Collaborative Partnerships Module 2: Cohort 9, Arkansas Lead Pathway Designation FY26 by

Directions

AR_Lead — 2025-06-21 19:27:12 UTC

Click on the plus icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
- On the pop-up, add your name, then record a key takeaway from the video, then click publish
- On a second pop-up, add your name, then record a lingering question around student ownership and success criteria.

Criteria for Professional Development

AR_Lead — 2025-06-21 19:27:12 UTC

Facilitated by an empowered teacher leader
Linked to a continuum of learning
Data driven and aligned student needs and student learning.
Aligned to a proven structure
Structured to meet needs/levels of learning of the participants
Grounded in student work/artifacts
Designed and facilitated with the characteristics of powerful professional development in mind

Charity Miller

2026-01-20 17:09:09 UTC

When teachers know exactly what they are learning and why it is important for students it builds a shared purpose and belief that improvement is possible. There is a mind shift as you see changes made to instruction directly impacting student learning.

Nicky Anderson

2026-01-20 17:23:21 UTC

Seeing students obtain new learning from teaching that has been designed by teachers who have had the chance to work collaboratively and really focus on content and meaning, teachers can see the value in the work and the importance it has for students.

Nicky Anderson

2026-01-20 17:24:56 UTC

How to get younger students (ages 3-7) to take more ownership in their learning?; having the intrinsic motivation to learn and the reason for doing so

Alexa Reynolds

2026-01-20 17:41:50 UTC

Video Takeaway: Student work plays an important role in targeting needs, developing student supports & finding evidence of impact, whether it's positive or negative.

Alexa Reynolds

2026-01-20 17:47:34 UTC

What routines or artifacts allow for consistent use of clear success criteria to influence students’ ability to take ownership of their learning and accurately self-assess their progress?

Cassie Ferguson

2026-01-20 17:51:17 UTC

The whole process is collaborative. There is a collective focus on student and teacher needs, with data/artifacts/work used to determine need and next steps. This is an ongoing process where there is support and coaching continually improve the efficacy of teachers.

Alexandra Powell

2026-01-20 17:53:31 UTC

Key Takeaway: I like how the phrase "field testing" was referred to over and over. I think it is important as teacher leaders (in whatever capacity) to test our ideas out before asking others to try them. I am still in a teaching role right now, and I definitely am not comfortable sharing out strategies/etc. until I have tested them for at least a full day, which for me is 3 sets of students. Then I can approach my team with the good, the bad, and the ugly, working with them to strengthen it for them. It doesn't always work this way, but that's more how I would like for it to work going forward!

Jaylene Strode

2026-01-20 17:54:17 UTC

Key takeaway from video- I liked when the lady said the 5 steps protocol is more like a loop.

Alexandra Powell

2026-01-20 17:55:06 UTC

Lingering Question: I think the question always lingering for so many of us is to how to fight the apathy? How do we know when a student is incapable vs. unwilling? I know this is a question often asked in PDs, and of course there isn't a clear cut answer. But as a teacher leader and hopefully future academic coach, I love learning about ways that other educators are fighting this generational apathy to increase student ownership within the classroom.

Danielle Seyfarth

2026-01-20 17:57:11 UTC

Key takeaway from the video: Professional development learning is just as structured as the classroom so that purposeful learning/deep conversations are happening so that there is higher growth and higher student achievement. There is a clear goal/focus so that the teachers know what the outcome needs to be in order to be successful. It's a revolving circle and continuous conversation as both teachers find areas that need improvement. You're looking at student data so you know exactly what needs improvement and not just guessing or focusing on the typical misconceptions.

Carlene Crawford

2026-01-20 17:58:04 UTC

Key Takeaway: The process is a loop. During evaluation, teachers focus on what students struggled with and why and that why leads to a new need.

Carlene Crawford

2026-01-20 18:00:10 UTC

Lingering Question: What are the best practices to have students buy in to taking ownership in their learning?

Jamee Benningfield

2026-01-20 18:00:43 UTC

Key Video Take Away: Student work must be at the heart of decision making and must also be the heart of teacher reflection . This is a continues loop that must always in refinement.

Carlene Crawford

2026-01-20 18:01:59 UTC

How does the Five Steps for Effective Learning protocol align with how Professional Development impacts Collective Efficacy?

Both are student data focused and address the needs of that particular school, as well as being collaborative and continuous learning.

Jamee Benningfield

2026-01-20 18:02:08 UTC

Lingering Question: How to get middle school students to take ownership of their learning and the best way to help them set appropriate and achievable goals (not just make an "A" type goal)

Danielle Seyfarth

2026-01-20 18:03:55 UTC

Lingering question: How do I get my students to take ownership in that learning? I try to give real life examples as to why it's important to be able to do the tasks but some still are aloof. I can give them the success criteria and where they will go, but I haven't gotten all my students to buy into the learning.

