1. PLC’s: The Road to Effective Professional Development and Learning! Designing and Sustaining Effective Teacher Professional Development and Learning Anoka-Hennepin2011-2012 High School PD Timothy D. Kanold tkanold.blogspot.com Twitter.com/#tkanold
2. Reconciling Your Experience with the Research and Evidence PLC teams help individual teachers distinguish their experiences from actual evidence… 5 Levels of certainty in your current Professional Development practices…
3. Reconciling Your Experience with the Research and Evidence The lowest Level of certainty 1. Opinion — This is what I believe and I believe it sincerely. 2. Experience — This is what I have seen based on my personal observation
4. Reconciling Your Experience with the Research and Evidence 3. Local Evidence— This is what I have seen based on the experiences of my friends and colleagues. 4. Preponderance of evidence — This is what we know as a profession, in many different contexts and across all locations (Research and Data).
5. The Research base TPOV for Effective PD practices Social and collaborative setting - Ongoing and Sustained Embedded in the context of your work place Subject matter specific Focused on results
6. PLC’s as THE PD Path PD cannot be an event… … the largest effects offer 30 – 100 hours spread out over 6 – 12 months Darling Hammond (2009,p. 79). 8x2 +10x6 = 76
7. Overview of the on-Site Coaching model 8 days, over 7 months with 2 coaches two days per visit The coaches…
8. Overview of the on-Site Coaching model One day is working with PLC teams on the intentional Agenda items Algebra Q, Algebra 2, and Geometry
9. Overview of the on-Site Coaching model September 14th* and 15th Summative Assessment Instruments, Grading and Smart Goal Setting November 15th and 16th* Student Goal setting as part of the Unit exam process and Lesson Design discussions
10. Overview of the on-Site Coaching model January 31st and Feb. 1st* Lesson Design Discussions and RTI Response March 27th and 28th* Summative Assessment Instruments as part of the formative learning and State test planning
11. PLC’s and PD Process Agreement: Provision of Adequate time and focused high leverage activities for PLC PD
12. PLC’s and PD The world’s highest performing school systems “decrease the pedagogical variability between teachers and increase the quality of instruction… 2010 McKinsey Report
13. PLC’s and PD Content Agreement: Agreement on “What” to Learn and how to implement the “What” Calendars, learning targets etc…
14. PLC’s and PD Content Agreement: Agreement on “How to” collaboratively, effectively and formatively assess the “What”.
15. A new day – Any Assessment Instrument… Student mistakes on summative assessments such as quizzes and tests are potent learning tools when viewed formatively rather than for a grade… The most powerful single modification you can make that enhances achievement is specific and timely feedback for student reflection and response.
16. .73 Effect size At your tables answer these questions: Why does your team give tests and quizzes during a unit or chapter? How does your team know that the grading of any assessment instrument is accurate?
17. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… According to Wiliam (2011) An assessment functions formatively to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited, interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers to make decisions about the next steps… (p.43).
19. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… According to Wiliam (2011) An assessment functions formatively to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited, interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers to make decisions about the next steps… (p.43).
20. Improving the Accuracy of Your Feedback and Grading Practices Double Scoring: A second scoring of student papers by a different teacher. Calibration:Agreement between evaluators as to the rubric score for an exam. Inter-rater Reliability: Two or more evaluators agree on a student score.
21. Improving the Accuracy of Your Feedback and Grading Practices Steps Toward Grading Accuracy: Establish agreed upon rubrics for scoring all exam questions Conduct a group scoring practice session on a sample of student work and responses Discuss and resolve differences of opinion regarding discrepant scores based on anchor paper (or key) agreements.
22. Step 1: PLC Teacher Team designs assessment unit instruments Step 2: PLC Teachers implement formative assessment classroom strategies Step 5: PLC Teacher Teams use assessment feedback to improve instruction The PLC Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle Step 3: PLC Students take action on assessment feedback Step 4: PLC Teachers use Step 1 instruments for student reflection and action
23. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Step 4: PLC Teachers use Step 1 instruments for student reflection and action
24. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Teacher Team led – student preparation for a major unit or Chapter Exam 2 days before the Exam
25. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… All students take a MC exam in class Exams are scored and given to students the next day They work with a partner to:
28. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… All students take a MC exam in class Exams are scored and given to students the next day Based on student identified results, packets for different standards are handed out.
29. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Step 4: PLC Teachers use Step 1 instruments for student reflection and action
30. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Student Action and reflection during the Chapter… A Quest example on 4 Learning Targets…
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39. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… That is, teacher and students in conjunction with their peers must act on the evidence. Otherwise the formative process is empty in terms of impact on student learning.
40. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Logistics for the on-site campus visits
41. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… On the PD Day Department meeting for one hour Morning joint meeting of the teacher teams Afternoon meeting of each team separately
42. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… Homework for the teams after the September visit Common Assessment test instrument with learning targets and student action on results 2) Plan 1 lesson together and prepare for discussion 3) Read and Respond to: Positive Beliefs Paper (NCSM, 2011).
43. The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle… http://www.d125.org/academics/mathematics.aspx
45. Improving Team communication in 2011-2012 A great Diagnostic tool Use the first one – Knowing Your Team History – ASAP. Take a moment to read through it – and discuss what connects well for some of your team issues this year
