A Professional Development Overview for

2010-2011

Middletown Public SchoolsLinda F. Savastano

Assistant Superintendent

Professional Development2010-2011

What Is a "Professional Learning Community”?

To create a professional learning community, focus on learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively, and hold

yourself accountable for results.Rick DuFour

Ensures that ALL students

learn

Culture of collaboration

Focus on results

Centered on ImprovingStudent Learning

Professional Development2010-2011

Our Professional Learning Community

Professional Development 2010-2011

BASED UPON THE FOUR CRITICAL QUESTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY:

What is it we want ALL students to learn?

How will we know if and when they’ve learned it?

How will we respond when some students don’t learn?

How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are already proficient?

Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:

What is it we want ALL students to learn?

K-12 ELA curriculum (task force & writers – on Wednesdays at Oliphant)

Based upon NEW common core standards

K-12 Science curriculum (task force & writers – on Thursdays at EBEC)

Done in collaboration with East Providence & Newport

Implementation of K-12 Math curriculum (phase II)

Continued implementation of response to intervention (RtI) universal core curriculum including best practices in every classroom &PBIS

Continued work on benchmarking & standards based report cards k-8

Development of essential learning outcomes

Using online resources (gizmo, everyday math online, askri.org, etc.)

Curriculum

Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:

How will we know if and when they’ve learned it?

Implementing NWEA primary MAP testing for grades K-2

Using NWEA MAP assessment data for grades K-12

Developing & implementing common formative assessments

Implementing AIMS WEB progress monitoring system

Using the data available in TIEnet

Assessment &

Evaluation

Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:How will we respond when some students don’t learn?

& How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are already proficient?

Implementation of response to intervention (RtI) module in TIEnet (including forms & graphs)

Implementation of personal math plans & personal behavior plans

Use of plps, pmps & pbps in response to intervention (RtI)

Best practices for targeted & intensive interventions

Adjusting Instruction

Professional Development Days

RECAP of June 24thPresenter Steve PearceThree Big Ideas & Four Critical Questions of PLCStandards Based Grading Practice, Systems of Intervention & Teams with SMART Goals

September 14th

Presenter Dr. Tom Many (co-author of Learning by Doing)Connecting PLC & RtIGaudet Café 8am (7:30am registration)

November 24th

RtI & Formative Assessments

Resources….

http://www.allthingsplc.info/

http://www.solution-tree.com/Public/OnlineResources.aspx

Professional Development2010-2011

Our Professional Learning & Accountability

Additional Professional Development Opportunities:• Microsoft Office 2010• Teacher web sites (final site)• i-Parent progress reporting & grade book• My L Plan evaluation management

Check My Learning Plan throughout the year for

additional PD opportunities

Ensures that ALL students

learn

Culture of collaboration

Focus on results

Professional Development2010-2011

Our Professional Learning CommunityThree Big Ideas