Creating and Strengthening

Systems through Thinking Maps

Facilitators: Zhakima Spratley &Rehana Insanally, Teaching and Learning

Community Builder –Quotes…..

Choose a quote that resonates with you and explain “WHY”

“A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward high levels.”

Albert Einstein

“The ability of people to make meaning together, visualize the unknown, and formulate effective actions is vital to the success of any organization.”

Larry Alper

“I have to be prepared to be wrong. If it was pretty obvious what we ought to be doing, then we’d be already be doing it.”

Peter Senge

Bell Ringer: Circle Map-Define System Thinking/System Thinker?

I DO

• Define systems thinking/ thinkers

• Rationale for using Thinking Maps to strengthen systems

• Provide examples of Thinking Maps

WE DO

• Collaborative conversations to reflects on current schools system and system thinkers

YOU DO

• Engage in collaborative Problem Solving

• Create Thinking Maps to effectively express ideas and processes

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Learning Goals: Participants will

understand how to use Lake County’s

system thinking approach to reach

school improvement goals and key

performance indictors.

Objectives •Participants will identify the features

of strong systems thinking approach

and engage in collaborative

problem solving by creating Thinking

Maps.

How do we revolutionize the way we teach, lead, and learn for 21st century success in the

C² Ready classroom? Sum-It-Up: Bridge Map

Essential Question:

Common Language:

•Systems Thinking/Thinkers•Mental Model(s)•Collective Intelligence

•Time Commitment

Lake County Schools

Vision Statement

A dynamic, progressive and collaborative learning community embracing change and diversity where every student will graduate with the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workplace.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lake County Schools is to provide every student with individual opportunities to excel.

Academic Services

Lake County Schools College and Career Readiness

Instructional Framework

Key Performance Indicators School Improvement Plan Florida

Standards

Professional

Learning Community

FCIM MTSS LESSON

STUDY

Personalized

Learning Desired Student

Outcomes

Statement of

Work

Content Cultural

Behavior

Process Interventions Capacity

Building

Autonomy of Learning

1.Increase proficiency rates on FLKRS/ECHOES & FAIR (PreK - 2nd

grade) 2.Increase proficiency rates on ELA and Math FL Standards Assessment3.Increase proficiency rates on FCAT 2.0 Science4. Increase proficiency rates on EOC’s Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology, Civics and US History5. Increase participation and performance in rigorous course work (Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment and Industry Certification)6. Increase participationand performance on PERT, SAT and ACT7. Increase AMOpercentages for allsubgroups (Achievement Gap)8. Increase the graduation rate9. Increase attendance rate10. Decrease disciplinary infractions

The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is the written plan of how we will reach our goals each year. The critical elements include:Organize:Stakeholders plan and assess needs based on data.Plan:Stakeholders set goals and objectives, identify strategies and measures of success.Implement:Implement activities and monitor progress.Sustain:Identify success of current plan, evaluate and adjust to sustain growth.

Florida Standards are a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These standards outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. 6 Key Elements for Instruction:1. Knowledge and Use of Florida Standards2. Common and Collaborative Planning Time3. Interdisciplinary Content Integration4. Frequency of Project-Based Learning5. Student Collaboration6. Integrated Technology

The guiding principles of

Professional Learning

Communities (PLC) govern

the behavior of our school

professionals. The big ideas

are:

Focus on Learning: All students can learn and we are responsible to ensure learning occurs.Focus on Collaborative Culture: Time is specifically reserved for collaboration on teaching and learning.Focus on Results:Effectiveness is measured by results, not intent.

The Florida’s ContinuousImprovement Model (FCIM) is a systematic process for planning, teaching, assessing and re-evaluating results. It is the road map that directs our actions. Plan Do Check Act

Multi-Tiered System of Supports is a problem solving model that represents the integration of MTSS for academics and MTSS for behavior into a unified model of service. The basic problem-solving components include:

1. Problem Identification

2. Problem Analysis

3. Intervention Design

4. Response to Instruction/

Intervention

Lesson Study is a collaborative approach to professional learning for teachers to improve and monitor the effectiveness of instruction and student learning outcomes.

