Equip & Empower Our Site Supporting Over 1800 teachers Unified system of support Site Professional Learning Systems SPLS Serving over 24,849 Students Time to learn & collaborate 5 Critical Components

Framework Establish: Where are we currently? Where did we come from? Where are we going? In regard to OUR Site Professional Learning

Personalize the Purpose of SPLS Commit to a Focus based on Student and Site Needs Develop a Plan for SPLS Implementation Goals

Identify content, context, and process in our Site’s Professional Learning System Implementation of developed plan Success Criteria

4 Years in Existence Instant Poll From District Perspective Showed A Variety of Responses WHERE WE ARE Critical Components 5 Schools rise and fall based on the quality that occurs within their walls. --Dennis Sparks

Why don’t we have a standard name for groups? When will we be having WFSG refreshers? When will we do PLC training? Can I send a team to hear Dr. DuFour? What should I see my teams doing if they are being effective? Questions We Hear

WFSG Establishing Our Framework Compilation Of Proven Work WHERE WE HAVE BEEN Whole Faculty Study Groups PLC Professional Learning Communities

Exploring the Framework-- Read and Record Key Points Two Heads Are Smarter Than One Partner or Triad—Compare and add any additional notes Linking Our Learning

Common Ground What connections can you and your partner make between the framework you reviewed and our SPLS district expectations? What do you notice? Linking Our Learning

Through Our Eyes Philosophic Framework-PLC Format, Forms, & Feedback-- WFSG SPLS

Art & Science of Teaching Visible Learning For Teachers Continuous Quality Improvement The Baldridge Model of Performance Excellence PLAN—DO—STUDY—ACT Practical Application of Professional Learning Communities to Increase Student Achievement (Murphy, Clauset, Lick) Theoretical Framework of Professional Learning Communities (DuFour, Eaker, Fullan) Standards for High Quality Professional Learning

Content Process Context What is HQ Professional Learning? WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Content: What individuals, groups, and the whole will study, learn, or become skillful in doing to achieve intended results; skills, attitudes, and knowledge to be acquired. Commitment to Four Essential Questions** What do we expect for our students to learn? How will we know they are learning? How will we respond when they don’t learn? How will we respond if they already know it? The Content, Context, and Process of Professional Learning

Process: How individuals, groups, and the whole will function, behave, or perform; procedures to be followed; means for the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Action Plan (based on student needs) Group Size (3-6 members) Group Membership (determined by who wants to address an identified student need) Shared Leadership (rotated between group members) Logs Frequent Meetings Established Group Norms Needed Resources (including expert voices) The Content, Process, and Context of Professional Learning

Context: Organizational or cultural factors that facilitate or impede progress toward intended results, such as shared vision and norms of continuous improvement and collegiality. The Content, Process, and Context of Professional Learning

SIP Needs Assessment What are student needs? WHERE ARE WE GOING? What do we need to support our students?

School Improvement Plan Professional Learning Plan embedded into the SIP SIP Support on Canvas

O.R.I.D. Objective Level Reflective Level Interpretive Level Decisional Level Solo read Second look with ORID Share Needs Assessment

District Calendar PL/PW Log It’s About Time!

2 SIP/NEEDS ASSESS- MENT FOCUS HOURS LAUNCHING AT YOUR SITE TEAM PLANNING & WORK TIME 2 5

Leading for Results— Dennis Sparks The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable— Patrick Lencioni Strong Teams, Strong Schools

Inattention to results Avoidance of accountability Lack of commitment Fear of conflict Absence of trust Point 5Point 3 Point 2 Point 1 Point 4 5 Dysfunctions of a Team

Point 4Point 3 Point 2 Point 1 Clarity Of Purpose Accountability Team Structure Trust Key Characteristics Of Effective Teams

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