Download - Staying On Track with PLCs
Staying On Track with PLCsMount Airy City Schools
As Presented ByDr. Kim Morrison
Where are you with Professional Learning CommunitiesDiscuss with a partner if you Feel PLCs are Developing,Emerging, Strong, or Exceptional and why?
Share with your partner what you think your next step in Professional Learning Communities should be?
Questions or Comments
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Setting the Course for Your Destination Defining Effective PLCs
Outlining the Facilitators Role
Establishing PLC Expectations
Defining Effective PLCs
What is the purpose of PLCs?
Collaborative meetings of educators in which data-driven decisions are made to improve teacher’s instruction leading to improved students outcomes.
Protocols for each PLC will be rolled out slowly over time throughout the year with intentionality.
You will be trained on each protocol as it is being used and you will have time to get comfortable with the protocol.
Plan
Imple-ment
AssessAnalyze
Reflect
PLAN
This time in a continuous improvement model is when teachers plan lessons to ensure every child in their classroom meets the learning targets of the lesson.
Protocol
During the planning phase there will be a protocol entitled:
Standards in Practice
It helps educators design rigorous assignments.
Standards in Practice
http://macschools.pbworks.com/w/page/68209025/PLC%20Protocols
Implement
During continuous improvement teachers will implement what they have planned.
Unpacking a Standard
If a standard needs to be unpacked. They will do this prior to implementation.
Unpacking a Standard
http://macschools.pbworks.com/w/page/68209025/PLC%20Protocols
Assess
Formative assessment occurs during instruction to see where students are in the learning process.
Summative assessment occurs once teachers have finished instructing on a topic.
Common Formative Assessment
Common Formative Assessment (CFA)
http://macschools.pbworks.com/w/page/68209025/PLC%20Protocols
Analyze
CFAs and other forms of student data outcomes will be analyzed. This data feedback will help us understand how to change our instruction to meet student needs.
Data Feedback Strategy (DFS)
Data Feedback Strategy
Here is a video of the DFS
http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Data Feedback Strategy
http://macschools.pbworks.com/w/page/68209025/PLC%20Protocols
Reflect
Once we learn information from data we must develop plans to support interventions for struggling students and enrichment for students that are performing above grade level.
This takes us back to the continuous cycle at PLAN.
Plan
Imple-ment
AssessAnalyze
Reflect
When we begin with the end in mind, we have a personal direction to guide our daily activities, without which we will accomplish little toward our own goals.
Stephen Covey
Today we will practice with the protocol
“Unpacking a Standard”
This protocol is used if students
have struggled with or are anticipated
to struggle with a standard.
Let’s watch a video clip of an “unpacking” protocol.
Unpacking a Standard
http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1
Unpacking Activity
Take your unpacking protocol and directions.
These will be electronically given to the PLC participants.
Teachers may print a hard copy if they need one.
Facilitator’s Role
Start meeting on time
Recap last meeting
Plan and review agenda
Facilitator’s Role
Utilize time appropriately
Prepare content/data in advance
Utilize probing questions to develop essential ideas and increase involvement of participants
Facilitator’s Role
Use appropriate protocols
Focus discussions on student achievement
Role Play Activity
The goal of the facilitator is to engage teachers in productive dialogue about their students data and their response to the data.
Find a partner. One of you will be the facilitator and one the teacher.
Role Play Activity
Let’s debrief the role play.
Planning for the Journey
Protocol and Calendar for first quarter (Monday at 10)
Follow up Training Monday at 10 for Facilitators
Monthly meetings and support
Monitoring Forms
PLC Expectations
PLCs will meet weekly Primary, Intermediate and Middle
Schools will have one facilitator per school
High Schools will have 5 facilitators PLCs will focus on student
achievement PLCs will focus in the areas covered
today of PLAN, IMPLEMENT, ASSESS, ANALYZE, and REFLECT
How do we Monitor Implementation?
Completed protocols
Walkthroughs
Agenda/Action Plans
How can we make PLCs successful?
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Faculty Buy-In Invitation to “Get on Board” Participation in goal setting and
action planning Seeing how PLC implementation will
benefit them and their students Create a nurturing environment -
Allow risk taking Permission to make mistakes
Staying on Track
•Setting the course for the Destination
•Planning for the Journey