Assignment Analysis
What is assignment analysis used to do?
All staff members share a commitment to what?
Success of each student
Teams that function with a sense of _____________ ______________ and efficacy embrace the true intentions of professional learning communities: to work together to investigate challenges that inhibit student learning.
What are learning walks?
Planned and coordinated classroom visits
What is the purpose?
To capture lesson on video and analyze
What is the professional learning cycle?
It includes identifying common challenge, monitoring, measuring and modifying collaborative planning, opening up practice, safe practice, building knowledge and skills.
How many learning dimensions are there?
Five (5)
Questions and actions tools to guide professional learning communities such that they can examine curriculum, assessment, and instruction:
Where are we going or where are we now?
Strategic planning
What are types of learning walks?
Ghost walk, capacity building learning walk, faculty learning walk
How can we have productive conversations?
By using the Microteaching Protocol: Before Filming, After Filming, and In Your Team Meeting questions
What is the rationale?
Analysis of assignments provides insight into expectations for students based on what has been taught.
No single teacher fails in their attempt to what?
Attempt to ensure success
Questions and actions tools to guide professional learning communities such that they can examine curriculum, assessment, and instruction:
What did we learn today?
Reflection
How can we make learning walks effective?
By planning them and having a goal in mind
What are the questions designed to do?
Motivate thinking
Teachers should create assignments that allow students to do what?
Think aloud
What should teachers share with colleagues?
What is working
What are some ways to guide professional learning?
Learning walks, microteaching, and assignment analysis
On what does afaculty learning walk focus?
Learning of the whole staff
What will a volunteer teacher do?
Record himself/herself and set the context of the portion to be viewed for the team
Less than one-third of assignments did what?
Provided an opportunity for students to communicate their thinking or justify their responses.
Students benefit from what?
Expertise of all teachers
Questions and actions tools to guide professional learning communities such that they can examine curriculum, assessment, and instruction:
Who benefitted and who did not benefit at all?
Ensure that issues of equity are fully woven into every conversation
What is the purpose of a capacity building learning walk?
To collect data and evidence to help identify effective practices and gain insight on next steps
Trust and group strength does what?
Builds teacher credibility