Connecting The Dots: Instructional Effectiveness In the Bloomfield Public Schools

1. Connecting The Dots: Instructional Effectiveness In the Bloomfield Public Schools Ellen J. Stoltz, Ph.D. Stacey McCann Bethany Silver, Ph.D.

2. PURPOSE: Inform Teachers of Next Level of Work in Connecting Data Teams, Curriculum Revision, and SRBI • PROCESS: Conceptual: Describe Puzzle Pieces Practical: Demonstrate CurriculumCONNECTOR • Pay-off: Increase Instructional Effectiveness by Streamlining previously separate school activities

3. By the end of this two-part workshop, you will have the tools to:1. combine effective data teams, SRBI, and Curriculum Revision2. understand how CurriculumCONNECTOR works3. understand your role in the Instructional, School, and District Data Team process (Holistic Accountability)

4. ANTICIPATION GUIDE 1. My Instructional Data Team includes SRBI and adjusts curriculum and instruction as part of the agenda. Yes No Not Certain 2. I am able to view curriculum for all grade and subject levels. Yes No Not Certain 3. I share great lessons electronically at the data team for others to see and use. Yes No Not Certain • Activate Prior Knowledge, Personalize Learning

5. Data Teams 1.0 Most Classroom or Content Teachers Developed and Implemented Norms Analyzed Student Performance and Shared Strategies

6. Data Teams 2.0… Adjust Instruction through Curriculum CONNECTOR Provide Data to Schoolwide Data Team Use Student Performance Data as Element of SRBI Process Include Student Support Services Staff

7. So How Do We Make This Happen • Ensure Schoolwide Data Teams (SWDTs) Review School Progress toward Holistic Accountability, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, School Climate, Parent and Community Engagement • Involve Teachers in Curriculum Development and Revision • Combine the SRBI Process with the Instructional Data Teams by Including Special Educators, SSWs

8. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING: • Revising Curriculum Every Five Years • Separating SRBI from the Data Team Process • Leaving out SSS Staff from Instructional Data Teams

9. Laurel’s Schoolwide Data Team Vision and Practice…

10. Next Level of Work You Will See This Year: • Teacher as member of DDT and SDT (7) • Collect standards-based data for Instructional Data Teams • Report to SDT Monthly Curriculum Walkthrough and weekly Informal Walkthrough data through TEVAL 2.0 4. Report to SDT Monthly Evaluation Data from TEVAL 2.0 5. Report to SDT Monthly Professional Development data from TEVAL 2.0 • Report to DDT Monthly Climate and Parent and Community Engagement data • Feed report to Monthly DDT

11. SDT Reports… Curriculum Walkthrough, Assessment Data, Progress Toward New Curriculum Data Team Standards Parent and Community Involvement Data Climate Data

13. ANTICIPATION GUIDE • My Instructional Data Team includes SRBI and adjusts curriculum and instruction. Yes No Not Certain • I am able to view curriculum for all grade and subject levels. Yes No Not Certain • I can capture great lessons electronically for others to see and use. Yes No Not Certain • Activate Prior Knowledge, Personalize Learning

14. Demonstration:CurriculumCONNECTOR