Learning Forward Annual Conference Session F28 The Leader Results Teams: A Simple and Effective Professional Learning Design TNLEAD Grant in Association with the Greene County and Unicoi County Schools Learning Forward Annual Conference Session F28 December 9, 2014

Meet and Greet!

Our Purposeful Culture Today: Capitalize on the informality, Seek clarity, Add to the conversation, Ask questions, and Stay on schedule. Knowledge about this design Understanding of how it looks in action Promising indicators after one year Insights as to how it might work for you

A Review of the Design

Leader Results Teams Professional Learning & Support Collective Learning and Application Collaborative Action Research Idea Sharing Interpretation of Results Individual Specific Focus Professional Learning & Support The Three Focus Areas Guided by TILS and TN Administrator Rubric Collaborative Culture Developing Data & Data Teams

Perspectives: “How we saw it.”

The Leader Results Team Cycle: As the team members get more focused, they should be generally spending more time on the actions, evidence, and interpretation than the discussion of the reading! The Leader Results Team Cycle: Developing a Theory and Taking Action Gathering Evidence Interpretation Learning (Focused by the Resources)

The Cycle and Sequence: Learning Identify your focus within the area. Confirm that is the right focus with stakeholders. Articulate your “theory” of how your work will make an impact. Establish SMART goal(s). Read and research. Taking Action Plan deliberate actions on your part to achieve your goals in your area. Develop short-term cycles of your actions to assess results.

The Cycle and Sequence: Gathering Evidence Gather the information aligned with your actions. Reflect on the data and your plan of action to see if it had the desired effect. Interpretation Bring the evidence back to the Leader Results Team for discussion and your interpretation. Revise/adjust/add to your plan for learning and additional action.

Let’s process this for a minute! Have a “shoulder” conversation about this design, restating what you have heard so far in your own words. What are your wonderings right now at this point?

Developing a Theory and Taking Action Gathering Evidence Interpretation Learning (Focused by the Resources) Each Individual’s Study and Work is Focused Through a “Problem of Practice”

The Individual’s Focus Area in the Team Actions Based on the Problem Problems as barriers . . . What is the main barrier to the results you want in your area? The Individual’s Focus Area in the Team Learning Actions Based on the Problem Results

When thinking about the particular problem When thinking about the particular problem. . . We asked each participant to consider: When thinking about your team’s focus . . . What is the biggest problem for you and for your school? Who are we talking about? Under what conditions does it happen? Where does the problem happen? Why does it happen? How will you know the problem was resolved?

“Here to There” Problem of Practice Example: How to create and sustain small, regularly-scheduled meetings of teacher-led data teams which result in the analysis of student performance and the commitment by the teams to try new strategies and bring back their results to discuss Evaluation Question: In what ways have the school teams a) led to increased collaboration, b) resulted in more effective analysis of varieties of student data, and 3) sparked changes in teacher practices leading to student results?

Facilitation of the Leader Results Teams

Facilitator Functions: The Facilitator Role: To guide and support the team to meet group norms and individual goals Coaching and/or Consulting Maintaining the Social Context Communication Meeting Facilitation Determining Needs Facilitator Functions:

Results of the Leader Results Teams—First Year

Key Learnings from the First Year Means Goals: Tickets out the door Team surveys Observations Ends Goals: Capacity building Learning to trust Valuing others

Our Thinking?