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Will we have more times like this in the future to meet as an entire department?

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Can I obtain new textbooks for my students so that the curriculum and what they read are better aligned?

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about pacing guides

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I learned that the district uses PLCs to gather information from their educators to further student potential

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I learned that there are textbooks better aligned to the standards I was trying to unpack.

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How to modify a pacing chart for all levels that are found in the classroom.

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are a good way to work within the department

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How do the tests actually relate to real life skills of the students?

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I still have question about the ELA and Math data. Where is the gap? It was not discussed.

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How are the questions in Star Strong and other assessment related to the Math Standards

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I know that the PLC helps teachers to find each other using similar resources.

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I am still a bit confused as to why a separate pacing guide was needed when we collaborate well on lesson plans and pacing.

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How can we continue to improve our craft and curriculum through more collaboration?

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I learned that it is more beneficial to unpack the standards, in order to design more intentional activities.

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I want to know if the lesson plans are perhaps still the best means of communicating the expected pace for a week or more.

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Why do I need to create a pacing guide when I know I will always finish what I need to cover.

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Why do I need to create a pacing guide when I know I will always finish what I need to cover.

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Please ask for teacher input about what would be most valuable to us as PD for future sessions. While I don't doubt the sincerity of today's intentions, the truth is that most of this work has been done multiple times in the past, and repeating these same exercises is simply not that helpful.

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I am wondering if next year, when schedules are being created, if grade level/ subject area teachers can be scheduled for common planning time. This will help us to meet together more often for PLC

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How to create more differentiate assignments to allow all students to reach and surpass the content goals.

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I would like to continue to work to get better as using the standards and form better lessons.

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Will have to think about this......

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How much time do we have to do these things.

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How much time do we have to do these things.

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Will PLC be a long-term collaborative event

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I knew that collaboration is important in teaching.

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English Group 2- Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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English Group 2- Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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We still have questions about:
remodeling the lesson plan to suit the repetitive nature of mastering the skill(s)

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How can we simplify this process, so that the paperwork is more realistic? Also, how can we keep admin from ruining PLCs by requesting too many mandates?

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What other teachers that I cannot PLC with are doing in their classes

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I learned the importance of working in groups

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I learned the importance of working in groups

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I knew that PLC was a designated time that allows teachers to collaborate about common standards.

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I learned how useful is Padlet and how unpacking the standards as a team gives you a different perspective of the standards.

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English Group 2- Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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English Group 2- Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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We learned:
the difference between formative and summative assessments
the pacing of mastering unpacked standards in a unit of study

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Still not convinced this is time well spent making any of us better teachers, but I am open to the struggle.

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How to better structure my lessons around the standards and hold the students to a higher standard. How to better engage with my colleagues in common planning.

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Timing and meeting with the team is challenging. How can we correct this in the future?

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We need to go for more detailed pacing and assessment for each unit together and the subject teacher need to discuss it with other sequence subject teacher to pace accoredingly

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I learned what my colleagues are actually doing in their classroom

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I would still like to know if we are supposed to unpack every single standard covered in each individual lesson.

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The importance of PLCs

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How can we make grading more uniformed within the PLC?

How can we use PLC's as a model for macro instruction and teacher development/improvement?

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Unpacking Standards

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We made a move in a good direction how can we improve our timing/meeting so grade levels can meet in PLCs.
And where are the Infinity Stones.

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A question I still have after today's PD: Will we ever be able to work in a similar fashion with other departments?

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I learned that the plc can be very helpful if they are done the right way.

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I learned that the plc can be very helpful if they are done the right way.

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How to unpack standards

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Why?

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Everything

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I learned that I really enjoy working with my department and they are very helpful!

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I learned about padlet.com and the details of the goals of PLCs

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I learned how to look deeper into the standards and focus on what students are being asked to do.

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That unpacking a standard can be a collaborative event.

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How to use pacing guide

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I knew PLC's allow for our department to stay up with one another.

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I knew about unpacking standards and some aspects of PLC's.

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I knew about unpacking standards and some aspects of PLC's.

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I learned about using a pacing guide vs a unit plan to plan out curriculum for a marking period.

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I learned much more of the inner workings of the PLC process and unpacking the standards.

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English Group 2 - Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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English Group 2 - Vanessa, Jen, Anna, Jana

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We knew...
how to unpack standards
collaborate to find common ideas
to implement unpacked standards toward student-driven instruction

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My colleagues are good listeners and thinkers.

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I learned about the math and english levels of our students.

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I knew that in order to have a structured PLC, there should be norms and every member must be collaborative and have a set role.

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I learned my colleagues are really smart and good at this type of thing.

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that we are continuously asked to do the same work over and over

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What are suggestions for applying the the pacing guide in mixed classrooms (differentiation)?

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I knew- the purpose of a PLC can help and support both teachers and students.

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I am used to participating in PLCS to sponsor cross content collaboration, synchronization of curriculum across teachers and work on future potential projects.

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If we do detailed lesson plans that are standards based why are we doing PLC common lesson plans. 

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If we do detailed lesson plans that are standards based why are we doing PLC common lesson plans. 

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I learned more about the unpacking process of standards

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Will we be able to incorporate PLCS with others outside of our department?

What are our goals for PLCS by the end of the school year?

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Today I learned that it is really awesome working collaboratively as a department :) and that unpacking standards does not have to be such a daunting task

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PLCs useful ways to document collaboration

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Add printers too

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How to better differentiate in the classroom?

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I learned about using a pacing guide

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I learned how to unpack standards and how to use it to create meaningful lessons.

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I knew what a PLC was and that we all had to contribute as a mteam

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I knew what a PLC was and that we all had to contribute as a mteam

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I knew PLCs are important for common planning with my colleagues and my department. They help to define what standards and process I am going to use in the classroom.

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I still need to learn how to tackle differentiation in the classroom,

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I learned the difference & discrepancy between HMH & Start Strong tests.

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I learned how to break down a pacing guide by unit

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I learned how to break down a pacing guide by unit

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I knew PLCs allowed educators to collaborate to improve student learning among other things.

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A well organized PD on PLC and standards can be quite effective.

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Listen to one another, respect each other’s point of views, and that it is okay to disagree on a topic/idea.

Collaborate on pre-existing and new ideas to drive students forward toward academic independence.

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I still have questions about collaborating in PLCs as a special ed teacher/ how I can contribute more with my experience working with various teachers in the department.

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I knew how to unpack standards

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I already knew that PLC'S would incorporate faculty within content areas to resolve issue and create resolutions for ongoing issues/areas to address.

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I learned how to produce a pacing guide.

Campagnolo

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I learned that there are sub groups within the PLC.

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PLCs would be valuable collaborative tools.

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I learned how to un-pack and apply a standard from another discipline (ELA)

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I learned that it's important to carve out time with colleagues to accomplish PLC.
Joanna

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Are we ever going to have consistently working printers/copies in the main office? This is a genuine and important question.

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PLCs help teachers collaborate and reflect

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I knew that PLCs are for collaborating among department members.

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I knew PLCs promote collaboration between teachers.