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Page 1: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

PLMLCLeadership Series

Thunder Bay RegionDay 2

Brian Harrison, YRDSB

Connie Quadrini, YCDSB

Friday February 4th, 2011

Page 2: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Interactive Session Activities

• Engage in mathematics to experience a ‘learner stance’

• Explore learning networks

• Refine Mathematics Leadership Learning Cycle (Plan)

Page 3: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Building Learning Cultures

It is widely accepted that effective instruction in mathematics is more likely when teachers have:

• A deep understanding of mathematics• Strong pedagogy• Solid pedagogical content knowledge (content

knowledge for teaching math)

Page 4: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Engaging in Mathematical Reasoning

Kittens have to eat a special kind of cat food. There are two stores that sell this kind of cat food. The cans are the same size and same brand. Which one is the better deal? Show your work.

Capacity Building Series: LNS; Special Edition #13

Page 5: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Building Students’ Mathematical Reasoning

Strategies include• Bansho• Congress• Gallery Walk

We will model a short Bansho today.

Page 6: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Further Information

Page 7: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Detailed Support for Learning Leaders

Page 8: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Remember Elmore et al

• We must model what we expect others to do.• In this session, we have tried to model

– establishing a safe learning environment– assuming a learner stance– strategies that increase learner achievement– nuancing of strategies and framework to context– building networks for leading and learning– opportunities to personalize the learning

Page 9: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Networked Learning for Mathematics Success

Page 10: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Principles for Leadership & School Improvement

• All leaders, regardless of role, should be working at the improvement of instructional practice and performance, rather than working to shield their institutions from outside interference.

 • All educators should take part in continuous learning, and be open to having

their ideas and practices subjected to the scrutiny of their colleagues. • Leaders must be able to model the behaviors, the learning, and the

instructional knowledge they seek from their teachers.

• The roles and activities of leadership should flow from the differences in expertise among the individuals involved, not from the formal dictates of the institution.

 • Policymakers should discover and take into account the circumstances that

make doing the work possible, and provide the resources necessary for improvement.

Richard Elmore

Page 11: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

The Instructional Core

City, Elmore, Fiarman, Lee (2010)

Adapted by Ministry of Education, Student Achievement Division

Page 12: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

What the Research Says

You improve schools by using information about student learning, from multiple sources, to find the most promising instructional problems to work on, then systematically develop with teachers and administrators the knowledge and skill necessary to solve those problems – focusing on building a coherent approach across the school.

Richard Elmore- Instructional Rounds in Education

Page 13: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

http://media.curriculum.org/curriculum/WebcastJan3008/8StevenKatzOutrohi.wmv

From the Ballroom to the Classroom…

Page 14: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Network

Learning Network• Clear purpose and focus • Shared Leadership• Trusting Relationships • Collaboration• Inquiry-based • Foster Accountability• Build capacity and support

Page 15: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Read, Reflect, Retell²

• Pair up with a participant who has a similar role• Read one of the articles provided• Reflect upon your insights and questions• Retell your insights and questions with your

partner• Join up with another pair and share your insights.

Page 16: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Joint Work Involves…

“…encounters among teachers that rest on shared responsibility for the work of teaching, with their motivation to participate grounded in needing each other’s contributions in order to succeed in their own work and a confidence in the others’ competence and commitment”.

Judith Warren Little

Page 17: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Triple ‘P’ Core Components

Per

sona

lizat

ion

Precision

Professional Learning

Teacher Beliefs:

Instructional Tasks

Crevola, Hill & Fullan- Breakthrough

Page 18: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Engaging in Joint WorkCollaborative Inquiry:

Precision, Personalization and Professional Learning

Personalization; begin with the needs of students to watch

Precision in the planning to ensure that the focus is on the classroom instruction that supports student achievement, linked to the curriculum expectations and the specific needs of students to watch

Professional Learning • Co-plan, co-teach and co-construct understanding of practice• Consolidate what has been learned by students and teachers• Complete the cycle over with a common focus and purpose

Page 19: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

… teaching cannot be about zeroing in on predetermined conclusion. It can’t be about the replication and perpetuation of the existing possible. Rather, teaching seems to be more about expanding the space of the possible and creating conditions of the emergence of the as-yet-unimagined.”

B. Davis (2006)

Page 20: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Planning Time

Consider the mathematics challenge in your district where you wish to invest some energy and exert some influence.

What do you and your district partner need to know and/or consider in order to initiate the Mathematics Leadership Planning Cycle to address this challenge?

Page 21: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Whole Group Dialogue

• How has your plan and/or planning process shifted over these two days?

• What will you do with respect to this plan?• What do you expect the outcome to be?

Page 22: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Between Session ActivityDay 3 Minds On Session Activity

Be prepared to share your successes and challenges on Day 3!

Page 23: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Ticket Out of Town!

Please complete the Exit Card before you leave.

Page 24: PLMLC Leadership Series Thunder Bay Region Day 2 Brian Harrison, YRDSB Connie Quadrini, YCDSB Friday February 4 th, 2011

Contact Us….

Should you wish to contact us:

[email protected]

Vice-Principal, YRDSB

[email protected]

Mathematics Consultant, YCDSB