The key concepts are:1. Collaborative Planning of Assignments2. Teach and Observe Assignment3. Collect Student Products and analyze Results4. Reflect on Practice and Apply Lessons Learned

Personalized Learning (PL)is a system that cultivates independence and self-governance of learning expectations through the expansion of choice and inclusion of voice in a flexible learning environment.PL Key Elements:1. Student-directed Learning2.Learner Profiles and Paths 3. Competency-based Learning4. Flexible Learning Environments5. Structures of Accountability, Continuous Improvement and Innovation

PDCA Instruct ional Cycle

PLAN

ACT

DO

CHECK

• Data Disaggregation

• Calendar Development

• Direct Instructional

Focus

• Tutorials

• Enrichment

• Assessment

• Maintenance

• Monitoring

The Power of a Common Language to Develop Systems

25%

75%

What is the source?

How does this information

impact how you create,

communicate, and monitor the

systems at your school?

84% of all information that

comes into our brain is

VISUAL

40% of all nerve fibers

connected to the brain are

linked to the retina

36,000 visual messages per hour

may be registered by the eyes.-Eric Jensen,

Brain Based

Learning

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Knowledge is stored in two forms:

Research proves that the more we

use

both systems of representation,

the better we are able to

think and recall knowledge.

DUAL CODING THEORY

Linguistic Form Nonlinguistic Form

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Lake County Schools College and Career ReadinessInstructional Framework3 Year Plan

Maximizing Continuous Improvement – A Systems Thinking Approach!

Key Performance

Indicators

(KPI)

School

Improveme

nt

Plan

(SIP)

Florida

StandardsPLC FCIM MTSS

(RtI)

LESSON

STUDY

Personalized

Learning

(PL)

Desired Student

Outcomes

Statement

of Work

Content Cultural

Behavior

Process Intervention

s

Capacity

Building

Autonomy of

LearningStrengthening the Core Instruction

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Video

As you watch this video :Think

about…

What does Peter Senge say it

takes to achieve a system thinking

approach ?

Video

As you watch this video :Think

about…

What does Peter Senge say it

takes to achieve a system thinking

approach ?

Brainstorm with a

partner responses to

the question

(Rally Robin)Condense your

response into a one

sentence summary

Round Robin

Of the three

features, which do

you most value and

why?

Is that feature a

strength of yours?

Evidence of Building Mental Models

Evidence of Building Mental Models

Remediation

Evidence of Collective Intelligence

Who was at the table to

problem solve and make

decisions when

developing your School

Improvement Plan?

What were their Mental

Models?

Evidence of Collective Intelligence

Bell

RingerWhole Group Small Group

Reflecting on

the “WHY”

Source of

the plan

(team

members)

POV’s

Evidence of Collective Intelligence

Evidence of Time Commitment

Evidence of Time Commitment

Simulation Protocol

Summarizing Activity

Lake County Schools

Vision Statement

A dynamic, progressive and collaborative learning community embracing change and diversity where every student will graduate with the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education and the workplace.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Lake County Schools is to provide every student with individual opportunities to excel.

Academic Services

Next Steps

One system I will commit to improving is …

I can achieve this by…

Participants will understand how to use Lake County’s system thinking

approach to reach school improvement goals and key performance

indictors.

4-Innovating

3-Applying

2-Developing

1-Beginning

0-Not Using

In addition to the

criteria of

Applying,

I have enhanced

knowledge of

how to

identify the

features of strong

systems thinking

approach and

engage in

collaborative

problem solving

by creating

Thinking Maps.

.

Consistent

understanding

of how toidentify the

features of strong

systems thinking

approach and

engage in

collaborative

problem solving

by creating

Thinking Maps.

Moderate

understanding

of how to identify the

features of strong

systems thinking

approach and

engage in

collaborative

problem solving

by creating

Thinking Maps.

Little

Understanding

of how toidentify the

features of strong

systems thinking

approach and

engage in

collaborative

problem solving

by creating

Thinking Maps.

No

Understanding

of how toidentify the

features of strong

systems thinking

approach and

engage in

collaborative

problem solving

by creating

Thinking Maps.