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Activity: Professional Learning Co-op on On Common Ground TLC points______By DuFour, Eaker and DuFour Date .

Teaching & Learning Cooperative Facilitator Proposal (for Groups of 5 or more participants)

PROPOSAL FACILITATOR: Wendy Smith-Rogers WORK LOCATION:_Shoal Creek_

PHONE: 858-613-9080 EMAIL:[email protected]

PARTICIPANTS:__Shoal Creek Teachers______

START AND END DATES:_ August 2005-March 2006______

DISTRICT GOAL(S) ADDRESSED: X K-12 LITERACY (SUPPORT FOR K-12 READING, WRITING, OR MATHEMATICS) X PROFICIENCY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS AND CONTENT AREAS AS MEASURED BY STANDARDIZED STATE MEASURES (CST, CAHSEE)  INCREASED ACCESS TO RIGOROUS CURRICULUM & COURSES FOR ALL STUDENTS (AP CLASSES, A-G)

ANTICIPATED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES:By reviewing the work of the leading authorities on school improvement, our staff will continue to fine-tune our goal of becoming a professional learning community (PLC). Taking a closer look at the components of a successful PLC will assist in identifying what we are already doing well and what work needs to be done to move our school from good to great. It is anticipated that there will be an increased collaboration among grade level and vertical teams through the four main focus questions of this book: 1. What is it we want all students to learn? 2. How will we know when each student has mastered the essential learning? 3. How will we respond when a student experiences the initial difficulty in learning? 4. How will we deepen the learning for students who have already mastered essential knowledge and skills?

These four focus questions will become the driving force behind grade level classroom action plans that will be developed by the collaborative teams.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ACTIVITIES (Including Timeline) Acquiring New Learning Activities:

August 2005-Staff will read the book, On Common Ground. Staff will be required to keep a reflection journal as they read. (approximately 10 hours of reading and reflecting outside of normal workday)

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Second Teacher Work day/August 2005-A session will be scheduled for participants to review a portion of the reading and develop a team work plan/timeline for the next four months. Wendy will facilitate however Janet Malone has agreed to serve as a facilitator as well and it is hoped that she can make this meeting. (two hours within workday) September Team Meetings- Participants will schedule their own meeting during this month to decide on a classroom action plan. Plans will involve classroom activities that will lead them closer to answering the four guiding questions of the book under discussion. (two to four hours outside of the workday to develop grade level classroom action plans) October Staff Meeting- Team classroom action plans shared, reflection and chapter specific discussion held (one hour within work day and one hour outside of work day for appropriate chapter review and reflection) December Friday Time Banking Day Meeting-Chapter specific discussion and reflection, team classroom action plans updated and shared.(two hours within work day- one hour outside of work day for appropriate chapter review and reflection) January Extended Staff Meeting-Vertical teams will meet to discuss classroom action plans and a whole group discussion of specific chapters will be held. (one hour during the workday and two hours outside of the workday will –one to re-read and reflect and one for the extended meeting) February Team Meetings- Participants will schedule their own meeting during this month to collaborate and discuss results achieved thus far. Plans will be made to share the team’s results with the whole staff.(two hours outside of the work day) March Staff Meeting-Teams will make a final presentation of their classroom action plans and their impact on student learning. This time of year was selected so that mid- year MAPS data could be available if needed to document student growth.(one hour within the work day)

Total Hours within the work day: 7 Total hours outside of the workday: 18 Additional “outside the work day” activities may include:  Development of classroom activities to meet team classroom action plan  Collegial meetings to share best instructional practices or classroom ideas  Analyzing classroom assessment data and planning next instructional steps.  Maintaining a reflection log It is expected that the classroom teacher would spend a minimum of five hours on any of these activities.

Total Hours outside of the work day: 5

Classroom Implementation Activities: (approximately 15 hours of within the school day) Each grade level team will have a different classroom implementation plan as part of their team’s classroom action plans. It is anticipated that each of the plans will influence student learning and therefore must be used in the classroom with each teacher’s students. It is anticipated that activities may include classroom lessons, discussions or conferences

(Use back of form or attached sheet for more space.) Activity: Professional Learning Co-op on On Common Ground TLC points______By DuFour, Eaker and DuFour Date . with students and/or parents and peer coaching and modeling of lessons. Another team might choose to explore flexible grouping strategies or cross-classroom groupings as part of their action plan, thus differentiating for each teaching team’s needs. A reflection log will be kept to keep track of all classroom implementation activities and may include student assessment data or work samples.

Reflection Activities:  Reflection log kept as part of the initial reading of the text.  Reflection log added to by individual team members as documentation of classroom implementation of team classroom action plans, and after group discussions of the chapters.  At the end of this project timeline, participants will complete a summary reflection sheet indicating the most worthwhile professional learning and the most significant impact on student learning either observed by themselves or their team as a whole.

Total of all hours: Within school day-22 Outside of school day-23

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