Discussing 3 things that I heard in the podcast that reinforced, extended or challenged what I've learned thus far through the readings, class discussions, and data team activities is relatively easy. In Scott McLeod’s podcast, I heard many things or ideas that I’ve read about both in “The Data Coach’s Guide,” and “Data Wise” but the items that really touched base with me were: 1) a reinforcing of establishing group norms 2) an extension of having group goals and 3) a challenge of having a continuous source of updated data available for continuous improvement.
Establishing group norms is something that I noticed last year in the district media specialist PLC that I am a member of in Marietta City. During our pre-planning meeting our liaison started our meeting with establishing group norms for us to follow throughout our year of meetings. She asked our opinion and she also set a few of her own. I have to admit during this …show more content…
Thanks to SLDS, maps, and unit testing at my school we have access to tons of data on a continuous basis. Teachers were just learning how to use SLDS last year, I suspect they will be better at this next year and use the data along with the resources to improve instruction. The concern I have with continuous data is whether or not the teachers will be able to evaluate it effectively. The other concern I have is once they have continuous access and begin to implement changes. How long does a change of instruction need to occur to give it enough time to work? In my brief history of working in schools, I have seen many plans for improvement and change. However it seems that these plans are never fully implemented are used long enough to make a difference. How does one know, how long do you give a new best practice or a new method of teaching a standard to work? Will this cause confusion for
Establishing group norms is something that I noticed last year in the district media specialist PLC that I am a member of in Marietta City. During our pre-planning meeting our liaison started our meeting with establishing group norms for us to follow throughout our year of meetings. She asked our opinion and she also set a few of her own. I have to admit during this …show more content…
Thanks to SLDS, maps, and unit testing at my school we have access to tons of data on a continuous basis. Teachers were just learning how to use SLDS last year, I suspect they will be better at this next year and use the data along with the resources to improve instruction. The concern I have with continuous data is whether or not the teachers will be able to evaluate it effectively. The other concern I have is once they have continuous access and begin to implement changes. How long does a change of instruction need to occur to give it enough time to work? In my brief history of working in schools, I have seen many plans for improvement and change. However it seems that these plans are never fully implemented are used long enough to make a difference. How does one know, how long do you give a new best practice or a new method of teaching a standard to work? Will this cause confusion for