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Inquiry Teams for Inquiry Teams for AdministratorsAdministrators
Inquiry Teams for Inquiry Teams for AdministratorsAdministrators
Dennis C. TaylorDennis C. Taylor
Professional Learning CoachProfessional Learning Coach
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCESCayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Dennis C. TaylorDennis C. Taylor
Professional Learning CoachProfessional Learning Coach
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCESCayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
Anticipatory GuideAnticipatory GuideAnticipatory GuideAnticipatory Guide
• Complete the Anticipatory Guide by Complete the Anticipatory Guide by
checking whether the sentence accurately checking whether the sentence accurately
reflects your school.reflects your school.
• You will share your thoughts with one You will share your thoughts with one
other personother person
Anticipatory GuideAnticipatory GuideAnticipatory GuideAnticipatory Guide
Turn and talk to the person next to youTurn and talk to the person next to you
You will each have one minute to share You will each have one minute to share
your thoughtsyour thoughts
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHY are we Implementing WHY are we Implementing Inquiry Teams?Inquiry Teams?
WHY are we Implementing WHY are we Implementing Inquiry Teams?Inquiry Teams?
““I have never met a kid who failed the state test I have never met a kid who failed the state test
and was ready for college, but I have met many and was ready for college, but I have met many
kids who passed the state tests and are still not kids who passed the state tests and are still not
ready for college.”ready for college.”
-Paul Bambrick-Santoyo-Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
WHY are we WHY are we implementing Inquiry implementing Inquiry
Teams?Teams?
WHY are we WHY are we implementing Inquiry implementing Inquiry
Teams?Teams?Data-Driven Instruction has been proven Data-Driven Instruction has been proven
to be successful!to be successful!
Common interim assessments will be used Common interim assessments will be used
to drive instructionto drive instruction
Reform Agenda- Individual Scopes of Work Reform Agenda- Individual Scopes of Work
(SoW)(SoW)
DeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverables
August – October 2011August – October 2011
• Defining Data Driven Instruction and School Based Defining Data Driven Instruction and School Based Inquiry so that efforts can be focused on high Inquiry so that efforts can be focused on high leverage strategies leverage strategies
• Collaboratively & accurately diagnose school capacity Collaboratively & accurately diagnose school capacity for implementing the Inquiry/ DDI model based on the for implementing the Inquiry/ DDI model based on the DDI key drivers DDI key drivers
• Build and/or identify high quality assessment tools to Build and/or identify high quality assessment tools to use in the classroom use in the classroom
NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core & Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
DeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverables
August – October 2011August – October 2011
Develop an implementation plan for data driven Develop an implementation plan for data driven instruction that is tailored to the specific needs of instruction that is tailored to the specific needs of schools and/or districts schools and/or districts
• Diagnose the quality of each school’s Diagnose the quality of each school’s implementation of data driven instruction against implementation of data driven instruction against the key drivers the key drivers
• Support the ongoing development of data driven Support the ongoing development of data driven cultures in teams of teachers and school leadership cultures in teams of teachers and school leadership teamsteams
NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core & Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
DeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverables
October – May 2012October – May 2012
• Linking Instruction and follow‐up with analysis and Linking Instruction and follow‐up with analysis and action planning action planning
• Align instructional practices, assessments, and Align instructional practices, assessments, and analysis to the rigor of the Common Core standards analysis to the rigor of the Common Core standards
• Support and/ or lead effective analysis meetings with Support and/ or lead effective analysis meetings with teachers that increase student learning teachers that increase student learning
• Monitor Progress on Action Plans and determine mid‐Monitor Progress on Action Plans and determine mid‐course corrections in each school course corrections in each school NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core &
Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
Critical questions to Critical questions to considerconsider
Critical questions to Critical questions to considerconsider
What do we want students to know and be What do we want students to know and be
able to do?able to do?
How will we know if they can?How will we know if they can?
What will we do if they can’t?What will we do if they can’t?
What will we do if they already can?What will we do if they already can?
WHAT are the Inquiry WHAT are the Inquiry Teams’ Goals?Teams’ Goals?
