Stoller Update

OMLI @ STOLLER

2005 - 2008+ + + and more +++

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Stoller Middle School

Beaverton, Oregon

Our School islocated near the north boundary of the Beaverton School District

We haveapproximately 1100 Students

in Grades 6 - 8

12 Core Math Teachers3 Special Education Teachers co-teaching Math

1.5 ELL Teachers supporting their students in Math



Our First Year‘05 - ‘06

• Leaders:– Florence Richey – Nancy Fowler; Gail Hjorth; Cathy Windsheimer

• Professional Development Dates 2005 – 2006• August Inservice

• Introducing Discourse When Teaching Math• December 2nd Looking at Discourse in the Math Classroom

• Classroom Data Snaps • January 20th Looking at Discourse in the Math Classroom

•Classroom Data Snaps • March 21st, March 22nd, April 13th,May 11th, May 25th

• Best Practices Course for ALL Math Staff resulting in Individual & Department Action Plans



Year 2‘06 - ‘07

Leaders: Florence Richey; Gail Hjorth; Cathy Windsheimer

• Professional Development Dates 2006 – 2007• August Revisit Best Practices & Personal Goals• Dec 1st OMLI PD – Deprivatizing our classrooms• Jan 20th OMLI PD - Deprivatizing our classrooms• Mar 2nd OMLI PD - Deprivatizing our classrooms• Mar Portland Public School Visitations

• Professional Learning Community Meetings – monthly



Year 3‘07 - ‘08

Leaders: Dwight Jerde; Gail Hjorth; Cathy Windsheimer

• Professional Development Dates 2007 – 2008August Inservice Consecutive Sums – Working on math togetherOctober 12th Technology in the Math Classroom (Hjorth)October 15th Pool Border - Multiple RepresentationsNovember 6th Sharing from Grade 7–Multiple RepresentationsDec. Jan. Classroom Study Island InstructionMarch 18th Proficiency / Sufficiency ModelsApril 22 Looking at Student DataMay 6th Growing Dots - Planning a Lesson

• PLC Meetings – monthly





Stoller Middle SchoolOMLI Action Plan2008 - 2011

Overriding Goals

Mathematical Goal: Implementation of assessment by using proficiency / sufficiency models for mathematical tasks grades 6 - 8

Socio Mathematical Goal: Doing math tasks together; justifying conjectures; looking for multiple representations multiple representations

Pedagogical: •Analyzing math tasks together (students and ours)•Valuing justification and multiple representations•Seeing ourselves as learners•Shared Leadership

Colleagues and Mentors:•Stoller Math Staff•SPED; ESL; IAs•Dwight Jerde•Math Coach

Goal: • Professional Learning Community Grade Level Teams



2008 - 2009Professional Development at a Glance:

May

Celebration

April Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership

Mathematical: A Look Back Proficiency / Sufficiency Models

"What does it mean for our teaching and students?"

March Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership

Mathematical: Proficiency / Sufficiency Models

7th Grade leads "task" and student work for moderation

February Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership


Grade Level moderation to assess effectiveness of Nov. work

January Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership



December

Celebration

NovemberPedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership


Grade Level Work to develop a common assessment task

October Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership



September Pedagogical: Shared norms, values and leadership

Mathematical: Introducing Proficiency / Sufficiency Models

Introduction by MS Assessment Participants

Our Action Plan

Scaling Up‘08 - ‘09

Collaborating to define Proficiency / Sufficiency expectations for students

through the study of mathematics together.

We have built a community of trusting professionals who can tackle difficult

issues with professionalism!






May

Celebration"What does it mean for our

teaching and students?"


Mathematical: 7th grade provides Sufficiency evidence of one Proficiency Target for team analysis


Mathematical: Provide grade level time for teachers to work on guidelines for evidence of sufficiency towards one Proficiency Target





December

Celebration






Mathematical: Begin discussion to Define, Articulate and Implement Sufficiency Guidelines in support of Proficiency Targets

Our Action Plan


Collaborating to implement Proficiency / Sufficiency expectations for students

through the study of mathematics together.








May

Celebration

"What does it mean for our teaching and students?"


Mathematical: All grades evaluate student proficiency / sufficiency work (reflecting and refining work we have done)


Mathematical: Grade Level Collaboration doing math with parents to establish baseline informational setting


Mathematical: Cross-Grade level moderation to evaluate student proficiency / sufficiency work (reflecting and refining work we have done)



December

Celebration


Mathematical: Grade level moderation to evaluate student proficiency / sufficiency work (reflecting and refining work we have done)




Mathematical: Year Goal: Part I Sufficiency / Proficiency to be the norm for evaluating student performance

Part II Establish parent communication

Our Action Plan


Collaborating to refine the cycle of Proficiency / Sufficiency expectations

for students through the study of mathematics together.



