Collaboration for Professional Learning SCCSD Leadership Academy 2010

“Efforts to improve student achievement can succeed only by building the capacity of teachers to improve their instructional practice and the capacity of school systems to advance teacher learning.” Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the U.S. and Abroad, NSDC, 2009, p. 1.

“Studies of successful school improvement efforts have repeatedly shown that good results depend on the building of a collaborative community of adult learners who accept joint responsibility for student achievement.” Turning Points 2000, p. 111

“Some of the most important forms of professional learning and problem solving occur in group settings within schools and school districts. Organized groups provide the social interaction that often deepens learning and the interpersonal support and synergy necessary for creatively solving the complex problems of teaching and learning.” NSDC Standards: Collaboration Skills,

What is Collaboration for Professional Learning? Collaboration for professional learning improves teaching and learning by providing educators the time, structure, and opportunity to engage in ongoing, meaningful dialogue that directly impacts instruction in the classroom

Collaboration for Professional Learning Typical Team Meetings Manage Maintain Carryout teaching Professional Learning Team Meetings Lead Grow Improve teaching

Collaboration for Professional Learning… improves teaching and learning  PURPOSEFUL by providing educators the time, structure, and opportunity  STRUCTURED to engage in ongoing, meaningful dialogue  CONVERSATIONS that directly impacts instruction in the classroom  CHANGE practice & IMPACT students

Your BLT collaboration for professional learning IN A NUTSHELL, your team will… Answer the questions: Did we reach our goals this year? What are the areas of need for next year? What will we do to address those needs? And complete: Summative update of PD Plan Due Friday, June 11, to Janet & Gloria PD Plan Complete draft due June 30 to Janet & Gloria

Your BLT collaboration for professional learning Professional learning teams Professional learning teams engage in purposeful, structured conversations that lead to change in practice and impact on students. Our Common Target: Lead change and improvement through data-based decision-making and application of principles of change and quality professional development  Draw evidence-based conclusions about the impact of improvement efforts (& document as Summative Update on Building PD Plan)  Analyze data to diagnose learning needs, identify improvement goal(s), and detail plans for (& document as Building PD Plan)

Your BLT collaboration for professional learning Professional learning teams Professional learning teams engage in purposeful, structured conversations that lead to change in practice and impact on students. Our Structures (time, structure, opportunity):  Monday PM, Tuesday PM, + 14 hours on own  Follow SALSA norms  Agenda developed by the team—based on the common target BUT tailored to the individual needs of the team (differentiated)  Log minutes to document team’s work & next steps  Supported by guiding questions’ documents and LEAD Team, AEA staff, & Dr. Stewart

Your BLT collaboration for professional learning Supporting Resources for Teams: BLT collaboration notes BLT collaboration agenda & log Data analysis guiding questions chart Poster/chart for data analysis notes Change initiative tool PD Plan document

Did you collaborate for professional learning? If your teamwork today results in… simply checking a task off your to do list feeling glad we got that job done then you have likely NOT engaged in collaboration for professional learning.

Did you collaborate for professional learning? If your teamwork today results in… Deep dialogue that Challenges &/or changes your current thinking, Applies learning from this AM, this past year… AND will impact what or how you lead improvement then you have engaged in collaboration for professional learning.