A Professional Development Overview for 2010-2011 Middletown Public Schools Linda F. Savastano

1. A Professional Development Overview for 2010-2011 Middletown Public Schools Linda F. Savastano Assistant Superintendent

2. What Is a "Professional Learning Community”? To create a professional learning community, focus on learning rather than teaching, work collaboratively, and hold yourself accountable for results.Rick DuFour Professional Development2010-2011

3. Our Professional Learning Community Centered on ImprovingStudent Learning Professional Development2010-2011

4. Professional Development 2010-2011 BASED UPON THE FOUR CRITICAL QUESTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY:

5. Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:What is it we want ALL students to learn? Curriculum • K-12 ELA curriculum (task force & writers – on Wednesdays at Oliphant) • Based upon NEW common core standards • K-12 Science curriculum (task force & writers – on Thursdays at EBEC) • Done in collaboration with East Providence & Newport • Implementation of K-12 Math curriculum (phase II) • Continued implementation of response to intervention (RtI) universal core curriculum including best practices in every classroom &PBIS • Continued work on benchmarking & standards based report cards k-8 • Development of essential learning outcomes • Using online resources (gizmo, everyday math online, askri.org, etc.)

6. Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:How will we know if and when they’ve learned it? Assessment & Evaluation • Implementing NWEA primary MAP testing for grades K-2 • Using NWEA MAP assessment data for grades K-12 • Developing & implementing common formative assessments • Implementing AIMS WEB progress monitoring system • Using the data available in TIEnet

7. Professional Development 2010-2011 to support:How will we respond when some students don’t learn?& How will we enrich and extend the learning for students who are already proficient? Adjusting Instruction • Implementation of response to intervention (RtI) module in TIEnet (including forms & graphs) • Implementation of personal math plans & personal behavior plans • Use of plps, pmps & pbps in response to intervention (RtI) • Best practices for targeted & intensive interventions

8. Professional Development Days RECAP of June 24th Presenter Steve Pearce Three Big Ideas & Four Critical Questions of PLC Standards Based Grading Practice, Systems of Intervention & Teams with SMART Goals September 14th Presenter Dr. Tom Many (co-author of Learning by Doing) Connecting PLC & RtI Gaudet Café 8am (7:30am registration) November 24th RtI & Formative Assessments

9. Resources…. http://www.allthingsplc.info/ http://www.solution-tree.com/Public/OnlineResources.aspx

10. Our Professional Learning & Accountability • Additional Professional Development Opportunities: • Microsoft Office 2010 • Teacher web sites (final site) • i-Parent progress reporting & grade book • My L Plan evaluation management Professional Development2010-2011 Check My Learning Plan throughout the year for additional PD opportunities

11. Our Professional Learning Community Three Big Ideas Professional Development2010-2011