Ensuring that Students Learn
A Culture of Collaboration
Focus on Results
MA Acronyms
Potpourri
100
Main focus of a PLC
What is Learning?
100
The part of a PLC that is a systematic process in which teachers work together to analyze and improve classroom practice.
What is Collaboration?
100
Effectiveness of a PLC is based on this
What is results?
100
PLC
What is a Professional Learning Community?
100
The title of this article
What is "What Is a Professional Learning Community?"
200
Cliche mission statement
What is "Learning for All"?
200
Can be used frequently to determine if students are learning what they need to learn.
What is Formative Assessment?
200
Data is turned into this
What is useful and relevant information?
200
VFOL
What is Vision for our Learners?
200
Author of this article
Who is Richard DuFour
300
A word for quickly identifying students who need additional time and support.
What is TIMELY?
300
Collaborative conversations need to move beyond this
What is "What are we expected to teach"?
300
DRIP
What is Data Rich Improvement Poor?
300
SAC
What is System Administrative Council?
300
3 things PLC's should do
What is focus on learning, work collaboratively, and be accountable to results.
400
This rather than just remediation
What is INTERVENTION?
400
Collaborative conversations should be about this
What is "How will we know when each student has learned?"
400
Data can be embraced as this
What is a useful indicator of progress?
400
SWA
What is School Wide Appraisal?
400
Greatest designs translate into this
What is Hard Work?
500
Describes the act of requiring students to receive additional assistance rather than inviting
What is Directive?
500
A question of will
What is "staff members who are determined to work together will find a way?"
500
A teacher can do this with their individual classroom data
What is collaborate with others to gain ideas and materials for areas of concern?
500
SIP
What is School Improvement Plan?
500
Jokingly heard educational wisdom about new reforms
What is "This too shall pass"?
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