatmisconceptionsdoyouanticipate?Howwillyouenrichandextendthelearningforstudentswhoareproficient?Howwilltheirworkbedifferentiated?
WarmFeedbackCoolFeedback/ClarifyingQuestion
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JohnF.KennedyMontessori
K-5ReadingPulseCheckAnalysis
GradeLevelText
Teacher'sName:
StudentNames
Group#1-1st/2nd Tier RR EngProf Standard ContentTarget Strategy
StudentName3 12 2.9 RI.2.6mainpurpose Icanfindwhatthe Usingillustrations
3 12 2.9 ofatext authorwantsto andthetext
extension: answerorexplain notetakingcompare"Burmese
newyearwithKaren 3Columorganizerspeakers&Chinese
StudentName2 20 2.9 RI.2.5Know&use Icanidentifyanduse searchandcut1 24 3.2 textfeatures varioustextfeatures samples2 18 2.8
StudentName RL.K.4 Ask and I can talk about Use pic cues to
3 1 28 answer questions unknown words in understand the
3 1 1 about unknown a book meaning of a
3 2 28 words in a text new word in a
text
words in a text
Group#3 StandardRREngProf ContentTarget LanguageTarget
Group#2 ContentTargetStandardRR EngProf
andtellhowtheyareused
Icannametextfeatures
ESL Collaborative Intervention Groups -
Icansaywhatthe
Strategy
LanguageTarget
authorwantsto
answer or explain
LanguageTargetTier
TeacherName:Time:12:00-12:45Date:11/25-11/26
Text:Informational"ANewYearCalledTet" Writing: What was it that the author wants us to know?
Essential Voc: Tet, Vietnam, Vietnamese, strips,
Notes:
Text:informational-"HereItIs!" Writing:MakeashoppinglistEssentialVoc.milk,cheese,bread,juice,jam,corn,icecream
I can say or
meaning of new
demonstrate the
StrategyTier
Text:informational: Writing:createposterforclasstouseEssentialVoc.
30-60-90DAYTEMPLATE
INTHEFIRST30DAYS,WEWILLKNOWWEARESUCCESSFULWHEN: PPP
THEMEASURES/EVIDENCEWEWILLUSEARE:
FIRST30DAYSACTIONSTRATEGIES:
WHOISONPOINT? BYWHEN HOWCOMMUNICATED
IFWEARENOTSUCCESSFUL,WEWILL:
30-60-90DAYTEMPLATEIN60DAYS,WEWILLKNOWWEARESUCCESSFULWHEN:THEMEASURES/EVIDENCEWEWILLUSEARE:
60DAYSACTIONSTRATEGIES: WHOISONPOINT?
BYWHEN
HOWCOMMUNICATED
IFWEARENOTSUCCESSFUL,WEWILL:
30-60-90DAYTEMPLATEIN90DAYS,WEWILLKNOWWEARESUCCESSFULWHEN:THEMEASURES/EVIDENCEWEWILLUSEARE:
90DAYSACTIONSTRATEGIES: WHOISONPOINT?
BYWHEN? HOWCOMMUNICATED?
IFWEARENOTSUCCESSFUL,WEWILL:
Figure 1: Professional Learning Community Self-Assessment
Complete the PLC self-assessment individually and then discuss perceptions with the entire team. Components Yes Not
Yet Characteristics of Our PLC
1 Expect purpose,
success, support, and high-
functioning collaborative teamwork.
1. Productive group norms are publicized, enforced, and evaluated. 2. There is an open, honest, and respectful atmosphere at the meetings. 3. All participants are encouraged to participate. 4. Roles and responsibilities are clear, equitable, and often rotated. 5. The agenda for the meetings is announced, clarified, and followed. 6. Notes are recorded at meetings. 7. School leaders provide clear expectations and support. 8. The team uses effective and efficient techniques to generate and clarify ideas,
analyze topics of concern, and prioritize. 9. Consensus and compromise are used to make needed decisions in an efficient
way. 10. The team uses efficient and effective techniques to solve group problems. 11. The team uses efficient and effective techniques to academic problems. 12. Time is used efficiently and NOT too much time is taken to accomplish the
objectives. 2
Inspect student work,
and analyze and interpret
achievement data.
13. Define essential questions and challenges regarding student learning needs. 14. Examine student work and achievement data to identify observations, patterns,
and trends. 15. Identify the greatest area(s) of need. 16. Hypothesize contributing factors and reasons for performance. 17. Identify those factors that are within the control of schools and the team.