Fithian, Robbie

2026-01-20 18:05:41 UTC

When teachers have a shared purpose and belief in the students achievement improvement is bound to happen. When teachers all have the tools to improve and work together and encourage each other, great things are possible.

Nick Weber

2026-01-20 18:07:01 UTC

The Five Steps for Effective Learning protocol aligns with how Professional Development impacts Collective Efficacy because both emphasize shared clarity, collaboration, and evidence of impact.

Katie Brockmeyer

2026-01-20 18:09:15 UTC

The Five Steps help build collective efficacy because teachers are learning together, trying things out with support, and actually seeing how it impacts kids (which builds confidence in what we can do as a team). It’s not just sit-and-get PD, it’s real work.

Wendy Dewar

2026-01-20 18:13:18 UTC

Key Takeaway: Working together with teachers to enhance student outcomes is powerfull and effective. This in turn empowers students to improve.

Brendan Mize

2026-01-20 18:15:16 UTC

Honestly for me, PLCs or these Learning Protocols feel like mini-PDs we get to do every week, which is awesome! You can tell how they both have this focus of actionable steps, data-focused, and is meeting the needs of the students. They both are very reactive in nature in that you could go to a different school and you would hope they do not get the same PD as you unless they had a similar deficit. I think that is the best part about it is the ability to be intentional and to created that cycle/continuum of learning.

Alexa Bostian

2026-01-20 18:17:14 UTC

The learning process is cyclical and collaborative. We must be continuously setting new goals and learning new things, with the collaboration of others for the learning of our students to occur.

Kristin Apple

2026-01-20 18:18:14 UTC

Video Takeaway: Analyzing student work helps teachers understand what is going on in their heads when working.

Kristin Apple

2026-01-20 18:20:18 UTC

How do you address the students who don't care about taking ownership of their work and parents don't seem to care either?

Betty Jo Smith

2026-01-20 18:26:06 UTC

Key Takeaway: The process of Five Steps is a continuous loop. As they identify a need and work through, evaluation comes and a new need is identified.

Brandy Walls

2026-01-20 18:27:58 UTC

Key Takeaway: It is a process. As the Lead Teacher learns/evaluates, etc., he/she discusses the process with peers in order to proceed with students' best outcomes in mind.

Betty Jo Smith

2026-01-20 18:28:03 UTC

Lingering Question:

Sometimes we as teachers are excited to learn, grow, and find new strategies to help us in the classroom. How can we instill this process of learning and growing within our students?

Jenna Stacey

2026-01-20 18:28:12 UTC

The Five Steps for Effective Learning protocol aligns with how PD impacts collective efficacy because it reflects a journey that a team is on together (coach, teachers, teacher leaders, administration, etc.). It also has the reflective element built in with actionable steps.

Emma Hegi

2026-01-20 18:29:00 UTC

Key Takeaway: Teacher learning looks a lot like student learning and it is happening all the time. Working for maximum student success means that we are always being reflective and building off of each other.

Emma Hegi

2026-01-20 18:31:21 UTC

Lingering Question: How can we implement these strategies while being conscious of teacher burnout?

Amy Evans

2026-01-20 18:32:39 UTC

The entire process is focused, collaborative, and evaluative. Like when it was stated it was like a circle. Also, student work to check for understanding plays such a huge part of the process in determining needs and prompting collaborative discussions of what changes need to be made and making those changes.

Kimberly Brown

2026-01-20 18:33:15 UTC

Key Takeaway: this is a circular process that should take place in a cluster and should focus on student work.

Kimberly Brown

2026-01-20 18:34:35 UTC

Lingering Question: How do we get student buy in? As an alternative school, we don't struggle as much with teacher buy-in as we do student buy-in.

Stephanie Demieville

2026-01-20 18:35:12 UTC

I loved how on the video she talked several times about how the five steps are a circle. We don't simply go through the five steps and say we are don working on that goal. We continue to go around and around as there is always learning to be done and growth to happen.

Paige West

pwest37 — 2026-01-20 18:35:52 UTC

I took away the vision of a continuous circle for the 5 step protocol. I love that we always go back to student work for our next steps.

Amy Evans

2026-01-20 18:35:53 UTC

Lingering Question: How to make students understand the importance of ownership and taking responsibility of their own learning and growing?

Stephanie Demieville

2026-01-20 18:37:01 UTC

How can I get the most apathetic students to take more ownership in their own learning and success?

Jennifer House

2026-01-20 18:37:11 UTC

The key take away I have from the 5 step model is that it feels like a gradual release model-I do, we do, you do. It is always centering on students and the evidence in their work guiding us towards our next steps.

Jennifer Longstreth - Key Takeaway

2026-01-20 18:39:09 UTC

Teachers' reflection and dissection of data is important to student success. Student work is the basis of decision-making.

