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Getting CONNECT-ED in Montgomery Township Presentation of Learning

Getting CONNECT-ED in Montgomery Township Presentation of Learning. Amy Wish Kari McGann JoAnn Zisa June 30, 2011. CONNECT-ED in Montgomery. Expanding Leadership Team, 2 BILDers Participation in Consortium Leadership Team Annual Conference Presenters/Participants

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Getting CONNECT-ED in Montgomery Township Presentation of Learning

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  1. Getting CONNECT-ED in Montgomery Township Presentation of Learning Amy Wish Kari McGann JoAnn Zisa June 30, 2011

  2. CONNECT-ED in Montgomery • Expanding Leadership Team, 2 BILDers • Participation in Consortium Leadership Team • Annual Conference Presenters/Participants • 4 BIM Design Teams, Math BIM developed in Phase II • CON-QUEST participation, presenters and attendees • 4 CONNECT-ED funded PLCs • CONNECT-ED workshops developed and offered • CONNECT-ED Big Ideas Thinking influences K-12 Math and Science Curriculum Development and the creation of Common Assessment Systems- Formative and Summative • Direct Impact on 80 out of 450 teachers, Less formal impact on 190 out of 450 teachers. • A commitment to continuing CONNECT-ED at least K-6

  3. The Past Elementary Level (K-4) • PLC training provided to all staff by Leadership Team and “Stand Tall Steve”-laying the groundwork • PLC groups formed and met • SMART goal training (K-2) • Cross grade level coaching

  4. The Past Middle School Level (5-8) • Introduced PLC philosophy • Formed a PLT of 6th grade math teachers • Designed and implemented action research: What impact do collaborative goals have on the work and disposition of a Professional Learning Team? • Introduced Collaborative Norms as a means to ensure constructive dialogue (Garmston) • Cross grade level coaching

  5. The Past High School Level (9-12) • Formed a CLT of 9-12th grade math teachers • HS Math CLT presented at CONNECT-ED Summer Institute (June 2010) • Designed and Presented Science Proficiencies (visual dialoguing and protocols) Workshop focusing on Big Ideas for 9-12 Science teachers

  6. Successfully Navigating the Obstacles • District Priorities for Professional Development Time • Lacking Supportive Conditions for Successful PLCs (time, resources, shared vision) • Changes in district leadership and overall staffing • Scary to find out we don’t deeply understand what we teach- SMART goals helped

  7. Imprint • Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings guiding our teaching • Collaborative study through PLCs are now a preferred form of Professional Development • Assessment design to uncover misconceptions and design of targeted instruction based on student understandings and how content builds K-8 • Understanding of why standards matter and the ability to unpack the standards • What we’ve learned in Connect-Ed is directly applicable to our classroom environments • PLC protocol and Big Idea influence on Response to Intervention and PAC process

  8. Impact • Curriculum Documents that reflect Big Idea thinking • K-12 Professional Learning Community development within grade levels- building leadership capacity (about 45 teachers) • Teachers are more comfortable with the big ideas in math and science and how they develop throughout grade levels

  9. The Future • Additional cross grade level CONNECT-ED PLCs to begin in September • Focus on Student Work to impact teacher work. • Big Idea Professional Development as new curriculum is introduced and implemented • Possible creation of Mini-BIMs to provide opportunities to learn content expected in Common Core standards • Teachers requesting CONNECT-ED style PLCs for Language Arts • Possible Consortium networking around common tasks and assessments that develop the Big Ideas for students

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