April 2012
AISI
Welcome
You are About to View a Collage of Images...
Individually and as a table group, reflect upon your collective experiences
during the last 3 years in relation to challenges, successes, evidence of work
being realized, experience, process...)
Choose one of the images with the collage that resonated to your table
group and develop a metaphor from the image that
would depict your experiences
Metaphors will be shared along with rationale along
with choice of image with the big group following...
Critical Friends’ Conversation
1. What have you done?
2. What have you learned?
3. What are you reading or in what professional learning
are you participating?
4. What are you committing to do in the next 30 days?
BREAK
9:45 – 10:00
FOCUS GROUPS
FOCUS GROUPS
Who are my focus groups?
• Students
• Parents
• Teachers
Click Me!
FOCUS GROUPS
Where do I find the focus group questions?
• On the wiki but of course
FOCUS GROUPS
When should these be completed?
• Data should be collected,
analyzed and brought with
you to the work day on May
29th
FOCUS GROUPS
How do I run a focus group?
• Well….let’s see!
Focus Group Discussions
Boardroom
Caribbean A
Caribbean B
Boardroom
Bermuda
Betty B
Rhonda V
Jamie V
Patty T
Angela W
Kim C
Elisa J
Erika N*
Jeff G
Helene F*
Sharon C
Terry S
Tyler B
Jaclyn M
Shawna J
Jackie H
Tara A*
Erin B
Jeff C
Tracy L
Caitlin F*
Tanis K
Christine C
Dale J
Kim G
Gary T
Kelli H
Janice W
Loree S
Scott M
David H
John F
Jocelyn P
Natalie P*
Joanne B
Paul C
Kristy B
Jacqueline F
Jeff D
Cherie S
Jeannette G
Terry Ann R
Jim B
Allan W
Niki R
Marilyn W
Lyle S
Analyzing Data
 Common considerations in analyzing focus group data are:
 Words: identify commonly used words; cluster similar concepts together. Also
consider nonverbal communication related to the words, such as body language
and the intensity expressed by the speed, volume, or pitch of speech.
 Patterns: Do participants change or reverse statement after hearing from each
other? What comments were offered by more than one participant? What
themes were supported or rejected by more than one participant? What issues
or questions were especially easy or difficult for the group to resolve?
 Specificity of Responses: Give more weight to responses that are specific and
based on experiences than those that are vague and impersonal. Give more
weight to responses in the first person rather than hypothetical third person.
NEWS N’ NOTES
QLE: Where have we been?
 We have
facilitated over
37 discussions…
so far…. to build
the QLE.
QLE: Early October
 Clarified and re-wrote
background
 The Core:
 Relationships: added the
connection to parents;
included a focus on genuine
interest in students;
 Student Engagement: made
language less prescriptive in
terms of describing
instructional practice
 The Cultural Elements:
expanded explanation around
literacy/numeracy
 4 Key Components
QLE: End October
 refined personalization
section (Personalized
teaching)
 The Cultural Elements
 refined culture of inclusion
 refined culture of using
research and data to inform
our work
QLE: December
 4 Key Components
Revised Essential Questions in 4
Key Elements
 Re-ordered Outcomes section
(so it would flow better J)
 Re-worked Assessment &
Instruction Sections to reduce
overlap/repetition
 Refined Personalization section
 Cultural Conditions
 Re-did the inclusion section with
the help of student services
 Re-did the section on research and
data to broaden the scope
 Examined research on Numeracy
(thanks to Darlene Kusick).
QLE: December
 Updated Core based on feedback
and research done at Spruce View
School.
 relationships are now divided
into relationships for
academics; social needs and
parental support
 Engagement section is now
divided into Intellectual, Social
and Academic engagement
QLE: January
Alongside the QLE:
 A K-12 literacy(reading) framework is being
developed for CESD based on the increasing need in
this area
Moving Forward…
The District
Your School…
Rubric: How are you doing?
TAKE 10 MINUTES:
 As a school
team…
 On your own…
 With a partner…
THINK ABOUT ALL YOU HAVE DONE…
Success Stories:
What success stories can you share relative to:
 You or your school’s work with the QLE?
 Your current AISI work?
 A success story unique to your school?
Your Successes
 Brainstorm 3-5
SPECIFIC successes on
post it notes…
 5 min on your own…
 Share as a small
group
 Post on the wall
GALLERY WALK
 5 MINUTES/STATION
 RECORD KEY IDEAS AND CONTACT
INFORMATION
Success Stories
Return to the start:
 Share what you learned
 3 most powerful things you are taking away…
CELEBRATION/THANK YOU
Video??