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Teacher Learning Outcomes

District-Wide Professional Development August 22, 2007 Effectively Using Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to Investigate and Analyze Data. Teacher Learning Outcomes. To participate in a Professional Learning Community (PLC), using data to inform instruction.

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Teacher Learning Outcomes

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  1. District-Wide Professional DevelopmentAugust 22, 2007 Effectively Using Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to Investigate and Analyze Data

  2. Teacher Learning Outcomes • To participate in a Professional Learning Community (PLC), using data to inform instruction. • To develop an instructional plan with specific, measurable goals for teacher practice and student achievement. • To utilize AIMS as a data management and instructional tool. • To understand the purpose of the district’s formative benchmark assessment process.

  3. Group Norms • What are our expectations for how we will work together? • What conditions will contribute to our learning? • What conditions will get in the way? • What conditions are necessary to create and maintain a safe, supportive and risk-free environment? • How will we resolve our differences and disagreements?

  4. Understanding PLCs Effective PLCs have the potential to increase student learning!

  5. PLCs Are Built Around: • Content • Data • Student Work

  6. Review of Campus-Wide Data

  7. AIMS & Benchmarks New informational web site at http://matrix • Comprehensive Benchmark FAQ now available • Updated AIMS FAQ now available • Step-by-step instructions for using AIMS • Step-by-step instructions for the benchmarking process • 07-08 Benchmark Calendar

  8. Links to training resources http://matrix

  9. The “Data Wise” Improvement Process

  10. Consider the following… How do our practices align with this article?

  11. “Which data, well analyzed can help us improve teaching and learning? We should always start by considering the needs of teachers, whose use of data has the most direct impact on student performance. Data can give them the answer to two important questions:How many students are succeeding in the subjects I teach? Within those subjects, what are the areas of strength or weakness?” Mike Schmoker, First Things First: Demystifying Data Analysis, Educational Leadership, February 2003

  12. PLC Tasks Teacher Complete your Teacher Data Analysis Protocol document PLC Complete your PLC Data Analysis Protocol Gather your individual Teacher Data Analysis Protocol documents and meet with your PLC

  13. What is a Protocol? • A protocol consists of agreed-upon guidelines for a conversation…it provides a common language • Protocols are vehicles for building skills and culture necessary for collaborative work. Source: The National School Reform Faculty

  14. Share Findings • What were the outcomes of the PLC data discussions? • How does the PLCs Instructional Plan align with the Campus Improvement Plan? • Where are we as a campus in our ability to look at data?

  15. Conclusion • PLC Activities during the Fall Semester

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