Professional+Learning+Communities

Graded School implemented Professional Learning Communities in 2010. Click on the screen shot below to access our school site to explore structural and content design.  **Guiding Question** : What role do digital tools play in the learning environment? (Note: You may not have access to all the supporting documents due to privacy settings) ** Graded School 2010 - 2012 School Wide Goals **


 *  Goal 1: To enhance Graded’s collaborative structures to support teachers in: **
 * **using a wide range of methods to investigate teaching and learning **
 * **using findings to inform and develop their practice **
 * **transferring strategies of collaboration to classrooms to support students **


 *  Goal 2: To improve student learning through the effective use of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments that inform instructional decision-making (see [|assessment continuum] for specifics) **

 In partners... **Protocol to support dialogue: 3 Levels of Text** In brief each person will have an opportunity to lead a "round" A Round consists of: One person using up to 3 minutes to:
 *  Reminder: The Primary goals of our Professional Learning Communities on Wednesday is to reflect the goals of [|Wednesday Professional Learning] and to align to school-wide goals. Ultimately, we hope teachers find this to be valuable time in supporting the specific goals they set with their administrator. **
 *  LEVEL 1: Read aloud the passage she/he has selected
 *  LEVEL 2: Say what she/he thinks about the passage (interpretation, connection to past experiences, etc.)
 *  LEVEL 3: Say what she/he sees as the implications for his/her work.

The group (in this case partner) responds (for a TOTAL of up to 2 minutes) to what has been said...

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Brief Summary of digital tools that were in play to support professional learning