Matilda Young

2026-01-20 18:39:28 UTC

Key takeaway from the video:

Effective professional learning is a cycle. Supporting teachers as they implement new learning helps effect lasting improvement and growth.

Paige West

pwest37 — 2026-01-20 18:41:19 UTC

To add to student ownership, I am trying to incorporate rubrics that my 5 and 6 year olds can understand and use to know if they are successful. Any suggestions on where to start with these rubrics?

Jennifer Longstreth - Lingering Question

2026-01-20 18:42:11 UTC

How can we address student apathy and lack of ownership?

Matilda Young

2026-01-20 18:42:17 UTC

How does the Five Steps for Effective Learning protocol align with how Professional Development impacts Collective Efficacy?:

The steps help teachers stay goal-oriented, and support from team leads and administrators helps strengthen instructional practices.

Kylie Daniels

2026-01-20 18:48:07 UTC

Teachers need to know how to use student data in order to drive instruction. When they know what the students need and why they need it, they will change their way of thinking about instruction. With this different point of view the students will be more successful because the instruction is more intentional. Teachers that work collaboratively will be more effective than those that work individually.

Gabby Billingsley

gabriellebillingsley — 2026-01-20 18:48:20 UTC

The Five Steps align really well with building collective efficacy because they get teachers working together toward shared goals and using strategies that actually make a difference. By figuring out what students need and planning together, everyone feels like they’re in it as a team. Trying out the strategies and seeing the results helps teachers trust that their efforts really do impact learning. Reflecting and tweaking together keeps the group improving and confident that they can handle challenges. Basically, it turns professional development into a team effort that can actually work.

Olivia Lewis

2026-01-20 18:48:21 UTC

Key takeaway from the video: student work should always be at the center of teacher collaboration.

Alana Ashworth

alanaashworth — 2026-01-20 18:50:34 UTC

When teachers collaborate, use student evidence, and adjust instruction together; they see that their combined efforts directly improve student learning, which strengthens collective teacher efficacy and pushes for student agency.

Olivia Lewis

2026-01-20 18:51:18 UTC

How do I minimize apathy in teachers and motivate them to buy-in to the success criteria?

Kylie Daniels

2026-01-20 18:52:28 UTC

Students today have less motivation than ever to do well in school. How do we light that fire? How do we get student buy-in? I feel like when developing activities that we think the students will get excited about we often end up disappointed. It's like they don't want to do anything.

Alana Ashworth

alanaashworth — 2026-01-20 18:52:31 UTC

How can I gain teacher buy-in so that all staff actively engage in using these steps and see their value for improving student outcomes?

Tami Durr

tdurr — 2026-01-20 18:53:22 UTC

Student work is the driving force. Time must be made to analyze their work, share results with colleagues, and collaborate on next steps.

Shannon Moots

2026-01-20 18:53:55 UTC

key takeaway: Using student work to guide the PLC, very important. It makes a lot of sense to analyze the student work to know how to move forward. I don't see much of this in my PLC due to being CTE but I am sure others in my building are doing this.

Desi Moose

2026-01-20 18:54:30 UTC

The Five Steps protocol builds collective efficacy by helping teachers work together, use the same strategies, and see proof that their instruction improves student learning—strengthening the belief that, together, they can make a difference.

Chasity Spicer

2026-01-20 18:55:14 UTC

These models provide a systematic protocol for educators to utilize when evaluating instructional needs and their impact on student learning. If we align evidence-based instructional practices with continuous monitoring of student data and achievement, educators can more effectively guide Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruction to meet student needs.

Shannon Moots

2026-01-20 18:55:50 UTC

Student Ownership: I think student ownership in and of itself is really hard. How can we really help students with this at every level of learning?

Shelby Chronister

2026-01-20 18:55:52 UTC

Without the protocol, PD is just information. With the protocol, PD becomes a cycle of proof that validates the teachers' collective power.

Lori Badeen

2026-01-20 18:56:06 UTC

Video Takeaway: The process is ongoing and really is a loop instead of a straight line. Effective teachers are constantly analyzing student work and reflecting on how their next lesson can meet the needs of struggling learners.

Tami Durr

tdurr — 2026-01-20 18:57:00 UTC

When a student lives in a difficult situation, how do you motivate that student to learn math, history, English...... when his/her priority is to be ok?

Amy Benson

2026-01-20 18:57:43 UTC

When teachers work collaboratively to meet student needs, student outcomes change and teachers feel a collective victory. This is how true learning happens.

Amy Benson

2026-01-20 18:58:31 UTC

My lingering question is how can a school design a way for this process to work fluidly in a teacher's day and the teacher still have time to prepare for class?

Brandi Morgan

2026-01-20 18:58:51 UTC

How we expect to go through the learning protocol is the same that we would expect our mentors and leaders to go through before presenting professional development to us!

