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Janet Hensley jhensley@tie oelrichs.tie.wikispaces/

Oelrichs BLT. December 14, 2012. Janet Hensley jhensley@tie.net http://oelrichs.tie.wikispaces.net/. Goals:. Review DuFour’s Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work’ with emphasis on the “ Four Pillars of a PLC .” Deepen understanding of PLCs, BLTs, CWGs.

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  1. Oelrichs BLT December 14, 2012 • Janet Hensley • jhensley@tie.net • http://oelrichs.tie.wikispaces.net/

  2. Goals: • Review DuFour’s Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work’ with emphasis on the “Four Pillars of a PLC.” • Deepen understanding of PLCs, BLTs, CWGs. • Professional Learning Communities • Building Leadership Teams • Collaborative Work Groups • Develop protocol for Oelrichs collaborative work groups. • Plan training for Oelrichs CWGs.

  3. Agenda • 8:30 Reconnect • 8:30 Review PLC’s, BLT’s, CWGs • Leading/training to implement effective, meaningful CWGs • Discuss format of Oelrichs’ CWG’s • Meeting dates • Logistics of meetings, topics, positing of meetings • Specific/Measurable/Student oriented • 11:00 Plan training of Oelrichs staff’s CWGs • 11:30 Review PD plan for January 11, February 22 • Review plan for SD-STARS and SD-LEAP

  4. Oelrichs BLT Norms • Decisions are student centered • Start and stop on time – use time wisely • Participation coach • Respect other people and their ideas • Positive, open and honest communication to develop trust • Active participation • Committed to group decisions (follows through) • Confidentiality

  5. 1 minute positive • Share a positive example of how the Oelrichs school has improved this first semester.

  6. Leading Professional Learning Communities:Building Leadership Teams (BLT)Collaborative Work Groups(CWG)

  7. Marzano’s Research

  8. The Four Pillars of a PLC - Mission - Vision - Values - Goals

  9. Our mission … Oelrichs School is committed to providing a positive place for students to grow and learn life skills for success.

  10. Activity with Mission Statement • STRATEGY: High Five Walk (keep walking around until music stops that is your partner. • STRATEGY:AB Pyramid Game

  11. The Four Pillars of a PLC - Mission - Vision - Values - Goals

  12. Pillar #2 Shared Vision • Professional Learning Community • Traditional School • Uses averages and opinions • Deteriorates to a wish list • Is ignored • Is dictated • Is research-based • Is credible with focus on essential areas • Is used as a blueprint for improvement • Is shared

  13. Oelrichs Vision . . .

  14. Oelrichs’ Refrigerator Door • Student focus in entryway to school • Shirts with mission • Student of the week • Morning assembly • Weekly memo • Developing a monthly newsletter (parents/community) • District calendar of events • Posting positive ideas • Spirit (roadsigns)

  15. Professional Development A Professional Development Journey Handout • Color One: Currently evident • Color Two: Weak area or not evident

  16. Oelrichs Goals from PD Journey • Matches LEAP projects • Need to share with all staff both BLT and LEAP • Analyzing data: disctrict, grade level, student level, addressing individual student achievement • Plan data review

  17. Marzano information includes . . . 1. Develop a strong school leadership team. • Solution to the amount of work is to shift leadership schools to a team of individuals. Necessary concept - Collective Efficacy – the shared belief that “we can make a difference.” • A better predictor of student success than socioeconomic status

  18. 2. Development and use of all available assets • Financial resources Shared vision • Physical resources • Allstaff need to share their needs so as to identify commonalities.

  19. 3. Accomplishment of goals that matter to ALL community members • The building principal, BLTs and CWGs need to keep the common goals articulated in all discussions for all staff members. • Not just words but actions! • Communication– open, honest • Culture– bi-monthly or monthly meetings where teachers discuss instruction issues. – working at consistencies.

  20. The Four Pillars of a PLC - Mission - Vision - Values - Goals

  21. Are We Doing the Right Thing? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_UmQIPTqso

  22. Keys to Effective TEAMs • Collaboration is embedded in routine practices. • Time for collaboration is built in the school day and school calendar. • Teams focus on key questions. • Team norms guide collaboration. • Teams pursue specific and measurable performance goals.

  23. CWGs Fundamental Questions to Answer: 1. What is it we expect all students to learn? 2. How will we know when they have learned it? 3. How will we respond when they don’t learn? 4. How will we respond when they already know it?

  24. PLCs and Protocols • PLCs are structures, ways of grouping people, for the purpose of professional learning. • Protocols are an example of powerful professional learning. They provide a process and structure for conversation or discussion.

  25. Responding to Resistors • Lack of Commitment – • Build Shared Knowledge • Lack of Knowledge and Skills – • Provide specific learning opportunities for staff • Lack of a Sense of Efficacy – • Set clear SMART goals and celebrate small victories

  26. Oelrichs Groupings of CWGs • 1st two Wednesdays(Jan) roll out CWGs • One Wed, grade level (K-6), (7-12) • Other Wed., K-12 subject area based on common core standards (math. Ela) • Times to share K-12

  27. Focus on Learning The very essence of a learning community is a focus on and a commitment to the learning of each student.

  28. Assumptions Driving a PLC’s Culture • Purpose is to ensure student learning • All of our practices, policies, and procedures must be assessed on the basis of their impact on learning • Our collaborative efforts have an impact on student learning.

  29. Collaboration Members of a professional learning community recognize they cannot accomplish their fundamental purpose of high levels of learning for all students unless they work together collaboratively.

  30. School-wide Goal SMART Goals Specific and strategic Measurable Attainable Results oriented Time bound All students by the end of semester 1 will effectively use compare and contrast as evidenced through the use of graphic organizers. Pages 11

  31. Team Goal SMART Goals Specific and strategic Measurable Attainable Results oriented Time bound By the end of 6 weeks, 80% of students in English Language Arts will score proficient (80%) or above on specific skill or concept as evidenced by a common assessment administered on agreed date.

  32. Oelrichs BLT Action Plan

  33. Planning . . .

  34. Work Time

  35. Review PD plan for January 11, February 22 Review plan for SD-STARS and SD-LEAP

  36. Exit Survey

  37. Oelrichs/TIE WIKI http://oelrichs.tie.wikispaces.net// OR go to staff on your home page and access the wiki.

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