Effective Tools + Professional Learning Time = Student

Success!

Karen Kidwell, Division of Program StandardsKelly Philbeck, LDC Instructional SpecialistRenee’ Yates, MDC Instructional Specialist

Kentucky Department of Education

Kentucky Leadership Networks

A Partnership of the KDE, the Regional Education Cooperatives,

Higher Ed Institutions, and other Key Stakeholders

Networks Support Kentucky Board of Education Goals:

Next Generation Learners:•All students perform at or above proficiency and show continuous improvement (achievement/growth).•Every student graduates high school college/career-ready (readiness).

Next Generation Professionals:•Every student is taught by an effective teacher; every school led by an effective leader.

Networks Vision

Every school district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has a knowledgeable and cohesive leadership team that guides the professional learning and practice of all administrators, teachers, and staff so that every student experiences highly effective teaching, learning, and assessment practices in every classroom, every day. (Result: College / Career Ready! )

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Networks Mission

The networks are intended to build the capacity of each district in the Commonwealth to:1.Implement Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards 2.Develop assessment literacy among all educators3.Ensure that every classroom is a model of highly effective teaching and learning practices.

(Senate Bill 1, 2009)

Overview of P-20 Leadership NetworksPartnership involving Higher Ed, KDE, Ed Cooperatives, key state stakeholder groups

Research based and Nationally lauded approach to facilitating large scale professional learning;

Focused on building district level capacity;

Investment and commitment to change at the classroom level

• Content Leadership Networks– Focus on teachers and teacher

leaders– ELA/Mathematics– Science/Social Studies

• Instructional Support Leadership Networks– District level leaders– Building level administrators

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The networks are intended to build the capacity of each district in the Commonwealth as they implement Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards within the context of highly effective

teaching and learning practices, develop assessment literacy among all educators, and work toward ensuring that every student is college and career ready. To that end, the vision for these networks is: Every school district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky has a knowledgeable and

cohesive leadership team that guides the professional learning and practice of all administrators, teachers, and staff so that every student experiences highly effective

teaching, learning, and assessment practices in every classroom, every day. (Result: Proficient and Prepared for Success!)

ISLN (2010-current)ELA/Math (2010-2013)Science/Social Studies (2013-2016)(District/School/Teacher Leaders)

Funding to Support Implementation of Senate Bill 1 (2009)

• State Funds: – Senate Bill 1 (2009)

Implementation Funds– Refocused Leadership

Mentor and Professional Growth Funding

• Federal Funds:– Title 2 Funds (Math Science

Partnership and Teacher Quality)

• Foundation/Grant Funds:– Gates Foundation– Learning Forward

Senate Bill 1 (2009) explicitly calls for professional learning •around all new standards for teachers, administrators, and higher education faculty.•“Assessment Literacy” and an understanding of ‘balanced assessment.’•Emphasis on highly effective teaching and learning practices

Network Pillars

• Common Core Standards (Kentucky Core Academic Standards)

• Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning

• Assessment Literacy• Leadership

Deliverables• Designing/implementing high-quality formative and summative

assessments and utilizing resulting data effectively to improve teaching and learning via Gates Foundation Literacy Design Collaborative(LDC)/Mathematics Formative Assessment Lesson (FAL) models

• Planning/selecting rigorous and congruent (i.e., completely aligned) learning experiences for instruction

• Selecting evidence-based strategies and resources to enhance instruction

• Supporting other educators as they try out these same processes/strategies in their own classrooms

• Populating an online repository for instructional resources for all Kentucky teachers/leaders to access

Kentucky Leadership Networks Timeline Kentucky Leadership Networks Timeline 2010-20132010-2013

July-Aug 2010 Sept– Dec 2010

Jan-May 2011 June-July 2011

Aug-Dec 2011 Jan-May 2012 June-July 2012

Aug 2012-June 2013

Networks Launch – orientation to: •Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards•Assessment Literacy•Highly Effective Teaching and Learning•Leadership

