PLC T IPS A ND T RAPS G ALILEO L EADERSHIP C ONFERENCE A UGUST 8, 2012 Katie Fitzpatrick Heather Rumley

FLUFFY AGENDA Who are we Key Working Agreements (KWA) or Norms Parking Lot Who you are What is a PLC Begin to transform your meetings Setting a fluffy agenda and KWA SMART goals Test Data Unit Planning Review

W HO ARE WE Katie FitzpatrickHeather Rumley Wayne-Westland at John Glenn HS Secondary math teacher Department chair Secondary Math Content Leader Mother of 3 cats and 1 dog

K EY W ORKING A GREEMENTS KWAKWA Start and end on time Stay on task/topic Parking Lot for other ideas No judgment Listen and share air time Minimize distractions Electronics Side conversations

PLC Questions Used to Guide Your Meetings 1.What do we expect students to learn (essentials)? 2.How will we know if they have learned it? 3.What do we do with struggling students? 4.What do we do with the students who have learned already? 5.What methods of instruction are working best for all of our students?

W HAT MEETINGS HAVE BEEN More than Tuesday at 2:00 Everyone invited to participate Common goal B EGIN TO CHANGE THAT STATE OF MIND Grading papers Talking Reading Cell phone games

H OW TO BEGIN THAT TRANSFORMATION KWA Re-Direct Code Word

S TILL HEADING TO THAT TRANSFORMATION Fluffy agenda Get it out there and visible SMART goals S pecific, strategic M easurable A ttainable R esults-oriented T ime-bound

W HY SMART GOALS ? Goals are something that you want to achieve in the future SMART goals assist in “getting focused” on what to focus efforts toward SMART goals help define exactly what the “future state” looks like and how it will be measured SMART goals show others how their work “aligns” and relates to the focus of the school

G OALS ALLOW TEACHERS TOO …. more rapidly identify those students who need help. challenge the students in the middle to reach a little bit higher. move students who have mastered the materials on to new skills and competencies. have quick feedback which allows continuous adjustments to instructional strategies.

SMART GOAL EXAMPLES : 80% of all sixth grade students will score a 4 or higher on a 6 point MEAP rubric when responding to a personal narrative prompt. 80% of first grade students will read at a level 16 or above by the end of first grade. 80% of third grade students will score an 80% or higher on the third grade math essential summative assessment 80% of eighth grade students will increase their lexile score by 100 points by the end of eighth grade.

SMART NON - EXAMPLES : 80% of fourth grade students will score a 4 or higher on the writing MEAP. First grade students will improve listening skills. 80% of seventh grade students will use a child-friendly writing rubric.

F AST FORWARD TO YOUR FIRST COMMON ASSESSMENT Invite everyone to bring their test results Non-judging environment Begin with the positive Share top 3 questions Identify commonalities and differences Discuss and document

C ONTINUING WITH SAME TEST DATA Share bottom 2 questions Team leader shares results first Everyone share results Record information for review Look for commonalities and differences

C OMMON MISSED QUESTIONS Analyze the question and decided what to do Isolated topic Instruction for next year Note in valuable location Continuing skill Re-teach & re-assess Communicate info to all involved

N ON - COMMON MISSED QUESTION Put yourself out there Ask for volunteers with higher results Share and record strategies used Thank all that offer support Proceed through the rest of the low results

U NIT PLANNING Ask for tips from the pro’s Read section heading or topics Record and distribute all ideas Obtain permission before including names

U NIT PLANNING - GET THE BALL ROLLING Online resources Jig-saw and discuss the merits Personally ask each person to bring something to the next meeting (this helps with Sally too) Pick your favorite topic and talk about it Pick the most difficult Then brainstorm as a group strategies

WHY T EST DATA & UNIT PLANNING Talk about teaching and learning Share ideas Lessen individual workload Encourage each other and celebrate

O UR MIP’ S Fluffly agenda, SMART goals and KWA’s Code word or re-direct Put yourself out there Test data 3 positive and 2 negative Invite everyone to participate & share/distribute ideas One’s ordinary is another’s extraordinary