Woodley Hills Math and Science Focus School

Sharon D. Aldredgesdaldredge@fcps.edu

Woodley Hills Demographics• 754 students FECEP – sixth grade

• 70% Free and Reduced Lunch

• 47% English Language Learners

• 16% mobility

Focus of the observations…• Kindergarten – sixth grade with an emphasis

on grades three through six

• Reading and Mathematics classes

• Focusing on the meta-cognition strategies, discussing and problem solving

What the observations told us…• Students were talking to the teacher and not each other

• There were few meta-cognition strategies observed

Planning Professional Development Cycles

• Repeat walkthroughs

• Monitor student data

• Coaching cycles

• Whole group, cohorts, CLT, Individual

• Walkthroughs• Data wall

What does our staff need? When and

how will we deliver PD?

How will we assess

effectiveness?How will we extend and

support individuals?

2014 – 2015 Professional Development• Whole staff professional development on

academic conversations

• Math team provided PD on Talk Moves

• Reading team provided PD on Fountas and Pinnell Strategic Actions

• Making Learning Visible Book Discussion

Fall to Spring Data Comparison

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Spring 2015 Professional Development• Continue book discussions in CT

meetings

• End of Year Walk-through data

• Teacher reflections from coaching cohorts

• Continue working on high-yield strategies from Hattie

2015 – 2016Professional Development

• Continue PD around high-yield strategies

• Add additional Reading cohorts

• Continue Academic Conversations and Talk Move