Transcript Two Heads Are Better Than One: Building a Professional

Two Heads Are Better Than One:
Building a Professional Learning
Community around Data
Amanda Duffy, M.A.
Dr. Marcela Movit
American Institutes for Research
Friday, 4/24 10:45am-12:00pm
Session Summary
In this session, participants will
• learn about the community of learners'
approach to professional development
• create an outline for how to work through
these steps to share with their programs as a
first step in implementing a PLC
What is a Professional Learning
Community (PLC)?
Common
Goals and
Interests
Purposeful
F2F
interactions
Commitment
to Group’s
Development
PLC
Local
Community
Working
together
Key Characteristics for Success
Supportive and
shared leadership
Collective
creativity or
reflective dialogue
Supportive
conditions
Shared values and
vision
Shared personal
practice
PLC Approach to PD
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Structure
Duration
Collective Participation
Content focus
Active learning
Coherence
Source: Steiner, L. Designing Effective Professional Development Experiences: What Do
We Know?, 2004
Join a PLC Activity!
Data and
EFL
Completion
Data and
Technology
Use
Data and
High School
Equivalency
Data and PD
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Steps to Build a PLC
Review Data
and Plan
Begin
Community
Building
Through Data
Assess and
Share Data on
Progress
Determine
Activities,
Measures, and
Drivers
Planning Document
See handout: PLC Planning Document
Step 1:Review Data and Plan
Review
Data
Determine
Initial
Priority
Make
Initial
Plans
Step 1: Review Data and Plan
You Try!
Step 2: Begin Community Building
Through Data
Involve
Other
Stakeholders
Collect
Data
Review
Data
Step 2: Begin Community Building
Through Data
You Try!
Step 3: Determine Activities,
Measures, and Drivers
Plan
Activities
Determine
Measures
Agree on
Drivers
Step 3: Determine Activities,
Measures, and Drivers
You Try!
Step 4: Assess and Share Data on
Progress
Examine
Measures
Survey
Participants
Share
Successes and
Improvements
Step 4: Assess and Share Data on
Progress
You Try!
Reflections on Process
Next Steps
• Use the Local Action
Planning Tool to outline
next steps
• Prepare a presentation
for your state or
program
• Use tools to begin your
Professional Learning
Community!
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Questions
Contact Information
• Amanda Duffy – [email protected]
• Marcela Movit – [email protected]
• Additional Materials and Support:
http://www.nrsweb.org/