Bunger Middle School and the Transition to
PLC
Professional Learning
Communities
Starter kit
Grab
an elbow partner- in sixty
seconds tell your partner about the
three main ideas for PLCs and how
they will impact your work
Switch- now you tell your partner
about the four essential questions
and how they will impact your work
Why PLC?
It
is a framework for all of our work
PBIS, IDM, CFAs, DDDM, RTI, EIS,
GRR, Large Group Collaborative
Teams, Small Group Collaborative
Teams
Dont get hung up on the
terminology
We
are a PLC any time we are
working together, we are ALL
professionals
We meet in a variety of collegial
ways
Ask yourself Is this group focused on learning?
Is this group creating a collaborative
culture?
Is this group focused on results?
Purpose Statement
Why
are we here?
Facilitate and support the learning of
all students through the professional
development and growth of all staff.
We
are here to ensure all students
have access to a viable curriculum
and are able to meet minimum
expectations
Group work
Move
to the table that corresponds
with your card
Select a recorder
Select a representative
Create and document your groups
purpose statement for the building
Have your rep stand when your team
is done
The Silent Treatment
All
reps are standing up
Meet with another teams
representative- the first one you
make eye contact with
Without talking AT ALL review each
others statements and come to a
consensus
Re-write the combined statement
and have one rep stand up, the other
may sit
The Silent Treatment
remaining
reps are standing up
Meet with another teams
representative- the tall of the two if
the recorder, shorter the rep
Without talking AT ALL review each
others combined statements
Re-write the combined statements
into one and have one rep stand up,
the other may sit
All set?
Lets
review the combined work- the
last rep standing will share out the
large group building purpose
statement
Lets take a look
Amendments???
Norms
How about our
Wednesdays??
At
your table come up with 4-5
meeting norms for our large group
Wednesday
You need a recorder and a
representative
Have
your rep meet with one other
table rep and combine your two
table lists into one 4-5 norm list
Pass it onkeep going until we have
one list of 4-5 and we will discuss
Breaking Norms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P
dyf9ZRjda8
Breaking Norms
What
will we do to professionally
acknowledge when Norms are not
being followed?
Ideas?
Pencil tapping, call out the
number, raise a hand, tap a foot, just
say Norm
Before Lunch Today
We
will
Break in to grade level teams
Create purpose statements- share out
Create team norms- share out
Assign roles- share out
Dissect the three big ideas
Dissect the four essential questions
After Lunch Today
We
will
Break in to content alike grade level
teams
Create norms
Assign roles
Dissect the three big ideas
Dissect the four essential questions
On Your Way Out
You
will be able to
Define the three big ideas and explain
how they apply to your everyday work
List the four essential questions and
explain how they apply to your everyday
work
List meeting norms and explain their
necessity
Recite your teams purpose statements
Explain how PLCs will positively impact
Loose and Tight
Pair
up with someone you have not
spoken to yet this morning
Tell them about one of your
classroom expectations that is has
both loose and tight components
All homework has to be turned in by the
beginning of class (tight)- I dont care if
it is E-mailed or handed in hard copy
(loose)
Loose and Tight
Why
is this important?
What is tight for Bunger PLCs?
Purpose statements
Norms and enforcing norms
Roles
Agendas (posted on server)
Minutes (posted on server)
Data collection (posted on server)
Break!!
Grab
some coffee
Stand up and stretch
Be back and ready to focus in ten
minutes
Now It Is Your Turn
Move
in to grade level teams
You
will work to create purpose
statements and norms in your grade
level large group collaborative
teams
Think
about what these meetings
look like and what will help you move
forward to help students be
Keep It Simple
If
you like our norms use them
Do not re-invent the wheel but
make them your own
Purpose statement can be short and
sweet
We are here to ensure all students have
access to a viable curriculum and are
able to meet minimum expectations
Share out
List
your purpose statement on the
poster
List your team norms on the poster
Have a team representative ready to
share with the group
TEAM ROLES
PLC
Chair (agenda)
Agenda Facilitator (minutes)
Time keeper
Data manager
Data keeper
Others??
Focus on Learning
What
does this mean for you
personally?
What
do you think this means for
your Grade Level Team?
What
do you think this means for
your content alike team?
Create a Culture of
Collaboration
What
does this mean for you
personally?
What
do you think this means for
your Grade Level Team?
What
do you think this means for
your content alike team?
Focus on Results
What
does this mean for you
personally?
What
do you think this means for
your Grade Level Team?
What
do you think this means for
your content alike team?
The 3 Big Ideas and Your
Team
Focus
on Learning
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it
look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the
regular work day for our team? Be specific and write this down
Building
a Collaborative Culture
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it
look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the
regular work day for our team?
Focus
on Results
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it
look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the
regular work day for our team?
Who has the oldest pet in
your group?
Have
that person share your teams
Big Three responses
The 4 Essential Questions
and Your Team
What
do we want students to learn?
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?
Be specific and write this down
How
will we know if they are learning?
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?
How
will we react when students are not learning?
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?
How
will we react when students already have the knowledge?
What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?
Who has the longest drive to
work?
Have
this person share your teams
response to the first two essential
questions
Who has the oldest vehicle in
your group
Have
this person share your answers
to the second pair of essential
questions
Focus on Learning
What
do we want students to learn?
How will we know if they are
learning?
What will we do if they dont learn?
What will we do if they already know
it?
How
will your team use IDM and ELP
to address these questions?
Large Group Next Steps
Decide
on Agenda template
Decide on Minutes template
Decide on data collection tool and
personnel
Submit those documents to Andy
electronically
Questions/Recources
Many
resources for data collection
etc. on the server in older
collaborative team folders
Resources:
Leaders of Learning- Dufour and
Marzano
www.allthingsplc.info
Do
you have any questions at this
