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Leading PLCs: Multipliers of Adult Learning

Leaders of Change

“No school or district is doing real 21st century education work today without a strong leader.”

The Leader’s guide to 21st Century Education: 7 Steps for Schools and Districts, by Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill, 2013

The Multiplier

• Attract and Optimize Talent• Create Intensity That Requires Best Thinking• Extend Challenges• Build Community Decisions• Instill Ownership and Accountability

The Multiplier Mindsets

• People are smart• Intelligence is dynamic• Curiosity sparks intelligence

The Five Disciplines

• Talent Finders• Liberators• Challengers• Community Builders• Investors

As I reflect on both the opportunities and challenges related to implementing CCSS, what occurs to me is....

Norms for our Learning Community

• Respect Yourself• Respect Each Other• Respect Us!

Circle BackGetting Smart About Rigor and Assessment

Getting Smart About Feedback

Getting Smart About Lesson Planning

Getting Smart About District Assessments

Getting Smart About Adult Learning

Today’s Outcomes• Collaborate regarding the “state of the

school” in transitioning to 21st Century teaching and learning

• Define 21st Century PLCs and practice the 4Cs in a PLC simulation

• Participate in “Mini Modules” in technology, closing the gap, and PUSD assessments

• Collaborate regarding next steps for becoming Multipliers at your school site.

Parking Lot

Got a question?Park It!

If you have a comment or a question during our time together, post it on a sticky note and put it on the chart on the wall.

Activity 1: Using Professional Learning Communities to Create Consensus in Leading Change

In what ways might Professional Learning Communities be a source for collaboration and communication in leading change around 21 st century education initiatives?

PLCs are a central tool for change management, and change is the name of the game in education in the 21st century.

Merrill Vargo, CEO, Pivot Learning Partners

Encouraging teachers to use their Professional Learning Communities to collaborate around 21st century education will be important in helping them become champions of change and understand the value of building the 4Cs more intentionally into their academic subject area.

Ken Kay and Valerie Greenhill

“It is impossible for a school or a district to develop the capacity to function as a professional learning community without undergoing profound cultural shifts. Those who cultivate PLCs must engage in an intentional process to impact the culture.” Dufour, Dufour & Eaker Revisiting PLC at Work (2008)

21st Century PLCs

What Is it?

What Isn’t It?

Page 9

PLCs• Examine the Orange Graphic and take

notes in the “PLC 3” column on your Quality Effectiveness Indicator Chart on Page 40. Record key points in all eight categories.

• Read the short article on Pages 11 and 12. Highlight the key points.

• IF you finish early, read Pages 13 – 16.

Activity 2: PLCs with a 4Cs Focus

• How can we use our PLCs to incorporate the 4Cs into our instructional practices in all subject areas?

“C” Assignments

Collaboration (Teal)

Communication (Lavender)

Creativity (Goldenrod)

Critical Thinking (Pink)

Activity 3: Mini “Multiplier” Modules

Mini Module Rotations

A. Technology – Northeast Corner (Module 1) Diamond Ranch, Freemont, Ganesha, PalomaresB. Assessment – Southeast Corner (Module 2) Park West/PAS, Pomona, SEEO, Pueblo Village AcademyC. Closing the Gap – Main Room (Module 3) Emerson, Lorbeer, Marshall, Simons

Mini Module Rotations

A. Technology – Northeast Corner (Module 1) Armstrong, Cortez, WestmontB. Assessment – Southeast Corner (Module 2) Decker, Garey, Diamond Point, Golden SpringsC. Closing the Gap – Main Room (Module 3) Kellogg, Pantera, Ranch Hills, Roosevelt

Activity 4: Site PLC

How do we take today’s learning back to our school site and identify the next steps for our focus on adult learning and PLCs with a 21st century focus.

1. Review your school’s Road Map.2. Analyze your school’s PLCs.3. Use the planning forms to identify next steps.4. Share next steps with the whole group.

Good to Great…..

It takes a team!