•Reaching consensus with colleagues on the meaning of each standard in terms of its expected depth and breadth•Deconstructing Kentucky’s Core Academic Standards into clear learning targets•Planning and reflecting on their own/others’ teaching using the Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning as a guide

•Reviewing and editing the deconstructed standards•Understanding characteristics of high quality formative and summative assessments and how to utilize resulting data effectively to improve teaching and learning•Engaging in ‘gap analysis’ for transition from old standards/curricula to new•Sharing highly effective teaching and learning strategies and resources

•Finalizing implementation plans for 2011-12 school year•Working collaboratively on model maps/pacing guides•Planning quality learning experiences/assessments around KCAS for first semester of year•Populating CIITS repository for instructional resources for all Kentucky teachers/leaders to access

•Designing/implementing high-quality formative and summative assessments and utilizing resulting data effectively to improve teaching and learning via Gates Foundation Literacy Design Collaborative(LDC)/Mathematics Formative Assessment Lesson (FAL) models•Planning/selecting rigorous and congruent (i.e., completely aligned) learning experiences for instruction •Selecting evidence-based strategies and resources to enhance instruction•Supporting other educators as they try out these same processes/strategies in their own classrooms•Populating CIITS with instructional resources for all Kentucky teachers/leaders to access

•Reflecting on 1st year implementation of standards•Revising pacing guides/maps•Refining LDC/FAL assessment and learning tasks for wider implementation•Designing additional LDC/FAL-like modules/tasks

*Supporting others in the effective implementation of the KCAS within the context of HETL *Supporting others in the effective implementation of LDC/FAL modules/tasks *Field-testing/refining newly designed tasks/modules *Analyzing/selecting instructional and assessment resources for congruency to KCAS and student needs *Building understanding of PGESKDE:ONxGL: KK (fcs) February 2011

Impact of LDC/MDC

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Time invested, what students are able to do while demonstrating tasks

MDC – What are the kids able to do?

Impact- Years 1 and 2Benefits/Value: School/District Leaders in

Year 1 and Year 2Teacher Leaders in Year 1 and Year 2

Instructional Planning 68.4 78.2 78.2 78.4

Instructional Practice 70.3 83.5 78.4 82.8

Collaboration with peers 70.4 77.2 70.8 77.4

Students 62.7 76.1 79.1 81.2

Consistently analyzing student work with peers

* * 38.2 49.7

Consistently using aligned/congruent resources

32.9 40.5 47.1 64.6

Administrators+ Teachers Year 1 Year 2

Network Meetings Overall 80.6 85.6

In-District Support by Content Specialists

75.4 72.1

Sharing Strategies with Other Districts/Peers

73.8 82.0

Learning Forward Selects Kentucky as Model Demonstration Site for Transforming Professional

Learning as Standards are Implemented• 2 Year Partnership with Learning Forward and the Council of

Chief State School Officers to Spotlight Kentucky’s Leadership Networks

• Georgia, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington Selected as "Critical Friends"

• Supports Kentucky in revising policies and practices around professional learning

• Assists with Evaluation of Impact of Leadership Networks• Contributes innovative professional learning resources to CIITS• Funding provided by The Sandler Foundation, The Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation, and MetLife

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Professional Learning Time

http://learningforward.org/docs/default-source/docs/time_webtools.pdf?sfvrsn=2

http://learningforward.org/docs/default-source/commoncore/establishing-time-for-professional-learning.pdf?sfvrsn=6

Professional Learning Designs

http://learningforward.org/publications/implementing-common-core/professional-learning-units

For More Information, contact:

Karen Kidwell, Director, Division of Program Standards/Leadership Networks Project Manager, Office of Next Generation Learners karen.kidwell@education.ky.gov

Kelly Philbeck, LDC Instructional Specialist kelly.philbeck@education.ky.gov www.kellyphilbeck.com

Renee’ Yates, MDC Instructional SpecialistRenee.yates2@education.ky.govwww.reneeyates2math.com