1. Social Studies Teacher Leadership Network
November 17, 2015
@KEDC-Ashland KY
BELLRINGERS
READ THE ARTICLE
Sign up for #KEDCSS REMIND
Latishia

2. Plicker USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO ANSWER SURVEY QUESTIONS TODAY
Tiffany leads group
Latishia will scan the responses.

3. Collaboration among educators builds shared responsibility and improves students learning.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Tiffany leads group
Latishia will scan the responses.
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

4. October NETWORK FOCUS QUESTION
Standards distillation process
Critical Friends
Assessment considerations
Rubrics
Global Competency Next Steps
Sharing what’s working in YOUR district
District TALK TIME
Socratic Seminar: What is good practice and how do you know?
Unpacking the day
Evaluations and next meeting planning
October NETWORK FOCUS QUESTION
What IS Good Practice? How Do You Know?
Jennie
Review last months work around FOCUS QUESTION and remind participants that all 3 networks share same year plan so SCIENCE and DISTRICT network meetings are all working on same FOCUS QUESTION and participating in many of same experiences.

5. NOVEMBER NETWORK FOCUS QUESTION
TARGETS
Develop/nurture teacher growth through planning PL that includes
analyzing information & data to identify needs
drafting an action plan
supporting growth through coaching and use of tools
Ensure the quality of PL by
intentionally selecting and applying multiple resources, tools, and protocols
continuously reflecting and responding
Re-evaluate structure/system for educators to learn together and communicate learning.
NOVEMBER NETWORK FOCUS QUESTION
How can PROFESSIONAL LEARNING support the growth of all educators?
Jennie
…so SCIENCE and DISTRICT network meetings are all working on same FOCUS QUESTION and participating in many of same experiences.
Review this months FOCUS QUESTION and TARGETS for today

6. AGENDA
How can Professional Learning support the growth of all teachers?
Analyzing your own professional development/learning experiences and beliefs
Analyzing student work using Tuning Protocol
Professional Learning Plan
WORK ON INQUIRY MODULE
NEXT STEPS FOR Professional Learning
Jennie
Review today’s agenda

7. A deliberate focus on the professional learning of educators is essential to successful implementation of new school, district and state initiatives.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Tiffany leads group
Latishia will scan the responses.
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

8. Tiffany
Participants will have large sheets of yellow paper to list all of their professional learning experiences for this school year. Urge them to write them in such a away that they can share and review them easily.
MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND/OR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEMT YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR THIS YEAR.

9. MODEL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Read and make notes on pages
You will use this thinking to categorize your list and to make changes if needed.
Professional Learning in the 21st Century
Alfonso
Explain that the MCF is an online LIVING document produced by KDE as guidance for educators, schools and districts as they work with curriculum. The document is a valuable tool for districts was they are considering creating and implementing new curricula-like what will be necessary for SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES. This section of the MCF looks specifically at the professional learning changes that are happening as education and the world moves into the future.
Participants need to divide into groups of 3 –can include more that one district if needed to get to three.

10. MODEL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Read your section
A-page 81-82
B- page 83
C-page 84
MODEL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
To your partners present:
ONE sentence main idea of reading & 2 important points to share.
As you listen to others share make a CONNECTION to your section
When all have shared, find an idea, concept, or theme that is the SAME for all of your readings.
Alfonso
Explain that the MCF is an online LIVING document produced by KDE as guidance for educators, schools and districts as they work with curriculum. The document is a valuable tool for districts was they are considering creating and implementing new curricula-like what will be necessary for SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES. This section of the MCF looks specifically at the professional learning changes that are happening as education and the world moves into the future.
Participants need to divide into groups of 3 –can include more that one district if needed to get to three.
Follow direction on slide

11. Professional Learning in the 21st Century
Professional Development
BOTH PL AND PD
Categorize YOUR LIST
Professional Learning in the 21st Century
Alfonso-Look back at the list of professional learning and use highlighter to mark

12. Within the district there is general agreement about what professional learning looks like as it relates to learning and leading.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Tiffany & Latishia
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

13. Professional Learning
LOOKING at Student Work using the TUNING PROTOCOL
Latishia

14. Professional Learning
LOOKING at Student Work using the TUNING PROTOCOL
Latishia
Stacey May-Presenter
Wayne Stevens-Facilitator
Tiffany, Leslie, Jennie –participating teachers-try to have clarifying questions and WARM and COOL Feedback ready that would work for any student work. WE WILL NOT REALLY BE going through the process -simulation
Narrator-Latishia – I am going to stop the process throughout to point out specific details about the process.
Follow along using the
TUNING PROTOCOL HANDOUT

15. CREATE your own CRITICAL FRIEND GROUP (5-7 people)
PRESENTER -1
PARTICIPANTS 3-5
FACILITATOR -1
WILL SHARE STUDENT WORK AND CONTEXT FOR THE WORK: ie grade, when during year, focus of INQUIRY MODULE
ASK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS IF NECCESARY
PROVIDE WARM AND COOL FEEDBACK CENTERED ON FOCUS QUESTION
HOLD PARTICIPANTS AND PRESENTER ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PROCESS
Latishia
ALL HANDS ON DECK-help groups get formed
FOCUS QUESTION: DOES THE STUDENT WORK EXHIBIT MASTERY or SCAFFOLDED MASTERY OF THE TARGETTED STANDARD?

