Professional Learning for Continuous
Improvement
PLCi Network
Professional
Learning
Communities
Group Norms
 Please turn down your cell phones.
 Have side conversations during group
dialogue.
 Take responsibility for your own
learning and support your colleagues.
 If you have questions, ask….
Connector “That’s Me!”
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I have been in education 30 or more years
My school year is off to a pretty good start
PLC network member 5 or more years
I was happy that the University of Notre Dame won
last week
• PLC network first timer
A walk down memory lane
• 2005 -2006 Deep Professional development in all
things PLC based upon the work of Rick DuFour
• 2006- 2007 PLC Coordinating Council Forms
• 2008-2010 PLC Coordinating Council goes deep with
Assessment
• 2010-2011 PLC Examines Quality
Instruction
2011-2012 PLCi Network
• Purpose:
– Provide ongoing dialogue with schools who are actively
engaged in building, maintaining and sustaining a culture
of continuous improvement through a “PLC” structure.
– Share best practices for possible school implementation.
– Network and learn from each other.
– Educate one another on current state policies
and practices which impact a culture of
professional learning.
Road map for the year
• Data, Data, and more Data
• Building Effective School Culture begins with Effective
Communication
• Systems of Support result in higher achievement
• Oakland County Best Practices Conference
• Instructional Strategies for the Impoverished Learner
• Student Engagement: What does it mean and
how do we increase it?
So lets get started
Networking PLCi Resume’
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Name of your School and District
Number of years working in a collaborative journey
PLC process your school is most proud (Refer to your PLC Continuum Guide)
PLC struggle (Refer to your PLC Continuum Guide)
Current initiatives within your building
Names of individuals attending PLCi
Big Ideas of Professional Learning
Communities
• First Big Idea:
• Second Big Idea:
• Third Big Idea:
Ensure Learning for ALL students
Practice a Collaborative Culture
Focus on Results
Building Blocks for the work
• First Building Block: Purpose
Why do we exist? What are we here to do together? What is the business of our
business?
• Second Building Block: Vision
What kind of school do we hope to become? If we are true to our purpose now,
what might we become at some point in the future?
• Third Building Block: Beliefs & Commitments
How must we behave in order to create the kind of school we
hope to become?
• Fourth Building Block: Goals
What steps are we doing to take and when are we going to take them?
“The Key to Improved Teaching and
Learning” by Rick DuFour
• 4 A’s Protocol
Fold your White Paper into fourths
In each quadrant label:
Assumptions
Agree
Argue
Aspire
Questions to consider:
• What Assumptions does the author of the
text hold?
• What do you Agree with in the text?
• What do you want to Argue with in the text?
• What parts of the text do you want
to Aspire to?
Have the conversation
• At you your table each person shares one at a
time an assumption citing the text agreement,
argument, and an aspiration.
Any Burning Questions?
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Assumptions
Agreements
Arguments
Aspirations
Data Data Data
• Cal Tex commercial
Where to start…
• 4 types of Data:
–Demographic
–Achievement
–Perception
–Process
Building A school Map
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Types of Demographic Data you collect
Types of Achievement Data you collect
Types of Process Data you collect
Types of Perception Data you collect
Let’s focus on achievement
• When thinking about your PLC, which type of
data does your school discuss most?
Achievement Data
• What is your assessment system?
Assessment Activity:
Assessment
Formative
Name/Grade Level
Summative
Does the
assessment inform
instruction?
What do you notice about your
assessment matrix?
A dose of Reality
Impact of New Cut Scores*
on 2010-11 MEAP & MME Results
* Approved by
State Board of Education September
13, 2011
State of Michigan
MEAP & MME 2010-11 Old & New Cut Scores
Michigan Old
100
Michigan New
95
91
90
84
87
85
80
84
84
82
79
78
78
78
75
70
63
Percent Proficient
85
78
80
64
66
64
60
63
56
74
61
57
54
52
50
42
40
35
37
39
36
36
33
29
30
28
26
28
17
20
14
10
0
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Math
7th
8th
11th
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Reading
7th
8th
11th
5th
8th
11th
Science
6th
9th
11th
Social Studies
Oakland County
MEAP & MME 2010-11 Old & New Cut Scores
Oakland County Old
100
97
Oakland County New
95
89
88
90
90
90
89
90
88
85
84
80
86
84
82
80
80
76
71
73
72
70
Percent Proficient
87
66
66
60
60
56
52
66
59
57
51
68
52
50
47
44
44
39
37
40
33
30
26
22
20
10
0
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Math
7th
8th
11th
3rd
4th
5th
6th
Reading
7th
8th
11th
5th
8th
11th
Science
6th
9th
11th
Social Studies
Next Steps and Wrap-up
• Take Backs
– What are some ideas which have been generated
for your PLC work moving forward?
– Refer back to you’re the PLC continuum
document, what might be some next steps?
Wrap Up
• Best Practice Conference
January 27, 2012
– Logistics
• Next Meeting October 27th
– “Building Effective School Culture Begins with
Effective Communication”
– PLC Moodle
– Allthingsplc.org
PLUS DELTA
Feedback
What worked well today?
What would have you changed?
Contact info:
Scott.felkey@oakland.k12.mi.us
248-209-2289