A Professional Learning Classroom Residency Model

Charlotte Butler, Instructional Coordinator Secondary LiteracyCari Roberts, District Coach/LCR InstructorMichelle Otte, District Coach/5th Block LCR InstructorIvan Duran, Director, Instructional TechnologyLinda Damon, Director, Professional LearningSusan Olezene, Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Learning

Transforming Understandings to Transform Practice

Who are we?

Here is a small "snapshot" of the students in our district...

Fast Facts about APSTotal enrollment for our district is around 32,000

Native American……….9%Asian……….3.9%Black……….20.5% Hispanic……….49.6%White……….25.1%

We are the sixth-largest district in Colorado. Our students come from over 100 countries and speak

more than 90 languages. Second language learners make up 36% of our student

population. 80% of those speak Spanish as their first language.

54% of our students receive free or reduced lunch

Where are we? Denver International Airport

APS LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION CONTINUUM

Building Capacity at Every Level

APS VISION FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Theory of Action: The greatest impact on student achievement is the knowledge and skills of the teacherASSUMPTIONS CONSTRUCTS IMPLEMENTATION

Theory of Action: Greatest impact on student achievement is knowledge and skills of the teacher

Teaching-Learning Cycle: Assess, Evaluate, Plan, Teach and monitor

Systematic

Desired Outcome: Learning should occur every day for all adults

Brian Cambourne’s Conditions of Learning

1:1 Coaching

Reading processWriting processLanguage development

Small Group Peer Learning

Reflective process Job-embedded

APS VISION FOR COACHINGProfessional Learning Support within a Standards-based Instructional System

Focus on Student Learning

Building

level

District

level• Capacity-building model to increase collective effectiveness of the system

• Standards-based formative & summative data to inform decision-making

• Instructional leadership at every level as key to system transformation

• On-going, job-embedded support for professional learning and instructional expertise with a focus on results

• Supported by Coaching Agreement developed in collaboration with AEA

• Clear separation between coaching and evaluation process

APS VISION FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGYIntegrated Technology-rich Environments to Support Instruction

Technology is a tool that needs to be infused into teachers’ practice

Developing and understanding what is possible is essential – build the vision

Consistent and ongoing training is critical

It is not about the tools, it is about the learning

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING LABORATORY CLASSROOM RESIDENCYWhat is an LCR?

LCR

• Extended time for immersion in Readers/Writers Workshop

• District Literacy Coach instructor

• Integrated technology solutions to support instruction

• Hands-on, supported practice

• Reflective cycle video study of instruction & evidence of student learning

• Selected professional reading, written reflection & case studies

• Focused planning for transition to own practice in home building

Inside Readers/Writers Workshop

Readers/Writers Workshop with integrated technology to support

instruction

Inside the LCR Pedagogy Class

Reflecting on practice: Examining a reading

demonstration

Reflecting on practice: Finding evidence of student learning

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING LCR ALUMNI NETWORK

Sustaining & extending the learning

LCRLCR

Alumni Netwo

rk

• Ongoing instructional refinement

• Collegial study & dialogue

• Connects theory to practice

• Online professional network component

• Credit opportunity

• District Literacy Coach instructor

Inside the LCR Alumni Network

ONE-WEEK RESIDENCIES

Support for entry-level professional learning

LCR

• Entry-level professional learning

• Focused study of Readers/Writers Workshop implementation

• Includes pedagogical study of related focus question

• Literacy Teacher Leader instructors

• District Literacy Coach support for planning

5TH BLOCK LCR

Making the most of summer learning opportunities

LCR

• 5-week summer study program

• Focused on accelerating learning for identified students

• Includes refinement of district initiatives, including standards-based grading, Response to Intervention & English Language Development block

• Credit opportunity

• District Literacy Coach instructor

Inside the 5th block LCR

Making the most of summer learning opportunities – Biaze

SECONDARY LITERACY LCR NETWORK

Support for professional learning

Professional Learning Laboratory Classroom Residency Network

LCR

• Collegial study & dialogue• Ongoing instructional

refinement• Online professional network• Credit opportunity• District Literacy Coach

instructor

• Entry level PD• Focused study• RWW implementation• Teacher Leader

instructors

• 5-week summer study• Accelerating student learning• Refinement of district initiatives• Credit opportunity• District Literacy Coach instructor

PACESetters

• Theory into practice • District Literacy Coach instructor• Capacity-building model• Readers/Writers Workshop

immersion• Integrated technology support• Reflective cycle study of own

practice• Transition to independent practice• Ongoing literacy coaching support

How is this working to build capacity?

Teacher Development: A Principal’s Perspective – Linda

BUILDING CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS

Investing in the knowledge and skills of teachers through LCR residencies

LCR Residencies completed•High School teachers – 5 •Middle School / K-8 teachers – 31

One-week Residencies completed•High School teachers – 3 •Middle School / K-8 teachers – 14

5th Block Residencies completed•High School teachers – 3 •Middle School / K-8 teachers – 5

MOVING UP THE LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM

“Where are they now?”

Demonstration Classrooms in development

• 23

Teacher Leaders

• 11

Other (ELA, SPED, etc.)

•

5

• 17

•

9

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Depth of Reflective Practice: Evidence of developing leadership capacity Sean – I have learned about myself that underneath a set of challenges and

insecurities is a good teacher, ready and willing to maximize student learning.

Jessica - This was maybe the best part of the LCR experience…we didn’t just observe a master teacher at work; we learned how to effectively lead workshop instruction ourselves.

  Kari - The authentic experience of the LCR is something I will

learn from for months to come.

  Amanda - I am listening to conversations that I have with others

around instruction, and I hear a different person. I hear someone who is confident about her understandings, someone who asks questions to get to the answer, someone who has kids at the center of her conversation more often, and someone who is patient and intentional. I love this new person that I hear.

For information or to arrange a visit:

Charlotte A. Butler

Instructional Coordinator, Secondary Literacy

Aurora Public Schools

15751 E. 1st Avenue

Aurora, CO 80011

(303) 340-0859 ext. 28346

cabutler@aps.k12.co.us