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Oak Grove Middle. Home of the Huskies. Professional Learning Communities. At the Middle Level “Yeah right, who has the time?”. Dufour’s Four Questions. 3. What will we do if they have learned it?. 4. What will we do if they have not learned it?. 1. What do we want students to learn?.
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Oak Grove Middle Home of the Huskies
Professional Learning Communities At the Middle Level “Yeah right, who has the time?”
Dufour’s Four Questions • 3. What will we do if they have learned it? • 4. What will we do if they have not learned it? • 1. What do we want students to learn? • 2. How will we know if they have learned it?
Dufour’s Four Questions • 3. What will we do if they have learned it? • 4. What will we do if they have not learned it? • 1. What do we want students to learn? • 2. How will we know if they have learned it?
Question One • Tier 1 • Essential Standards • Core Curriculum • PLC Planning • Dyad Planning
Dufour’s Four Questions • 3. What will we do if they have learned it? • 4. What will we do if they have not learned it? • 1. What do we want students to learn? • 2. How will we know if they have learned it?
Question Two • Dyad work • Common Formative Assessments (CFA) • Common Summative Assessments (CSA) • Data review • Planning – together (using the data)
Dyads in Action • 6th Grade Physical Science teachers on two different teams • Met every other week for an hour • Write CFA and CSA • Backward Design • Compare student data • Lessons for the students who learned it • Lessons for the students who haven’t learned it
Dyads: Backward Design • Unit Goals: A, B, C, D • Write CFA and CSA • Student Involvement
Dyads: Compare Data & Collaborate • Using CFA and CSA • Compare results • Lesson Planning
Dyads: Differentiated Lessons • For those that have learned it and for those who have not learned it. • In process of writing lessons for each unit • Example: Website Help Sessions
Dufour’s Four Questions • 3. What will we do if they have learned it? • 4. What will we do if they have not learned it? • 1. What do we want students to learn? • 2. How will we know if they have learned it?
Question Three • Differentiation in the classroom • Tiered assignments • Extension activities • This is still a work in progress
Dufour’s Four Questions • 3. What will we do if they have learned it? • 4. What will we do if they have not learned it? • 1. What do we want students to learn? • 2. How will we know if they have learned it?
Question Four • Tier 2 Interventions • Problem Solving Team (PST) • Systematic approach (Essential Math, R180) • School-wide intervention for students who meet a certain criteria. • Personalized Learning Plans