https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u Share your reflections from the article here. en-us 2019-04-01 13:20:13 UTC 2019-04-03 15:29:42 UTC hello@padlet.com smiller310 https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347160028 Click below for a link to the article]]> 2019-04-01 13:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347160028 https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347592539 Shandua Brown Ellis
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Reading this article provided me an opportunity to reflect on the PLT practices that are evident within our PLTs here at ECMS to determine whether our teachers are going throughout the motions (or having PLT Lite) just to check off that they are meeting as a PLT weekly or if we are truly "doing the right work at the right time, for the right reason, and in the right way".  I believe we are putting supports in place to help our PLTs work more towards establishing common practices and using common assessments--i.e. requiring all teachers to post standards in kid-friendly language, post learning targets and ensure all lesson activities are aligned to the standards (UBD).  Our PLTs all need to be on the same page with this.  They should be constantly reviewing the objectives, targets, and lesson alignments within their PLTs.  They are also provided templates that have those 4 major questions pertaining to what we want students to know, what they know, what we will do when they don't master objectives, and what we will do when they are mastering objectives (along with the instructional blue print in which teachers have yet to truly use with fidelity to assist them throughout the PLT process).  One current challenge is that although ECMS teachers are beginning to focus on this practice more, there are still some teachers that work somewhat in isolation in regards to their teaching style/instructional practices--best practices, project ideas, etc. are shared, but all team members still engage students in only the practices in which they feel comfortable (this does not provide a guaranteed and viable curriculum as described in the article on page 3).  Furthermore, we are continuing to work on assisting teachers through the process of documenting, reviewing, and appropriately analyzing data, determining it's implications for classroom teaching and learning, and determining the best next steps in responding to the data to meet the needs of all students.  This year was the first year of the implementation of quarterly reviews to help teachers reflect on common assessments and their PLT practices.  It'll be ideal for us to be able to model, eventually through quarterly reviews, how the administration utilizes school-wide data, to help determine next steps in providing support, resources, etc. to PLTs to help them further address student trends in learning, both on their grade levels, departments, and individual teams.]]> 2019-04-02 12:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347592539 https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347890255 This was in interesting read. It was a refresher of what we should see in PLT’s weekly.  At ECMS we have the structures in place that align with what was discussed in the article, but it does not mean that each and every week the discussions are centered around each question and done with fidelity.  One big take away was not making one goal for the year, but instead unit goals that are written down that includes the number of students proficient and the number not.  This would be a good article to have PLT’s review at the beginning of the year, kind of like a self-check.  Am I doing this or not.  And if not what is one thing that I can adjust or add to my PLT.  ]]> 2019-04-03 01:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/347890255 smiller310 https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/348125995 Although we know that we want PLTs to reflect the work in the school, this article articulates that in the following statement: "school and teams mirror the same process—analyze data, set school goals, and
establish team goals unit by unit." There are some ECMS teachers who naturally take on leadership roles, but like the article states, there should be collaborative teams that take on collective responsibilities towards ensuring students' learning.]]> 2019-04-03 15:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller310/mr3mle3drx0u/wish/348125995