16. Discussion at your table
WHY DO THIS? WHAT IS THE VALUE? HOW CAN THIS PROCESS inform YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING?
Discussion at your table
Leslie

17. Individual REFLECTION
What does/could the feedback tell you about students' needs? And then what does/will that tell you about your/teacher learning needs?
On PADLET post professional learning needs of which this process has made you aware?
Leslie

18. BREAK

19. Maintaining the focus of professional learning on teaching and student learning produces academic success.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Wayne and Latishia
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

20. How can PROFESSIONAL LEARNING support the growth of all educators?
Thinking about the student work your module produced, what do you want to improve upon, change, add to
Pose questions
I want to become more effective at: __________.
What tells me this is an area of growth: (data/evidence)_______________________.
How can PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
support the growth of all educators?
Wayne
Share this thinking with a partner

21. How can PROFESSIONAL LEARNING support the growth of all educators?
Now consider what you know about the learning you have been doing in the network – instructional shifts, the draft standards, assessment, leadership, PGES, EVEREYTHING we have been doing
I want to become more effective at: __________.
What tells me this is an area of growth: (data/evidence)___________.
How can PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
support the growth of all educators?
Wayne
Does this make you think of a different learning goal ? Maybe this is connected to your first thought.

22. Professional Learning Plan
What tells me this is an area of growth is_____(data/evidence). [Where am I?]
I will know I’ve attained this goal/target by/when I ____ (outcome/measure). [Where do I want to go?]
Here is my plan for “closing the gap”: (the ACTIVITIES that will enable the learning)
I would like to become more effective at ________
______________________________________
___________________
_____________________
______________________
__________________
____________________________________
Wayne
_______________________
________________________
_________________________

23. Wayne

24. LUNCH 11:45-12:30

25. Communities can solve even their most complex problems by tapping internal expertise.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Latishia
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

26. WORK TIME WORKING ON FIRST INQUIRY MODULE/UNIT
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
WORKING ON FIRST INQUIRY MODULE/UNIT
REVISING FIRST MODULE BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PEERS AND STUDENT WORK ANALYSIS
WORKING ON SECOND INQUIRY MODULE
*if first module is good-to-go let’s make a plan to get it digitally published.
Latishia

27. Professional Learning Plan
What tells me this is an area of growth is_____(data/evidence). [Where am I?]
I will know I’ve attained this goal/target by/when I ____ (outcome/measure). [Where do I want to go?]
Why do I want/need to engage in this experience?
I would like to become more effective at________________ because __________________.
3. What specific learning goals will this specific learning experience help me accomplish?
1. How can I put myself in the best frame of mind for intentional learning through this experience?
5.What supports can I put in place now to ensure time and support for practice, reflection, and follow-up to this specific learning?
Wayne
2. What data or information will help me be optimally prepared for this learning experience?
4. What knowledge, practice, skills, or habits do I hope this will make possible?
=To help individuals or teams prepare for a professional learning or learning event-use or adapt for a particular learning experience, whether virtual, face-to- face, short-term or ongoing.
Excerpt from JSC The Learning Forward Journal August 2015, Vol. 36 No. 24 page 8

28. Professional Learning Plan
I would like to become more effective at ____________ because _____________________.
Here is my plan for “closing the gap”: (the ACTIVITIES that will enable the learning)
PLC
Attend
Conference___
Read
____
Talk to
_____
Attend
______
Read _______
Attend conference ___________
Wayne
Look at your list from the beginning of today to see what you have done that contributes to the goal-fully, partially or not all. Consider how you will close the gap.
How could your DISTRICT DLT, your SSTL NETWORK and your building colleagues assist you in meeting your goals?
Observe and analyze___
Any Professional
Learning Experiences
*including PD
Inside=supporting learning goal;
Outside=not pushing on goal
Work with___ as a thinking/feedback partner
Participate in
_________
Participate in
_____

29. A comprehensive professional learning system currently exists in our district.
Plicker
USE YOUR PLICKER PAPER TO Respond to SURVEY STATEMENTS
Latishia
A=AGREE
B=Somewhat AGREE
C=Somewhat DISAGREE
D=DISAGREE

30. evaluations
Latishia