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SSRISSRISecondary School Secondary School Redesign InitiativeRedesign Initiative
Building Professional Building Professional Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities
SPN/SSRI LiaisonSPN/SSRI Liaison
Primary FunctionPrimary Function
Physicals Physicals Vs.Vs.
AutopsiesAutopsiesDouglas Reeves Douglas Reeves
as quoted in as quoted in On Common Ground p 53On Common Ground p 53
Even school districts that devote tremendous time and energy to designing the intended curriculum often pay little attention to the implemented curriculum (what teachers actually teach) and even less to the attained curriculum (what students learn).
Marzano, 2003
Quality teaching requires strong professional learning communities. Collegial interchange, not isolation, must become the norm for teachers.
National Commission on Teaching
2003
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National Staff Development Council
The Standard:
“Staff Development that improves the learning of all students
organizes adults into learning communities whose goals are
aligned with those of the school and district.”
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National Staff Development Council
The Rationale:
Teams that meet on a regular basis for the purposes of......
Learning
Joint lesson planning
Problem-solving
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Teacher members of a PLC assist one another in the following ways:
Examine the standards students are required to master
Plan more effective lessons Critique student work Solve the common problems of
teaching
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Teams determine areas in which additional learning would be helpful and do the following:
read articles attend workshops or courses invite consultants to assist them in
acquiring necessary knowledge or skills
observe one another in the classroom invite support staff, administrators, or even
school board members to participate
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What does the Florida DOE What does the Florida DOE say?say?
1.1.6 Learning Communities
“The faculty member participates in learning communities of adults whose goals are aligned with those of the school and district.”
“Describe how your school organizes teachers into learning communities.”
(Note: Learning communities are small groups of faculty who meet regularly to study more effective learning and teaching practices.)
House Bill 7807 outlines theHouse Bill 7807 outlines the
A++initiative and includes A++initiative and includes
the SSRI Act:the SSRI Act:
10. Professional Development for staff based on data-determined needs with common planning and PLCs for teachers and a network of PD providers for education leaders.
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SSRI is a PLC.....
“Many educators also benefit from participation in regional or national subject-matter networks or school reform consortia that connect schools with common interests.”
www.NSDC.org
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Dufour
Members of Learning Communities take collective responsibility for the learning of all students represented by team members.
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Critical Friends Groups...
The National School Reform Faculty (NSRF) is rooted in four beliefs:
• that school people, working together, can make real and lasting improvements in their own schools;
• that teachers and administrators must help each other turn theories into practice and standards into actual student learning;
• that the key to this effort is the development of a "learning community" based on public, collaborative examination of both adult and student work;
• that to create this community, practitioners need high-quality training and sustained support.
Critical Friends Groups...
The National School Reform Faculty (NSRF) is rooted in four beliefs:
• that school people, working together, can make real and lasting improvements in their own schools;
• that teachers and administrators must help each other turn theories into practice and standards into actual student learning;
• that the key to this effort is the development of a "learning community" based on public, collaborative examination of both adult and student work;
• that to create this community, practitioners need high-quality training and sustained support.
Characteristics of a PLCCharacteristics of a PLC
Shared Mission, Vision, Values Shared Mission, Vision, Values and Goalsand Goals
Collective InquiryCollective Inquiry Collaborative TeamsCollaborative Teams Action Orientation and Action Orientation and
ExperimentationExperimentation Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement Results OrientationResults Orientation
What does a PLC involve?What does a PLC involve?
Professional conversation that leads to improved practices.
Professional development that translates into improved student learning.
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What is required of PLC members?
Common Purpose Focus on Learning Commitment Willingness to Stretch Comfort
Zone Training Continued Support Frequent Conversation
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First Steps
Understanding of and Commitment to PLC
Relationships Culture of Safety Staff Readiness
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Zones of Safety
Comfort
Risk
Danger
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Low Level of Risk
Book Study Relationship Building Examining Standards Text Based Discussions Action Research
Higher Level of RiskHigher Level of Risk
• Examining Student Work Examining Student Work • Examining Teacher WorkExamining Teacher Work• Consultancy DilemmasConsultancy Dilemmas• Peer Observation and Peer Observation and
DebriefingDebriefing
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What are Protocols?
A script or series of timed steps for how a conversation among teachers on a chosen topic will develop
Numerous protocols are available from the National School Reform Faculty
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ProtocolsProtocols
Enable you to choose the Enable you to choose the correct strategycorrect strategy
Provide trainingProvide training Provide guidelines and structure Provide guidelines and structure
to conversationto conversation Help enforce timelinesHelp enforce timelines
Among educators especially, just talking may not be enough. The kind of talking needed to educate ourselves cannot rise spontaneously and unaided from just talking. It needs to be carefully planned and scaffolded.
The Power of Protocols: An Educator’s Guide to Better Practice
Quality teaching requires strong professional learning communities. Collegial interchange, not isolation, must become the norm for teachers.
National Commission
on Teaching, 2003
Resources
๏ www.nsdc.org (Nat’l Staff Development Council)
๏ www.nsrfharmony.org (Critical Friends)
๏ www.nefec.org/documents/12/monograph08-3.pdf (Action Research)
๏ http://www.just4kids.org/en/florida
SSRISSRISecondary School Secondary School Redesign InitiativeRedesign Initiative
Building Professional Building Professional Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities
Penny Sell and Chris KisnerPenny Sell and Chris Kisner