Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

1. Professional Learning Communities October 2013 Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

2. Norms Norms are commitments to act or behave in certain ways rather than beliefs Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

3. K-12 Principals’ Norms Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

4. Today’s Learning Targets • I can list four keys for celebrations. • I can define a guaranteed curriculum. • I can define a common formative assessment.

5. Four Keys for Incorporating Celebration Into the Culture of Your School or District 1. Explicitly state the purpose of celebration. 2. Make celebration everyone’s responsibility. 3. Establish a clear link between the recognition and the behavior or commitment you are attempting to encourage and reinforce. 4. Create opportunities for many winners. LbD pg. 39 Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

6. Let’s Plan a Celebration! Take index cards and work with groups to plan a celebration for staff members who have demonstrated through meeting agendas and student data that their PLC meetings have “stuck” to answering the four questions listed on page 28 in Learning By Doing. Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

7. PLC Institute Sharing Share the important things learned at the October PLC Institute with an emphasis on common formative assessment. Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

8. Homework Review Chapter 3 / Question 1 • On page 63 the authors define • guaranteed curriculum • and • common formative assessments. • Write a comprehensive definition for each by using the language on page 63. Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

9. Homework Review Chapter 3 / Question 2 • In a simulation you have at least two PLCs that are resistant to building common formative assessments. You have a meeting with them after school to discuss the issue. Design your meeting agenda to help them understand the importance of the use of common formative assessments by using the text on pages 76-81. Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

10. Example PLCs Let’s take a look at where we are with PLCs within our school district… Elementary Middle High Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

11. Today’s Learning Targets • I can list four keys for celebrations. • I can define a guaranteed curriculum. • I can define a common formative assessment.

12. K-12 Principals’ Norms Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.

13. Homework for Administrators • Attend 10/17 or 10/18 PLC Training • Look for examples of good common assessments and bring to next meeting • Review pgs 75-81 of LbD Every child in Davidson County Schools is given the same deal… a guaranteed and viable curriculum.