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The STAT teacher had a classroom where teachers could experiment with room arrangement so they did not have to move desks around themselves. Teachers could also set up a time for small groups to come to this room to work with the STAT teacher.

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At the beginning of the year, we decided to gamify our Professional Learning, after a hit show, A Game of Thrones. Teachers would tweet or email the STAT teacher a picture of one of the activities mentioned in the word document below. Points were recorded on a digital scoreboard and at the end of the quarter, the team with the highest number of points won a free lunch.

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Mr. Parsons' discusses the role of the Department Chair in fostering the growth of our teachers and their alignment with the administrations' goals.

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After each Professional Learning the staff was able to provide feedback to guide the next meeting. Staff members could do this electronically or drop their comments in the suggestion box.

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Student PI Club for Instructional and Learning Feedback

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Student PI Club for Instructional and Learning Feedback

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A cross section of students were chosen during our Lighthouse year to tell us what they want from their four years at Pikesville High School.

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The Monday Letter comes from our principal who complies information from multiple sources to keep the staff informed of everything that is going on for the upcoming weeks and what we have to celebrate for the past week. The STAT teacher adds the 'Theresa's Tutelage' to give various types of instructional strategies. The Special Education Department Chair adds information on how to reach all students.

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Each time the school staff meets for Professional Learning our teachers share with the staff something they are proud of and that would benefit the group.

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Mr. Carney describes how the ILT supports new learning that will spread through our staff.

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One week over the summer the three Lighthouse high schools bring about 20 staff members together to begin planning and backwards mapping for the first unit. Teachers also spend the morning in professional learning to better understand how to use formative assessments to inform Targeted Small Group Instruction.

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Click on the "PHS Panther Talks" link at the top of the page to watch some of our staff their PHS PAW Prints Talk to start our Professional Learning meeting.  The teachers who volunteer to do a PHS PAW Prints Talk discuss their passion for teaching and what keeps them coming back to our students everyday.

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Mr. Carney explains the importance of scheduling co-planning time for content areas or grade levels.

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We (teachers) learn best from each other. A monthly calendar was setup next to our sign-in sheet for staff members to sign up for a day and time when they felt like they were doing something that would benefits others observing. Examples included peer tutoring, a museum gallery walk, The Dating Game, Socratic Seminars, lesson closures, etc

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Drop In Professional Development happened twice a month during all lunch shifts and after school for teachers to drop in and learn something new.  Some of the new learning was aligned to WICORTS planning, questioning, ClassFlow, MS 365, OneNote, BCPSONE (our counties database of tech tools), formative assessment, etc.  Teachers who attended also got to enjoy a different DIP every session.

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One Saturday a month the three Lighthouse high schools would plan to hold a half day planning session. The teachers could choose to work alone or with other teachers from different schools to plan and map out units of study for students. Two thirty minute PD sessions were offered for teachers each month. Topics were chosen by the attending staff and the STAT teachers would facilitate a discussion with the teachers that were interested in the chosen topic. Teachers who attended were compensated with a stipend.

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Watch Ms. Driscoll discuss the work of our PLC.

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Watch Ms. Driscoll describe BCPS STAT Initiative and how our system is trying to revolutionize teaching and learning.

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Mr. Carney discusses how PHS levels the playing field for ALL students and allows students to chose their own adventure in their education.

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School Wide Reading/Writing Initiatives 

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School Wide Reading/Writing Initiatives 

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Watch Mrs. Haroth discuss our school wide reading and writing program.

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Our county bought subscriptions to DE which enabled all Lighthouse schools to get a DE coach in the building three to four times a month. The coach worked with teachers individually or in small groups to teach new tech skills, co-teach to assist teachers learning a new instructional strategy, observe and assist with Professional Learning.

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Watch Mrs. LaBrocciosa explain what AVID and WICORTS Instruction.

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