1. PLC Team Meetings September 13, 2016 Nimitz Middle School

2. Inclusion (5 minutes) 3 things we have in common are:
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2 things none of us have in common are:

3. Today’s Outcomes
Connect with our WHY for improving instructional practices at Nimitz
Collaboratively plan a lesson that integrates one common Kagan strategy
Commit to one minute observation slot on the day/period of your choice
Commit to practicing the strategy before you are observed

4. Agenda Activity Time Guiding Question Welcome & Inclusion 1:30-1:40
5-10 minutes
What do we have in common and what makes us each unique?
SBA Data & Table Talk
1:40-1:50
10 minutes
How might a focus on academic student discourse support our Nimitz vision and achievement goals?
Choose 1 Kagan Strategy Planning Time
1:50-2:10
20 minutes
What is our common strategy and how is it facilitated?
Purposeful Planning (content + Kagan strategy)
2:10-2:30
How do you integrate the strategy into a lesson?
Next Steps (Observations & Practice)
2:30-2:38
What is your role in the next two weeks?

5. Norms of Collaboration
Which one is important for you and why?

6. SBA Math Results
82%
79%
71%
29%
21%
18%

7. (10% of Not Met/Nearly) + % Met/Exceeded=
SBA Growth in Math
% Not Met/Nearly Met
% Met/Exceeded
83%
17%
82%
18%
73%
27%
How might we improve?
(10% of Not Met/Nearly) + % Met/Exceeded=
(0.10 x 82) + 18% = 8.2 % + 18% = 26.2 % = 27%

8. SBA ELA Results
39%
32%
33%

9. (10% of Not Met/Nearly) + % Met/Exceeded
SBA Growth in ELA
% Not Met/Nearly
% Met/Exceeded
75%
25%
68%
32%
61%
39%
How might we improve?
(10% of Not Met/Nearly) + % Met/Exceeded
(0.10 x 68) + 32% = 6.8 % + 32% = 38.8 % = 39%

10. Vision Statement
We, at Nimitz Middle School are committed to high academic expectations, promotion of self respect and accountability of everyone in the school community for excellence in education by all, for all.

11. Table Talk (3 minutes)
How might a focus on academic student discourse support our Nimitz vision and achievement goals?

12. One Common Kagan Strategy (20 minutes)
As a team, choose one Kagan strategy that everyone will incorporate into lessons in the next two weeks:
Discuss what the strategy is
Describe what it would look like in the classroom
Describe what it should not look like
Role-play (model the strategy today)

13. Purposeful Planning (20 minutes)
Please consider:
What lesson would this strategy work within?
Where should it go (beginning, middle, end)?
What might you need to do in order for this strategy to work with your students?

14. What evidence will be collected? Why are observations done?
Who will be observing?
Administrator
PLC Lead
Out-of-classroom Folks
Your Peers
What evidence will be collected?
See observation
form at:
What is the time frame?
Tuesday, September 13 –Tuesday, September 27
(2 weeks)
Why are observations done?
Collect data for Communities of Practice Cycle
School PD focus
Data
Vision of our School

15. LAUSD Teaching & Learning Framework

16. Commitments
Practice, practice, practice!
Sign up to be observed.