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• A three-year project focused on supporting high quality learning and teaching (HQLT) in secondary mathematics and science
• Supported by funds from the Department of Education’s Title II Science and Mathematics Partnership
• Awarded by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
PRiSSM
1. A common vision for HQLT in secondary science and mathematics
2. Improved student learning
3. High functioning professional learning communities
4. A plan for continuous improvement
PRiSSM Project Goals
• Build on existing building/district initiatives:– School improvement plans– Research-based curriculum and practices
• Help teachers work with new content/process:– Shared understanding of high quality learning and
teaching (HQLT)– Data driven dialogue based on a variety of sources– Teacher led collaborative inquiry to improve student
learning
Starting PointsPRiSSM seeks to:
Professional Learning Community
• Professional learning is a life-long process• Mutual learning from joint planning• Co-development of skills related to new practice
that advance expertise and improve student learning
• Use of reflective dialogue to close the gap between theory and practice
Year OneLead Teachers in Mathematics and Science commit to three-years of cross-building based work:
– Participate in a Professional Learning Community to improve student learning
– Begin to explore shared beliefs about High Quality Learning and Teaching (HQLT) and conduct a collaborative inquiry for year one
– Evaluate the work of the PLC in classrooms, share findings
– Identify the expanded team for 2005-2006
Year TwoPRiSSM participants: • form a Professional Learning Community at the
building level: lead teachers + expanded teams• are supported by the principal, School Improvement
Plan, building/district facilitators• use data for planning and directing the building or
district plan (teacher led)• revisit and revise plans for collaborative inquiry
Year Three• Sustainability
– Professional Learning Communities in place– Collaborative Inquiry defined– Teachers and administrators side-by-side– Teachers are reaching toward high quality
instruction– Collaboration between mathematics and
science across buildings and grade levels
PRiSSMProfessional Learning Communities
Characterized by trust, sharing, participation, fellowship, reflection, and continuous learning and improvement.
Teacher-initiated questions for inquiry across mathematics/science and middle/high school.
Teachers in the PLC define the scope and focus of their Professional Development, which emerges from and is in support of their collaborative inquiry.
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Devise Implementation Plan
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Devise Implementation Plan
Develop plan to monitor implementation
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Devise Implementation Plan
Develop plan to monitor implementation
Teach & Collect Data
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Devise Implementation Plan
Develop plan to monitor implementation
Teach & Collect Data
Analyze Data
Develop a vision for teaching & learning
Formulate Inquiry Question
Compare current practice to vision
Study strate-gies to adopt
Develop consen-sus for adoption
Devise Implementation Plan
Develop plan to monitor implementation
Teach & Collect Data
Analyze Data
Derive implications for changing practice
Lead Teacher Expectations for the End of Year 2
Project-wide• Provide a common HQLT experience for the expanded
team• Explore how teacher-selected PD supports the shared
vision of HQLT• Compare/contrast views of HQLT among team
members• Examine how personal beliefs compare to national and
state standards• Relate all of the above to student expectations
Lead Teacher Expectations for the End of Year 2
Classroom/Students• Lead the Expanded Team (with facilitator support) in
exploring diverse data sources and identifying a PLC inquiry focus
• Lead the Expanded Team (with facilitator support) in research, selection, and implementation of data collection strategies that address the inquiry focus, and use analysis strategies to look for evidence of student learning
• Summarize findings and recommended next steps for improving student learning
Lead Teacher Expectations for the End of Year 2
Building/Teachers• Lead building-level PLCs (with facilitator support)• Develop facilitation and leadership skills• Increase knowledge and understanding of how PLCs
work• Compare/contrast the content and process of facilitation
with the process and content of collaborative inquiry
Lead Teacher Expectations for the End of Year 2
Project/Leadership• Complete 40 hours of PLC work through ongoing and
regular meetings• Develop effective communication habits between
facilitators, project staff, Lead teachers, and expanded team members
• Keep up-to-date records that “tell the story” of the PLC• Identify needs and propose activities for work in year
three
Expanded Team Expectations for the End of Year 2
• Participate in 27 hours of PLC meetings
• Use 2 substitute days for classroom observations
Complete 80 hours of work during the year
• Complete 40 hours of PLC work through ongoing and regular meetings
• Complete 40 hours of study in the content area you teach
Support for Expanded Team during Year 2
$500 stipend for 40 hours of work
2 substitute days for classroom observations
$300 registration for a class in the content area you teach