Inquiry Teams for
Administrators
Dennis C. Taylor
Professional Learning Coach
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
Anticipatory Guide
• Complete the Anticipatory Guide by checking
whether the sentence accurately reflects your
school.
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Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHY are we Implementing
Inquiry Teams?
“I have never met a kid who failed the state test and was
ready for college, but I have met many kids who
passed the state tests and are still not ready for
college.”
-Paul Bambrick-Santoyo
WHY are we
implementing Inquiry
Teams?
Data-Driven Instruction has been proven to be
successful!
Common interim assessments will be used to
drive instruction
Reform Agenda- Individual Scopes of Work
(SoW)
Deliverables
August – October 2011
• Defining Data Driven Instruction and School Based Inquiry so
that efforts can be focused on high leverage strategies
• Collaboratively & accurately diagnose school capacity for
implementing the Inquiry/ DDI model based on the DDI key
drivers
• Build and/or identify high quality assessment tools to use in
the classroom
NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core &
Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
Deliverables
August – October 2011
Develop an implementation plan for data driven
instruction that is tailored to the specific needs of
schools and/or districts
• Diagnose the quality of each school’s implementation
of data driven instruction against the key drivers
• Support the ongoing development of data driven
cultures in teams of teachers and school leadership
teams
NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core &
Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
Deliverables
October – May 2012
• Linking Instruction and follow‐up with analysis and action
planning
• Align instructional practices, assessments, and analysis to
the rigor of the Common Core standards
• Support and/ or lead effective analysis meetings with
teachers that increase student learning
• Monitor Progress on Action Plans and determine mid‐course
corrections in each school
NYSED Document: Recommendations for School-Level Network Team PD Common Core &
Inquiry/ DDI, June 15, 2011
Critical questions to
consider
 What do we want students to know and be able
to do?
 How will we know if they can?
 What will we do if they can’t?
 What will we do if they already can?
WHAT are the Inquiry
Teams’ Goals?
We will focus on…
ELA in 3rd, 8th, and 11th grades
College and Career Skills
rd
3
Grade Proficiency
th
8
Grade Proficiency
Regional English Regents Data
Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES
So what does this
mean?
About half of our students cannot read and write on
grade level.
Any student who does not pass the English
Regents cannot graduate with a Regents diploma.
Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHAT is an Inquiry
Team?
• Small team of teachers who teach common
subject areas.
• Principals may be included. If not, there must be
a clear line of communication between the team
and the principal.
• The team will consistently analyze data to drive
instruction.
Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHO should be on the
Inquiry Team?
2-3 teachers
Building principals
WHO will participate on the teams?
Based upon our regional needs…
• 3rd grade teachers
• 8th grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./7th grade
teachers)
• 11th grade English teachers (AIS/Special Ed./10th
grade teachers)
Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHAT will the Inquiry
Team work on?
Create an appropriate long-term goal based
upon data  We plan to focus on ELA
Drill down to individual learning targets, then
create short-term goals that correspond to the
long-term goal
WHAT will the Inquiry
Team work on?
Effectively share what instructional practices
work best for the students, and implement the
adoption of these strategies throughout the
building
Typical Math Standard
• Understand and use ratios, proportions and
percents in a variety of situations
1.
2.
3.
Identify 50% of 20:
Identify 67% of 81:
Shawn got 7 correct answers out of 10 possible answers on his science
test. What percent of questions did he get correct?
4.
J.J. Redick was on pace to set an NCAA record in career free throw
percentage. Leading into the NCAA tournament in 2004, he made 97 of
104 free throw attempts. What percentage of free throws did he make?
5.
J.J. Redick was on pace to set an NCAA record in career free throw
percentage. Leading into the NCAA tournament in 2004, he made 97 of
104 free throw attempts. How far did his percentage drop before the
tournament game to right after missing those free throws?
6.
J.J. Redick and Chris Paul were competing for the best free-throw
shooting percentage. Redick made 94% of his first 103 shots, while Paul
made 47 out of 51 shots.
•
Which one had a better shooting percentage?
•
In the next game, Redick made only 2 of 10 shots while Paul made 7
of 10 shots. What are their new overall shooting percentages?
•
Who is the better shooter?
•
Jason argued that if Paul and J.J. each made the next 10 shots, their
shooting percentage would go up the same amount. Is this true? Why
or why not?
Data Driven Instruction
Assessment
Analysis
Data Driven Culture
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Action
Assessments
Assessments must be…
…the starting point
…transparent
…common
…interim
…aligned
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Analysis
Analysis must…
…have a quick turnaround
…be user-friendly
…be teacher-owned
…be Test-In-Hand
…be deep
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Action
• Planning
• Implementation
• Ongoing Assessment
• Accountability
• Engaged Students
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Data Driven Culture
• Highly Active Leadership Team
• Introductory Professional Development
• Implementation Calendar
• Ongoing Professional Development
• Build by Borrowing
Paul Bambrick-Santoyo, 2010
Douglass Street School
1.
Do you think Krista Brown met the challenge? Why?
(cite specific examples from the text)
2.
If your answer is “partially”, which teachers met the
task? Which ones did not? Why?
3.
What are the most important factors contributing to a
school’s success in dramatically improving school
improvement? What are the biggest stumbling
blocks that can undermine the process?
8 Mistakes that Matter
• Inferior Interim Assessments
• Secretive Interim Assessments
• Infrequent Assessments
• Curriculum-Assessment Disconnect
• Delayed Results
• Separation of Teaching and Analysis
• Ineffective Follow-Up
• Not Making Time for Data
Paul Bambrick_Santoyo, 2010
Data Driven Instruction &
School-Based Inquiry
District Level Analysis
(1,000 ft. view)
NYS Assessments
NYS Assessments
Interim Assessments
Interim Assessments
School-Based
Inquiry
Department
or Grade
Level
Interim Assessments
Formative Assessments
Teacher
Assessment Cycle
Type of Assessment
Frequency of
Assessment
Usage
Pre-Assessment
Prior to instruction
Assess prior
knowledge and skills.
Formative
Assessment
Daily or more
Ongoing assessment
for student learning.
Interim Assessment
4-6 times per year
Assess all skills and
knowledge to that
point in time.
Summative
Assessment
Annually
Assess knowledge
and skills learned
throughout the
course.
Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?
WHEN will the Inquiry Teams
meet?
NYSED is requesting 90 minutes per week by October
2012
Our reality…
Professional Learning Coaches will train and initially
facilitate teams according to the in-district calendars
WHEN will the Inquiry Team
meet?
Once per week is the recommended timeframe
We anticipate the teams being able to meet bi-weekly
We have committed one day per month for coaching
these teams throughout the school year
Things to consider:
common planning time
multiple grades/teams represented
flexibility in scheduling
Recap Key Questions
• WHY are we implementing Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT is an Inquiry Team?
• WHO will participate on the Inquiry Teams?
• WHAT will the Inquiry Teams work on?
• WHEN will the Inquiry Team meet?