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PLC’s: The Road to Effective Professional Development and Learning!

Designing and Sustaining Effective Teacher Professional Development and Learning

Anoka-Hennepin2011-2012 High School PD

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Reconciling Your Experience with the Research and Evidence

PLC teams help individual teachers distinguish their experiences from actual evidence…

5 Levels of certainty in your current Professional

Development practices…



The lowest Level of certainty 1. Opinion — This is what I

believe and I believe it sincerely.

2. Experience — This is what I have seen based on my personal observation



3. Local Evidence— This is what I have seen based on the experiences of my friends and colleagues.

4. Preponderance of evidence — This is what we know as a profession, in many different contexts and across all locations (Research and Data).


The Research base TPOV for Effective PD practices

Social and collaborative setting -

Ongoing and SustainedEmbedded in the context of

your work placeSubject matter specificFocused on results


PLC’s as THE PD Path

PD cannot be an event…… the largest effects offer 30 – 100 hours spread out over 6 – 12 months

Darling Hammond (2009,p. 79).

8x2 +10x6 = 76


Overview of the on-Site Coaching model

8 days, over 7 months with 2 coaches two days per visit

The coaches…



One day is working with PLC teams on the intentional Agenda items

Algebra Q, Algebra 2, and Geometry



September 14th* and 15th Summative Assessment Instruments,

Grading and Smart Goal Setting November 15th and 16th* Student Goal setting as part of the

Unit exam process and Lesson Design discussions



January 31st and Feb. 1st* Lesson Design Discussions and RTI

Response March 27th and 28th* Summative Assessment Instruments

as part of the formative learning and State test planning


PLC’s and PD Process Agreement:

Provision of Adequate time and focused high leverage activities for PLC PD


PLC’s and PD The world’s highest performing

school systems “decrease the pedagogical variability between teachers

and increase the quality of instruction…

2010 McKinsey Report


PLC’s and PD Content Agreement:

Agreement on “What” to Learn and how to implement the “What”

Calendars, learning targets etc…


PLC’s and PD Content Agreement:

Agreement on “How to” collaboratively, effectively and formatively

assess the “What”.


A new day – Any Assessment Instrument…

Student mistakes on summative assessments such as quizzes and tests are potent learning tools when viewed formatively rather than for a grade…

The most powerful single modification you can make that enhances

achievement is specific and timely feedback for student reflection and

response.


.73 Effect size

At your tables answer these questions:

1) Why does your team give tests and quizzes during a unit or chapter?

2) How does your team know that the grading of any assessment instrument is accurate?


The Teaching – Assessing – Learning Cycle…

According to Wiliam (2011)

An assessment functions formatively to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited,

interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers to make

decisions about the next steps… (p.43).





According to Wiliam (2011)

An assessment functions formatively to the extent that evidence about student achievement is elicited,

interpreted, and used by teachers, learners, or their peers to make

decisions about the next steps… (p.43).


Improving the Accuracy of Your Feedback and Grading Practices

Double Scoring: A second scoring of student papers by a different teacher.

Calibration: Agreement between evaluators as to the rubric score for an exam.

Inter-rater Reliability: Two or more evaluators agree on a student score.


Improving the Accuracy of Your Feedback and Grading Practices

Steps Toward Grading Accuracy:

1. Establish agreed upon rubrics for scoring all exam questions

2. Conduct a group scoring practice session on a sample of student work and responses

3. Discuss and resolve differences of opinion regarding discrepant scores based on anchor paper (or key) agreements.


Step 1:PLC Teacher Team designs

assessment unit instruments

Step 2:PLC Teachers implement

formative assessment classroom strategies

Step 3:PLC Students take action on assessment feedback

Step 4:PLC Teachers use Step 1

instruments for student reflection and action

Step 5:PLC Teacher Teams use assessment feedback to

improve instruction The PLCTeaching – Assessing – Learning

Cycle







Teacher Team led – student preparation for a major unit or

Chapter Exam2 days before the Exam



1. All students take a MC exam in class

2. Exams are scored and given to students the next day

3. They work with a partner to:







1. All students take a MC exam in class

2. Exams are scored and given to students the next day

3. Based on student identified results, packets for different standards are handed out.







Student Action and reflection during the Chapter…

A Quest example on 4 Learning Targets…











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That is, teacher and students in conjunction with their peers must act on the evidence. Otherwise the formative

process is empty in terms of impact on student learning.



Logistics for the on-site campus visits



On the PD Day Department meeting for one hour

Morning joint meeting of the teacher teams

Afternoon meeting of each team separately



Homework for the teams after the September visit

1) Common Assessment test instrument with learning targets and student action on results

2) Plan 1 lesson together and prepare for discussion

3) Read and Respond to: Positive Beliefs Paper (NCSM, 2011).



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mathematics.aspx




Improving Team communication in 2011-2012

A great Diagnostic tool Use the first one – Knowing Your

Team History – ASAP.

Take a moment to read through it – and discuss what connects well for some of your team issues this year


Professional Development Together Should Be FUN!

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