WHAT are the Inquiry WHAT are the Inquiry Teams’ Goals?Teams’ Goals?
We will focus on…We will focus on…
ELA in 3ELA in 3rdrd, 8, 8thth, and 11, and 11th th grades grades
College and Career SkillsCollege and Career Skills
33rdrd Grade Proficiency Grade Proficiency33rdrd Grade Proficiency Grade Proficiency
88thth Grade Proficiency Grade Proficiency88thth Grade Proficiency Grade Proficiency
Regional English Regents Regional English Regents DataData
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCESCayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Regional English Regents Regional English Regents DataData
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCESCayuga-Onondaga BOCES
So what does this So what does this mean?mean?
So what does this So what does this mean?mean?
About half of our students cannot read and About half of our students cannot read and
write on grade level.write on grade level.
Any student who does not pass the English Any student who does not pass the English
Regents cannot graduate with a Regents Regents cannot graduate with a Regents
diploma.diploma.
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHAT is an Inquiry WHAT is an Inquiry Team?Team?
WHAT is an Inquiry WHAT is an Inquiry Team?Team?
• Small team of teachers who teach common Small team of teachers who teach common
subject areas.subject areas.
• Principals may be included. If not, there must Principals may be included. If not, there must
be a clear line of communication between the be a clear line of communication between the
team and the principal.team and the principal.
• The team will consistently analyze data to The team will consistently analyze data to
drive instruction.drive instruction.
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHO should be on the WHO should be on the Inquiry Team?Inquiry Team?
WHO should be on the WHO should be on the Inquiry Team?Inquiry Team?
2-3 teachers2-3 teachers
Building principals Building principals
WHO will participate on the WHO will participate on the teams?teams?
WHO will participate on the WHO will participate on the teams?teams?
Based upon our regional needs…Based upon our regional needs…
• 33rdrd grade teachers grade teachers
• 88thth grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./7 grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./7thth
grade teachers)grade teachers)
• 1111thth grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./10 grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./10thth
grade teachers)grade teachers)
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHAT will the WHAT will the Inquiry Team work Inquiry Team work
on?on?
WHAT will the WHAT will the Inquiry Team work Inquiry Team work
on?on?Create an appropriate long-term goal Create an appropriate long-term goal
based upon data based upon data We plan to focus on We plan to focus on
ELAELA
Drill down to individual learning targets, Drill down to individual learning targets,
then create short-term goals that then create short-term goals that
correspond to the long-term goalcorrespond to the long-term goal
WHAT will the WHAT will the Inquiry Team work Inquiry Team work
on?on?
WHAT will the WHAT will the Inquiry Team work Inquiry Team work
on?on?
Effectively share what instructional Effectively share what instructional
practices work best for the students, and practices work best for the students, and
implement the adoption of these implement the adoption of these
strategies throughout the buildingstrategies throughout the building
• Understand and use ratios, proportions Understand and use ratios, proportions
and percents in a variety of situationsand percents in a variety of situations
Typical Math StandardTypical Math StandardTypical Math StandardTypical Math Standard
1. Identify 50% of 20:2. Identify 67% of 81:3. Shawn got 7 correct answers out of 10 possible answers on his
science test. What percent of questions did he get correct?4. J.J. Redick was on pace to set an NCAA record in career free throw
percentage. Leading into the NCAA tournament in 2004, he made 97 of 104 free throw attempts. What percentage of free throws did he make?
5. J.J. Redick was on pace to set an NCAA record in career free throw percentage. Leading into the NCAA tournament in 2004, he made 97 of 104 free throw attempts. How far did his percentage drop before the tournament game to right after missing those free throws?
6. J.J. Redick and Chris Paul were competing for the best free-throw shooting percentage. Redick made 94% of his first 103 shots, while Paul made 47 out of 51 shots.
• Which one had a better shooting percentage?• In the next game, Redick made only 2 of 10 shots while Paul
made 7 of 10 shots. What are their new overall shooting percentages?
• Who is the better shooter?• Jason argued that if Paul and J.J. each made the next 10 shots,
their shooting percentage would go up the same amount. Is this true? Why or why not?
