Data Team TrainingData & Deliberate Practice

September, 2013

Professional Development

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-1iGmLj6eo

Learning Goal

• Data Team Members will understand how “Deliberate Practice” and “Data” work together to increase teacher effectiveness and will be able to work with groups of teachers at school sites on initiating PDPs using the online Professional Growth System (PGS).

Professional Development SystemFlorida Statute 1012.98

“The purpose of the system is to increase student achievement, enhance classroom instructional strategies that promote rigor and relevance throughout the curriculum, and prepare students for continuing education and the workforce.”

Professional Development

• Think/Share Activity– Think of a training that you attended that

caused you to do something different in your classroom.

– Discuss at your table what you did differently as a result of the training.

– Share as a large group.

What is Deliberate Practice?– Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxAuynoTUk

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/improve-teaching-with-video?utm_source=Teaching+Channel+Newsletter&utm_campaign=446a6853cc-Newsletter_September_14_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_23c3feb22a-446a6853cc-290712789

What is Deliberate Practice?

• Discuss at your table…”What your understanding is of deliberate practice?”

• Share out in large group.

Deliberate PracticeReciprocal Teaching Activity

– Assign Table Roles for Article Activity• Predictor• Summarizer• Questioner• Clarifier

– Read Article and Discuss Using Roles Assigned– Share with large group.

What is Deliberate Practice?– Deliberate Practice is a way for teachers to

grow their expertise through a series of planned activities, reflection, and collaboration.

• Setting goals• Focused practice• observing and discussing teaching,

and• Monitoring your progress

Deliberate Practice Goal

An expectation that all teachers can increase their expertise from year to year which produces gains in student achievement from year to year with a powerful cumulative effect.

Deliberate Practice

• Deliberate Practice begins with empowering teachers!– Identify areas that I am really good at and

areas that I need to improve in.– Identify structured deliberate ways to improve

Deliberate Practice

• Align and realign resources each year.

• Not only do you have to teach it…you have to ensure your students learn it!

Professional Growth System

• PDPs—Getting Started

Teacher Needs Assessment

• Self –Assessment is a new section this year and helps teachers focus on areas of growth and professional development.

• The self-assessment is the teacher evaluation observation rubric.

Teacher Needs Assessment• Teachers should honestly indicate their level of

proficiency on each element on the rubric.• The self assessment will not be reflected in the

final evaluation scoring.• Areas of weakness should be considered as

teachers write their teacher needs goal on the PDP.

PDP Goals

• Student Goal– Evaluate current student data– Target a specific content area of need– Target a specific group of students– Use standardized tests as your main measure

when available

PDP Goals

• Teacher Goal– Self-Assessment Data– Student Data Needs– Teacher Certification Needs– School Improvement Needs

Professional Development Needs Assessment

• On PGS using the drop-down menu select no more than 3 training areas that will help teachers meet their student and teacher goals

Reflection/Tracking Progress

• On PGS/Section 11, Step 3 (NEW)– At the end of the 2nd nine weeks of school,

teachers will complete section 11, step 3 by reflecting on “Deliberate Practice” (training they have attended and instructional changes they have made) and the data resulting from the Deliberate Practice.

Deliberate Practice Ideas• Develop learning stations that focus on Reading comprehension

(Think-Pair-Share)• Use of FCAT Benchmark Mini-Lessons to enhance vocabulary and

comprehension skills• Use of PowerPoint presentations to introduce vocabulary and

literacy skills • Use of Leveled Readers to enhance instruction and provide fluency

practice• Use of FCAT Reading workbook to review skills to respond to

long/short responses

Professional Growth System (PGS)

Professional Development Plan– Section II

• Teacher Self-assessment (new)• Goals• Identification of Professional Development Needs

(new)• Reflection/Tracking Progress• Outcome Statement

Part IIProfessional Development Goal• Specific in terms of target area for improvement and be written in the

future tense.

• Measurable in terms of the desired improvement in student performance.

• Attainable in light of available resources and conditions.

• Relevant to continuous quality improvement of instruction and student performance.

• Track able with the context of flexibility and shall specify a completion date.

Student Needs Goal Sample

• -65% of students in the SWD subgroup will achieve a Level 3 or above on DEA and/or FCAT.

• -60% of students scoring a Level 1 or 2 will move up a level as evidenced by FCAT and/or DEA.

Student Needs Goal Sample

• 65% of my students will make learning gains in reading as measured by the 2014 FCAT.

Teacher Needs Goal Samples 1. My goal will be to increase my reading skills by

attending reading training activities. I will also use Discovery Assessment to provide continuous monitoring for student progress in reading.

2. My goal will be to increase the level of questioning skills used in instruction. I plan to attend training offered by the district and participate in a lesson study that will focus on using higher order questioning.

Identification of Professional Development Needs

• Drop-down box on PGS– Select no more than 3 areas to work on

• Narrow the focus to target areas of need

Reflection/Tracking Progress

• Complete prior to the 2nd 9 weeks grading period. – Reflect on needs, training, deliberate practice

or change implemented as a result of training– Use guiding questions to complete this section

of the PDP

Outcome Statement

• Complete at the end of the year prior to June 1, 2014.

SMART Data Review

• David Johnson/Michelle Ingram

Articles Used in Traininghttp://www.ascd.org/publications/

educational-leadership/dec10/vol68/num04/What-Teachers-Gain-from-Deliberate-Practice.aspx

http://expertenough.com/1423/deliberate-practice

Recripical Teaching Activity

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/reciprocal_teaching/