Lead Teach Learn PLC

Fundamental I: Core Curriculum & Instruction

Learning Intentions• 2015-16 Overview

– Expectations– IS support

• Working Agreements• August 4-6 Reflection

– How did you arrive here? This fundamental?– Strengths/Opportunities for improvement

• Desired outcomes from PLC time at LTL

Working Agreements AEIOU (can’t forget that!)

• Ask questions.• Engage fully.• Integrate new information.• Open your mind to diverse views.• Utilize what you learn.

• How do we hold each other accountable?

Professional Learning Community Four Essential Questions for

Teacher PLCs• What do we expect 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?

Four Essential Questions for Core Instruction Principal PLCs• What do we want to learn

about Core Instruction?• How will we know we are

learning?• How will we respond to

challenges?• How will we build upon

what we already know?

2015-16 Overview– Professional Learning Community structure

• Data• Professional Inquiry• Collaborate to learn and share solutions

– Facilitated Conversations of Position and Expectation Statements

– Aligned with Blue Fridays and Pink Wednesdays

August 4-6 Reflection

How did you choose Fundamental I?Why did you chose Fundamental IWhat strengths and opportunities for improvement to you bring to this PLC?• Individual reflection / Share at table• Volunteer - group share one strength and one

opportunity for growth from your table.

Desired Outcomes for LTL PLC• Questions Focus (AKA Needs Assessment)

– Each expectation on a separate chart– Groups write questions, then rotate to each of the

other stations in numerical order– Last group prioritizes top 3-5 questions– Come back together as whole group

Table DiscussionExpectation questions and the data book….

Instructional Practice Guides• Scan the Instructional Practice Guide

documents for each content area• Consider where you currently are in your

learning and compare to a windshield (see postcard on your table)

Did we accomplish our Learning Intentions?

• 2015-16 Overview• Working Agreements• August 4-6 Reflection• Desired outcomes from PLC time at LTL

Closure• Overview of the content• For next time…

– Expectation 1: The Core Actions are evident in planning throughout the PLC process and observable in instruction. Schools use primary and supplementary curricular materials, horizontally and vertically articulated, and documented.

– Think Core Action 1 and 2• What artifact / data / information do you want to discuss with your

colleagues?

• Accountability Partner share• Session Evaluation