PLC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY November 17/December 15/January 19 Jeremy Koselak Secondary RtI Coordinator

AGENDA AND OBJECTIVES Paperwork Course Overview & Goal Application and “Homework” Tonight's Objectives Securing the Why Clarifying the What of collaboration in PLC context Building the structures to support intentional collaboration (the How )

PAPERWORK AND SUCH Earning Credit (Course Expectations & Syllabus) CDE (free) or D11 ($, flexible, up to 3hrs) 5 x 1.5 =7.5hrs, or ½ credit With monthly HW, goes to at least 1, up to 3* Learn By Doing (application & reading each month) *3 credit option: Project = Binder & Site Visit/Observation with Feedback

COURSE GOAL Support each other in becoming highly effective at leading collaborative teacher teams in order to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

3 CORE BELIEFS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY Collaborative Culture Focus on Learning Results Orientation These beliefs (and corresponding actions) best empower schools to collectively and systematically provide the extra time and support students need to learn at a high level, graduate, and reach their potential.

WHY? In this culture/environment, nothing is left to chance The team works together to ensure a guaranteed and viable curriculum which helps shrink the “Opportunity Gap” and the corresponding achievement gap.

GUARANTEED AND VIABLE CURRICULUM... The Standards What is Taught What is Assessed Commonly Assessed Intervened GVC

WHAT SHOULD EFFECTIVE TEAMS COLLABORATE ABOUT? Beyond Cobblaboration & Clobberation Highly effective teams collaborate to: clarify essential outcomes by grade or course. develop common formative assessments. establish targets and benchmarks. analyze assessment results. plan for intervention by name and need. improve instructional strategies. innovate responsibly based on action research.

THE 4 PLC QUESTIONS 1.What knowledge and skills should every student master as a result of this unit of instruction? 2.How will we know when each student has mastered the essential knowledge and skills? 3.How will we respond when some students do not learn? 4.How will we extend, enrich and personalize learning for students already proficient?

MAIL CALL PROTOCOL LOGISTICAL TIPS 1. Each person receives an envelope containing three index cards. 2. On the outside of the envelope, describe a problem of practice your team is facing in regards to PLC work, 3. Write your name on the envelope and then passes the envelope to another person (at a different table) for ideas to help solving the problem 4. The process continues until the envelope is returned to the original person, containing several new ideas inside.

MAIL CALL PROTOCOL TIME FRAMES Step 1 Identify the “Problem of Practice.” 3 mins Step 2 First pass – provide feedback 3 mins Step 3 Second pass – provide feedback 3 mins Step 4 Third pass – provide feedback 3 mins Step 5 Review the feedback on the ‘POP’ 2 mins Share these ideas with your team as part of this month’s HW

NORMS & ROLES Our Norms will be about participation & engagement (7 norms of collaboration) Each person list on a sticky note additional norms they feel are important for working in teams in this class. Tables then consider, modify and record any adjustments/additions. Share out, discuss Everyone signs off at some point during a break. Other types we will explore throughout the class include Professional and Data Centered (included in packet)

NORM VIOLATIONS? Strategies to ensure norms are followed in our class (and for future reference) 1.Agree to common norms 2.Agree on way to address violations (humor, point back to them) 3.“Publish/Post” them, refer back to them 4.Call out any violation 5.Discuss norms formally (why did we have them, should we adjust?) 6.Re-Norm the group 7.Request outside facilitator to help address key issue (using a protocol ) 8.Principal level support, join the meetings* 9.Break apart the team

DETERMINE ROLES Facilitator, air traffic controller Recorder, Spokesperson Runner, Devil’s advocate

5 MIN BREAK Upon Return…Cultural Shifts in a PLC (runners please grab a stack for your table)

NECESSARY SHIFTS Look at document, "Cultural Shifts in a PLC" Check/highlight the most challenging ones facing your team and/or school. Recorder captures 1 from each person Spokesperson shares one that best captures the conversation at the table

OBSERVING Watch the video from a MS model (5 min) Using evidence from the Observation Form Point to specific areas observed that demonstrate effective teaming What are the areas for improvement?

HOMEWORK FOR FEBRUARY 16 1) Read the Article: “ How PLCs Do Data Right " by Rick Dufour, ASCD 2015 and highlight key insights or points that resonate from the article. (1+) 2) Share ideas with your team from mail call protocol (about your problem of practice) and other resources from tonight. (2+) 3) Visit D11 PLC website and come prepared to share/discuss 1 resource that adds value to your PLC work. (2+)