 The Michigan Department of Education and Measured Progress are in the third year ( ) of providing professional development for formative assessment coaches and their learning teams.

Since our first year, we have had the participation of approximately 100 coaches and nearly 900 educators as a part of learning teams. 100 coaches and nearly 900 educators as a part of learning teams.

 The Formative Assessment Process offers educators meaningful opportunities to explore classroom instructional practices and to provide intentional feedback to our students to increase learning.

…it goes beyond merely providing judgments about student performance to providing rich descriptions of student performance —Rick Stiggins, 2006

Learning Team of 6-8 members Principal is part of the team A coach that is part of the team

 Meets at least 4 hours per month  Tries new FA strategies in their classrooms  Shares experiences  Provides feedback

Strategies vs. Tools

 Attend team launch  Attend team meetings  Be open to trying new strategies in their classrooms  Be willing to be open about their teaching experiences, both good and bad  Be able to provide feedback to team members

 Attend Cognitive Coaching Training  Attend Team Launch  Participate in Webinars  Participate in all team meetings  Keep up-to-date on the Ning and website  All responsibilities of the Learning Team apply

 Attend team launch  Attend team meetings  Participate in Webinars  Be able to provide feedback to team members  Provide support to the Learning Team in the implementation of new strategies in their classrooms  Provide time for the Learning Team to meet on a monthly basis

Principal Assistant Principal Teachers from Science, Math, and Social Studies Once a month meeting, for 4 hours Two times for full day sessions

 Met every two weeks  Agenda  Sharing Time – › Discussions about readings › Interactive discussion concerning use of FA tools › How has this effected students?  Set individual goals for implementing next monthly theme  Set time for classroom visits

Money for travel Money for travel Money for substitute teachers Money for substitute teachers Title II Funds Title II Funds can be used to pay for what the project does not cover!

The deadline for coaches to apply is April 29, 2011

When do I have to When do I have to have a learning have a learning team ready? team ready? When do learning When do learning teams apply? teams apply?

Laura Otten FAME Regional Coach Kent ISD School Improvement Consultant (616)