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Professional Learning Communities

Professional Learning Communities. Gamble Rogers Middle School St. Augustine, Florida. The Unending Journey. Why PLCs? Collaboration improves teaching and learning PLC is a VERB, not a NOUN Embrace the “WE” Why now? The landscape of education is changing, therefore we must change

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Professional Learning Communities

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  1. Professional Learning Communities Gamble Rogers Middle SchoolSt. Augustine, Florida Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  2. The Unending Journey • Why PLCs? • Collaboration improves teaching and learning • PLC is a VERB, not a NOUN • Embrace the “WE” • Why now? • The landscape of education is changing, therefore we must change • Today’s students • We have seen great success!!! Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  3. Our Process • Groups are formed • Cross-curricular, like subjects, same grade level • Our teams have common planning • Leaders are chosen • Participate in monthly leader meetings • Are expected to effectively facilitate PLC meetings • Outline • Provided and reviewed with entire staff at the beginning of the year • Expectations are clearly defined • Use of OneNote to streamline data collection and feedback Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  4. Sample Quarterly Outline Teaching and Learning Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  5. Create Norms and Assign Roles • Norms should be: • Created by all members • Reviewed at the beginning of each meeting • In place to keep meetings on track • Assigning Roles: • Gives each member an important task • Divides the work • Guides teachers through the process Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  6. Create a SMARTe Goal Percentage of ___________________________________scoring at proficiency or higher in ____________________________will increase from _____% to _____% by the end of ____________________ as measured by ___________________________ administered on _________________________. Create a Collaborative Instructional Plan • Four Questions that guide PLCs: • What do we want the students to learn? • How will we know if they learn it? • What do we do when they don’t learn it? • What do we do when they do learn it? Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  7. Develop Common Formative Assessment(s) and Scale(s) • Project • Performance • Lab • Quick checks • To guide instruction Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  8. The Impact on the School Community • We have implemented STINGRAY SUCCESS • Weekly intervention and enrichment opportunities • Professional Development • TDE Days for collaboration • Kagan Structures • Best Practices • The shift from mine to ours • All students are the responsibility of the team, rather than the teacher • Common vocabulary • Filling the Gaps Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  9. Stingray Success • 30 minutes each Wednesday and Thursday • Intervention in the content areas • Some of our enrichment opportunities: • Physical Education - NJHS • Creative Writing - WEB • Media - Guidance • Computer Keyboarding skills - Drama • Art - Band • Spanish - Math Club • Environmental Science • AVID • Critical Thinking • STEM • Critical Thinking Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  10. Professional Development • Offerings have included: • Effective Utilization of the Support Facilitation teacher • AVID School-wide • FSA Writing: How EVERY Teacher Can Help • Making Words Stick: High-Yield Vocabulary Strategies • Striking Educational Gold in the Classroom: Engagement Strategies • Flip, Fold, Facilitate Learning: Hands-on learning Strategies • Learning Goals and Scales: Now What? This year we have been using TDE Days to facilitate collaborative learning through Kagan Structures. Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  11. What is yours is mine… Our teachers have reported a refreshing sense of shared responsibility Our teachers have built a high level of trust within their teams Students see the connections between content areas- building toward greater success Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  12. Common Vocabulary Filling the Gaps • This is vital to increase student learning • Multiplication facts in 6th grade • Co-teach model • Formative assessments This is vital to increase student learning Needed for multiple exposures RACE, PEEL, Axis, graphing, DBQ’s and Essays Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  13. How do we know this is working? Reduced % of Failures Increase in proficiency shown on District Exams & FSA Teacher observation of student learning Calm, positive atmosphere among teachers Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

  14. Discussion PLC Team Visitation What questions do you have? What resources do you need? Michelle Davis, St. Johns County 2017

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