Lawrence Public Schools Creating Schools with More & Better Learning Time

1. Lawrence Public SchoolsCreating Schools with More & Better Learning Time Session 2

2. Agenda

3. Objectives • Build an understanding of how high-quality ELT schools maximize additional teacher collaboration time to strengthen instruction • Assess how you currently use data and collaboration time to generate ideasabout how to use more time at your school • Learn about tools that can help you analyze how you currently allocate time across your school day/year and consider how to allocate time in a new schedule

4. Agenda

5. SevenEssential Elements High quality ELT schools leverage time and resources to empower each student with the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to succeed in college and career 1 Focused school-wide Priorities 2 Rigorous Academics 3 Differentiated Supports 4 Frequent Data Cycles 5 Targeted Teacher Development 6 Engaging Enrichment 7 Enhanced School Culture

6. Differentiated Support & Targeted Teacher Development: Discuss & Share Take 10 minutes to discuss as a team: What was the most important idea from last session’s discussions about differentiated support that will inform your new schedule next year? What is the most important question your team has about how additional time can lead to improved time for teacher development?

7. Agenda

8. Making the Connection Between Priorities:Data Cycles Inform Targeted Teacher Development Commitment Analysis Assessment Action Frequent Data Cycles Targeted Teacher Development Analysis

9. The Need for Targeted Teacher Development A 2007 study of 47 schools revealed higher performance in math and reading for students who attended schools characterized by higher quality teacher collaboration* Reading Math Soc Stu Science More Time for Teachers High-Quality Development Higher Student Achievement *Goddard et al. A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Teacher Collaboration

10. Targeted Teacher Development • Introduce the Key Principles of Targeted Teacher Development • Assess your current practices for collaboration and PD • Learn about different types of collaboration and development opportunities for teachers • Conduct an inventory of how you currently use teacher time to strengthen instruction to develop coherence across your school 1 1 Focused Schoolwide Focused Schoolwide Priorities 2 2 Rigorous Academics Rigorous Academics 3 3 Differentiated Supports Differentiated Supports 4 4 Frequent Data Cycles Frequent Data Cycles 5 Targeted Teacher Development 6 6 Engaging Enrichment Engaging Enrichment 7 7 Enhanced School Culture Enhanced School Culture

11. Key Principles: Targeted Teacher Development Targeted Teacher Development is effective when… …sufficient time is allocated for collaboration …discussions are centered on instruction …leadership supports collab time …structures promote quality interaction …culture promotes improvement

12. Targeted Teacher Development at Your School • 25 minutes • Readthrough the Framework for Assessing Targeted Teacher Development(p. 2) • Highlight phrases/sentences that most accurately describe your school • Highlight areas that are particularly challenging at your school • 2. Come together as a school team to discuss

13. Note Taker: Expanding Time to Strengthen Instruction Using the Note Taker on p. 3, record how each example uses teacher collaboration time to improve instruction, how this time improves consistency, and the frequency of this type of teacher collaboration time throughout the year. See Note Taker: Expanding Time to Strengthen Instruction, p. 3.

14. Targeted Teacher Development Takes Time Grade/Content Level Team Meetings to Share Practices Frequency of Dev Opportunity Daily Coaching to Learn from Instructional Leaders Weekly School-wide Professional Dev to Ensure Consistency Monthly Peer Observations to Learn from Colleagues Yearly

15. Targeted Teacher Development Takes Time Grade/Content Level Team Meetings to Share Practices Frequency of Dev Opportunity Daily @ Kuss Middle School (3x/week) Coaching to Learn from Instructional Leaders Weekly School-wide Professional Dev to Ensure Consistency Monthly Peer Observations to Learn from Colleagues Yearly

16. Sample 6th Grade Teacher Schedule at Kuss Middle School

17. Teacher Collaboration Meetings at Kuss Middle School 3 1 Who: Common content teachers, dept head, instructional coach 2 Who: Different content teachers with the same students Purpose: Instruction, assessment, data, curriculum Who: Cluster teachers, redesign coach Purpose: Student support, parent mtgs Students at this Time: Core content class Purpose: Data analysis, PBIS, communication Students at this Time: Specials Students at this Time: Specials

