Learn About Teacher Teams

Steps

• 1. Review the example of PLC Guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Education.   06/04/2012 (439 KB)
  The Professional Learning Community Guidance Document: Instructional Team Guidelines and Responsibilities for Establishing and Maintaining Professional Learning Communities from the Massachusetts DOE is intended as a reference tool to frame the work of developing and strengthening instructional teams at the school level.

• 2. Explore the Data Team Module from the Oregon DATA Project to understand teacher teams and how they work.
  This site contains 10 training modules on differentiation, developed as part of the Oregon DATA Project. GET PASSWORD
• Introduction to Data Teams    
  An introduction to the concept of data teams.
• Charting Data    
  Teams chart data to determine what students know and are able to do. Collecting and graphing data allows teachers to determine which instructional strategies and interventions will be effective.
• Analyzing Data    
  Data is analyzed by Data Teams to identify strengths and weaknesses in student performance and/or the assessment items.
• SMART Goals    
  Effective data teams create SMART goals to allow them to measure student progress on pre/post assessments.
• Instructional Strategies    
  Data teams select instructional strategies that are effective and research-based to improve student achievement.
• Results Indicators    
  Data Teams identify Results Indicators that allow teachers/principals to monitor the impact of effective instruction and define what outcomes are anticipated if the data team process is fully implemented.
• Leadership Roles and Responsibilities    
  Data Team Leaders and Principals have specific roles and responsibilities if the data team process is to be efficient and effective.
• Principal Debriefs    
  Data teams are only minimally effective unless the principal is involved and consistently meeting with data team leader to debrief the data team cycle.

Supporting Teacher Teams

Steps

• 1. Assess the functionality of your teams.   05/07/2012 (124.69 KB)
  This rubric from the Olathe Unified SD in Olathe, KS is based on the work of DuFour and provides schools with a tool to evaluate teacher teams.

• 2. Examine PLC resources being used in Oregon districts.
• Administrative Toolkit for PLCs (LaGrande SD)   06/20/2012 (184.55 KB)
  An overview of the process used by the LaGrande School District to implement and monitor Professional Learning Communities.
• Organizational Memos Schedules and Surveys (LaGrande SD)   06/20/2012 (2.74 MB)
  Materials used in the LaGrande SD to implement and support Professional Learning Communities, including an example of a PLC team report.
• 3. Observe your teams.   08/16/2012 (103 KB)
  Developed as part of the Oregon DATA Project, this tool can be used to observe teacher teams.

• Cheryl Kleckner     (503) 947-5794
  Teaching & Learning Team - Ed. Specialist, Science/Title II-B Mathematics and Science Partnerships
• Mickey Garrison (541) 580-1201
  Director of Data Literacy