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Professional Learning Communities: What we are, Not what we do. Presented By Lacey Hoogland . Collaborative Outcomes. Discuss the three roles in district alignment. Look at the importance of non- negotiables . Identify what collaboration looks like . E mphasis on student learning .
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Professional Learning Communities: What we are, Not what we do. Presented By Lacey Hoogland
Collaborative Outcomes Discuss the three roles in district alignment. Look at the importance of non-negotiables. Identify what collaboration looks like. Emphasis on student learning
Three Roles Strategic: Board of Education, Superintendent Tactical: District Administrators, Principals Operational: Teachers, Para’s, Instructional Coaches
Three Roles Cascading Effect Communicating through Data Loose & Tight Leadership
Non-negotiable Shared Mission, Vision, Values & Goals High-performing Collaborative Teams Intentional Collaboration
Collaboration “Collaboration Lite puts Student Achievement on a Starvation Diet” by Rick DuFour Person 1: column one (page 1) Person 2: column two (page 1) Person 3: column one (page 2) Person 4: column two (page 2)
Collaboration “A systematic process in which we work together interdependently to analyze and impact professional practice to improve our individual and collective results.” - DuFour, DuFour & Eaker
Structure Building Leadership Team Collaborative Work Groups Time
Collaboration “Anyone too busy to reflect on one’s practice is too busy to improve.” Robert Garmston
Student Learning What do you expect students to know and learn? How will we know when they have learned? How will we respond when students don’t know it? How will we respond when students already know it?
Marzano’s Research Students come in at ….. Leave at the end of the year… Average School 50% 50% Average Teacher Highly Ineffective School 50% 3% Highly Ineffective Teacher Highly Effective School 50% 37% Ineffective Teacher Ineffective School 50% 63% Highly Effective Teacher Highly Effective School 50% 96% Highly Effective Teacher Highly Effective School 50% 78% Average Teacher
Student Learning Learning vs. Teaching NCA Standard 3
People Not Programs The right kind of people breathe life into the bricks and the books. They work together to create the synergy that is present in a successful school.
Resources Aligning School Districts as PLCs by Van Clay, Soldwedel and Many Professional Learning Communitiesat Work by DuFour& Eaker Horace Mann Elementary School Rapid City sdiplus.tie2.wikispaces.net/Summer+Institute+11