Data Driven InstructionData Driven Instruction
AssessmeAssessmentnt
AssessmeAssessmentnt AnalysisAnalysisAnalysisAnalysis ActionActionActionAction
Data Driven CultureData Driven CultureData Driven CultureData Driven Culture
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Assessments must be…Assessments must be…
……the starting pointthe starting point
……transparenttransparent
……commoncommon
……interiminterim
……alignedaligned
AssessmentsAssessmentsAssessmentsAssessments
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
AnalysisAnalysisAnalysisAnalysis
Analysis must…Analysis must…
……have a quick turnaroundhave a quick turnaround
……be user-friendlybe user-friendly
……be teacher-owned be teacher-owned
……be Test-In-Hand be Test-In-Hand
……be deep be deep
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
ActionActionActionAction
• PlanningPlanning
• ImplementationImplementation
• Ongoing AssessmentOngoing Assessment
• AccountabilityAccountability
• Engaged StudentsEngaged Students
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Data Driven CultureData Driven CultureData Driven CultureData Driven Culture
• Highly Active Leadership Team Highly Active Leadership Team
• Introductory Professional DevelopmentIntroductory Professional Development
• Implementation CalendarImplementation Calendar
• Ongoing Professional DevelopmentOngoing Professional Development
• Build by BorrowingBuild by Borrowing
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Douglass Street Douglass Street SchoolSchool
Douglass Street Douglass Street SchoolSchool
1. Do you think Krista Brown met the challenge? Why? (cite specific examples from the text)
2. If your answer is “partially”, which teachers met the task? Which ones did not? Why?
3. What are the most important factors contributing to a school’s success in dramatically improving school improvement? What are the biggest stumbling blocks that can undermine the process?
8 Mistakes that 8 Mistakes that MatterMatter
8 Mistakes that 8 Mistakes that MatterMatter
• Inferior Interim AssessmentsInferior Interim Assessments
• Secretive Interim AssessmentsSecretive Interim Assessments
• Infrequent AssessmentsInfrequent Assessments
• Curriculum-Assessment DisconnectCurriculum-Assessment Disconnect
• Delayed ResultsDelayed Results
• Separation of Teaching and AnalysisSeparation of Teaching and Analysis
• Ineffective Follow-UpIneffective Follow-Up
• Not Making Time for DataNot Making Time for Data
Paul Bambrick_Santoyo, 2010
Data Driven Instruction & Data Driven Instruction & School-Based Inquiry School-Based Inquiry
Data Driven Instruction & Data Driven Instruction & School-Based Inquiry School-Based Inquiry
Interim AssessmentsFormative Assessments
Interim Assessments
Interim Assessments
NYS Assessments
NYS Assessments
Assessment CycleAssessment CycleAssessment CycleAssessment CycleType of
AssessmentFrequency of Assessment
Usage
Pre-Assessment Prior to instruction Assess prior knowledge and skills.
Formative Assessment
Daily or more Ongoing assessment for student learning.
Interim Assessment 4-6 times per year Assess all skills and knowledge to that point in time.
Summative Assessment
Annually Assess knowledge and skills learned throughout the course.
Key QuestionsKey QuestionsKey QuestionsKey Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHEN will the Inquiry WHEN will the Inquiry Teams meet?Teams meet?
WHEN will the Inquiry WHEN will the Inquiry Teams meet?Teams meet?
NYSED is requesting 90 minutes per week by NYSED is requesting 90 minutes per week by
October 2012October 2012
Our reality…Our reality…
Professional Learning Coaches will train and Professional Learning Coaches will train and
initially facilitate teams according to the in-initially facilitate teams according to the in-
district calendarsdistrict calendars
WHEN will the Inquiry WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?Team meet?
WHEN will the Inquiry WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?Team meet?
Once per week is the recommended timeframeWe anticipate the teams being able to meet bi-weeklyWe have committed one day per month for coaching these teams throughout the school yearThings to consider:
common planning timemultiple grades/teams representedflexibility in scheduling
Recap Key Recap Key QuestionsQuestionsRecap Key Recap Key QuestionsQuestions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?