Eli Efird

2026-01-20 18:59:08 UTC

Video takeaway: The video reestablished the fact that the five steps are cyclical. It is an ever-revolving door, where we are continually analyzing the impacts on student growth. This process is not a one-and-done situation, and what brings success for one may not bring success for the next.

Lori Badeen

2026-01-20 19:00:20 UTC

Lingering question: How do I effectively teach kindergarten students to take ownership of their learning and want to know if they are successful?

Shelby Chronister

2026-01-20 19:01:17 UTC

Lingering Q:Is there a way for students to learn and follow the protocol? It might be for older students, but could we show them the process and they break it down themselves?

Jocelyn Guerrero

jocirivas — 2026-01-20 19:04:50 UTC

Video Takeaway: This is student centered work. Student artifacts drive the cycle and it is continuous. It's practicing and perfecting.

Amy Cox

2026-01-20 19:05:21 UTC

It shows that all learners (teachers/students) have similar needs.

Crystal Hinrichs

2026-01-20 19:05:43 UTC

They both driven by student data, they both emphasize collaboration and evidence of student impact. Teachers are working together to support each other. It's not extra work, it is "the work"

Jocelyn Guerrero

jocirivas — 2026-01-20 19:06:50 UTC

Is there a resources that clearly aligns the 5 steps for effective learning to the 4 PLC questions. I know they align I would just like something that shows it so teachers see the connection.

Eli Efird

2026-01-20 19:06:52 UTC

Student ownership/success criteria: This is something that we have done in the past, and I do believe that there are great benefits to student ownership. I would love to have students do this, but I found it difficult to embed this into our daily/weekly routine due to a lack of time. What are some ideas for how I can implement this with the time that we have in the classroom?

Sabrina Garcia

2026-01-20 19:07:52 UTC

The Five Steps help teachers work together to meet students’ needs. By learning new strategies, trying them out, and reflecting as a team, teachers build confidence that they can make a difference. Working this way makes the whole team stronger and better at helping students succeed.

Michele Ikenberry

2026-01-20 19:09:20 UTC

My key takeaway is that it is a circle of learning. When one goal is reached, after reflection, you decide what the next area of need is and the process starts over.

Allen Sullivan

2026-01-20 19:09:34 UTC

I like how the five steps use a continuous cycle to identify needs, help us develop different strategies, model them, and apply them, which really helps us reflect as teachers.

Michele Ikenberry

2026-01-20 19:18:51 UTC

I have several lingering questions: How Can I get lower level student learners to buy into their learning and lose their "I can't" thoughts? Also, I am not a typical PLC, I am more of a singleton. I am in Special Education, but everyone on my team, except myself is also on the math or literacy team. So how can I lead the Sped Department and make this PLC time valuable also. I would love to go observe a PLC that has a great SPED PLC in place and that is highly productive.

Dalene Magsam

2026-01-20 19:28:44 UTC

An important connection between the two is when teachers take what they’ve learned back to their classrooms and see positive changes in student learning. When teams can point to evidence that what we’re doing together is working, it strengthens the belief that we can make a difference as a group.

Jaleisha Barnett

2026-01-20 20:27:59 UTC

Lingering Question: I teach 1st grade. How do I get scholars to take ownership of their own learning?

Jaleisha Barnett

2026-01-20 20:33:35 UTC

Key Takeaway: Using student work to guide PLC discussions is extremely important. Analyzing student work helps educators better understand student learning and determine appropriate next steps for instruction.

Sara Kennard

2026-01-20 22:27:12 UTC

Key Takeaway for the video... the idea around "testing in the field" or a "field study". Teachers who are willing to try new things should understand that it may not go perfectly the first time! You are simply testing the strategy in the field and then making adjustments. This is normal! Rather than throwing out the whole idea, what can you do differently as a result of your field study?

Sara Kennard

2026-01-20 22:28:34 UTC

Lingering Question:

Should the five step process be used with the 4 questions of PLC and if so how do they layer or support each other?

Angie Kichline

2026-01-21 17:51:50 UTC

Video:

Focusing on student work to determine the learning process is a continuous process, and it is important that we evaluate what our students need and not just what we want to teach.

Angie Kichline

2026-01-21 17:52:28 UTC

Question:

How can this process work with teachers that are all singletons and do not teach the same grade or subject?

Angela Harris/Mankins

angelaharris10 — 2026-02-18 17:55:14 UTC

Answer to Question “How does the Five Steps for Effective Learning protocol align with how Professional Development impacts Collective Efficacy?”

The Five Steps for Effective Learning align with PD and collective efficacy by helping teachers set shared goals, learn and practice strategies together, apply them in the classroom, and reflect on student outcomes, which builds confidence that their collective efforts improve student learning.