3 Select
goals, strategies, and a plan of
action.
18. Create and commit to team improvement goals that are strategic, written, measurable, attainable, and realistic.
19. Identify research-based, best practices and correlate them to current practices that address the team's goal(s).
20. Consensus and compromise are used to create improvement plans in an efficient way.
21. The team creates improvement plans that include the improvement goals, objectives, indicators of success, measurements, strategies/methods, resources, a timeline, and needed resources.
4 Act
to prepare and to implement the improvement
plan.
22. The team has access to and participates in professional development activities to learn new knowledge and skills related to improvement targets.
23. Team members have time to collaboratively create units, lessons, resources, and assessments related to improvement targets.
24. Teacher support systems (e.g. peer coaching, electronic resources) are available to use during implementation of the improvement plans.
25. There is accountability for implementing improvement plans created by the team.
26. Team members collect student artifacts and other evidence of progress related to improvement targets.
5 Reflect
about the team’s functioning and progress toward the improvement
goal.
27. The PLC makes adjustments to implementation efforts based upon data/information and collaborative dialogue.
28. The team celebrates progress and goal achievement.
29. The PLC shares team accomplishments and activities with non-team members.
30. The team reflects about group functioning and makes necessary and desired adjustments.
Dr. Bobb Darnell [email protected] www.achievementstrategies.org © 2/15
BrainDumpforPLC4EssentialQuestions
Whatdoweexpectourstudentstolearn?
1. BuildingandClassExpectations2. TeachLearningexpectations3. MeetorExceedinallcurricularareas
requiredbythestatesuchas,state4. goals,benchmarks,andcorestandardsat
gradelevelorabovegradelevels.5. VocabularycurriculumandRubrics6. Predicting,Imaging,Inferring,Questioning,
Summarizing,Connecting7. Extendedresponsewithrubric
8. TeacherQuarterlygoals9. Increasedvocabularyinallacademic
areas10. Comprehensioninallacademicareas11. PersonalInformation12. Self-CareSkills13. Socialization14. Communicationskills–Verbal/Written15. Read,Write,Apply,Comprehend16. Technology:Interactivewebsites,BookFlix,
Starfall,A-Z,MathBlasters,SpellCity,Fastmath,Multiplication.com
Howwillweknowtheyarelearning?1. Grades–No“0”2. TeachersObservations3. Formative/Summative/Common
Assessment4. StudentReflections/Journals5. DistrictAssessments6. EarlySkillsAssessmentGradesK-27. DiscoveryEducationAssessmentGrades3-68. Mid-terms/ReportCards9. Unit/WeeklyTest/Quizzes10. Pre/PostTest
11. Rubric/Checklist12. Responders13. ItemAnalysis14. FluencyChecks15. Probes16. StudyIsland17. AcceleratedReaderPoints18. StateAssessmentData19. Graphs20. Classparticipation
BrainDumpforPLC4EssentialQuestions
Howwillwerespondwhentheydon’tlearn?
1. DifferentiatedInstructions2. TargetSpecificskills3. DataItemAnalysis4. LeveledMaterials(below,onlevel,above)5. BloomsTaxonomy6. GraphicOrganizers7. Manipulatives8. Choiceboards9. ImmediateFeedback10. Graderecovery:re-docorrect11. FlexibleGrouping12. GuidedReading13. EnvisionRemediation(math)14. Triumph(belowlevelMMHreadingseries)15. Cubing16. Teachersharedstrategies
17. Co-teaching18. Additionaltime19. Parentcontact20. Referraltoproblemsolvingteam21. ExtendedResponses(math&reading)22. DailyWordProblem23. AcceleratedReader24. MusicThroughInstruction–K25. Anchoractivities26. TradeBooks27. PeerAssistedLearningStrategies(PALS)28. Journal/ReadingLogs29. MathBuddies
Howwillwerespondiftheyalreadyknowit?
1. Cubing2. ChoiceBoards3. UseLeveledReaders4. UseVocabularytowritesentences5. Freechoicebookreadingforpoints6. AcceleratedReader7. Centers–HighLevel8. Picture/WritingJournals9. WordCreation
10. Enriched–LeveledReader–Novels11. UnitedStreamingSkills–1,2,312. Envision–Enrichment(math)13. Games14. Groupleaders15. PeerTutoring16. IndependentProjects17. TaketoSeatcenters18. Readingbuddies