18. Targeted Teacher Development Takes Time Grade/Content Level Team Meetings to Share Practices Frequency of Dev Opportunity Daily Coaching to Learn from Instructional Leaders @ North Star Academy (1x/week) Weekly School-wide Professional Dev to Ensure Consistency Monthly Peer Observations to Learn from Colleagues Yearly

19. Sample 8th Grade Teacher Schedule at North Star Academy

20. Instructional Coaching at North Star Academy 2 Coach observes full 60-minute lesson each week Set instructional goals, lesson plan Each teacher paired with a coach Debrief lesson, monitor progress towards goals 1 3

21. Targeted Teacher Development Takes Time Grade/Content Level Team Meetings to Share Practices Frequency of Dev Opportunity Daily Coaching to Learn from Instructional Leaders Weekly School-wide Professional Dev to Ensure Consistency @ Silvia Elementary (4x/month) Monthly Peer Observations to Learn from Colleagues Yearly

22. Sample 4th Grade Teacher Schedule at Silvia Elementary

23. School-wide Professional Development at Silvia Elementary 3 2 Weekly grade level meetings use data analysis to focus on school-wide priorities ‘Gallery Walks’ allow teachers to observe colleagues’ use of strategies 1 Weekly 70-minute (2:30 – 3:40) PD focused on: • Model instructional strategies • Highlight student work • Discuss and solicit peer feedback

24. Targeted Teacher Development Takes Time Grade/Content Level Team Meetings to Share Practices Frequency of Dev Opportunity Daily Coaching to Learn from Instructional Leaders Weekly School-wide Professional Dev to Ensure Consistency Monthly Peer Observations to Learn from Colleagues @ Jacob Hiatt Magnet (3x/year) Yearly

25. Sample 3rd Grade Teacher Schedule at Jacob Hiatt Magnet

26. Instructional Rounds at Jacob Hiatt Magnet 1 60 minute pre-observation meeting for observed teacher to walk through lesson plan 2 Grade level teachers observe full 60 minute lesson and provide occasional support 3 With admin covering their classes, teachers debrief and provide feedback to teacher in 60 minute meeting

27. Targeted Teacher Development: Discuss & Take Note Take 10 minutes to discuss what you noticed about how Kuss, North Star, Silvia, and Hiatt implement targeted teacher development – and think about implications for your school. What do we want to remember about targeted teacher development? What are the potential implications of these ideas on your design and implementation of a new school day and year?

28. Making Time for Teacher Development Take the next 25 minutes to work as a team to determine how your school is currently making time for targeted teacher development and your initial ideas for changes for next year, using the activity on p. 4 & 5. See Teacher Collaboration Inventory, p. 4 & 5.

29. Agenda

30. 180 Days

31. Creating a Culture that Values Time “WE HAVE 90,000 MINUTES THIS YEAR; MAKE EACH ONE COUNT.” ~ Sign on a bulletin board at Mastery Schools’ Shoemaker Campus (Philadelphia)

32. Maximizing Academic Learning Time Academic Learning Time Time students gain and retain subject knowledge • Instructional Time Instructional Time Time devoted to instruction Academic Learning Time • Allocated Class Time Allocated Class Time Total time in class Allocated School Time Total time in school • Allocated School Time Source: Elena Silva, “On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time,” Education Sector Reports, 2007.

33. Conducting a School Time Analysis

34. Time Parameters Tool How Can I Use This Tool? The Time Parameters Tool allows you to organize the parameters related to allocating time in your redesigned schedule • These time parameters come from: • The implications of your Focused School-wide Priorities • The information you have gathered about scheduling policies and practices in your school and district

35. Tools: STAT & Time Parameters Tool STAT: http://nctl.iontier.com/Login.aspx Time Parameters Tool: http://www.timeandlearning.org/files/Re_Engineering_Guide_1.pdf

36. Keep Communicating! • Continue to communicate your key messages to your full school faculty, parents, and partners • Provide an update to your full faculty on what you’ve learned this week • Begin to solicit input from your faculty, parents, and partners Watch out for the rumor mill…be proactive!

37. Building Support Resource Please refer to the Summary of Key Takeaways from Sessions 1 & 2 as you complete the Building Support Action Plan See Summary of Key Takeaways & Building Support p. 6 - 7 *All of the resources used from today’s session can be found at: www.timeandlearning.org/Lawrence205

38. A National Movement: Expanding Learning Time

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