Bunger Middle School and the Transition to

PLC

Professional Learning
Communities

Starter kit
Grab

an elbow partner- in sixty

seconds tell your partner about the
three main ideas for PLCs and how
they will impact your work
Switch- now you tell your partner
about the four essential questions
and how they will impact your work

Why PLC?
It

is a framework for all of our work

PBIS, IDM, CFAs, DDDM, RTI, EIS,
GRR, Large Group Collaborative
Teams, Small Group Collaborative
Teams

Dont get hung up on the

terminology
We

are a PLC any time we are

working together, we are ALL
professionals
We meet in a variety of collegial
ways
Ask yourself Is this group focused on learning?
Is this group creating a collaborative

culture?
Is this group focused on results?

Purpose Statement
Why

are we here?
Facilitate and support the learning of
all students through the professional
development and growth of all staff.
We

are here to ensure all students

have access to a viable curriculum
and are able to meet minimum
expectations

Group work
Move

to the table that corresponds

with your card
Select a recorder
Select a representative
Create and document your groups
purpose statement for the building
Have your rep stand when your team
is done

The Silent Treatment

All

reps are standing up

Meet with another teams
representative- the first one you
make eye contact with
Without talking AT ALL review each
others statements and come to a
consensus
Re-write the combined statement
and have one rep stand up, the other
may sit

The Silent Treatment

remaining

reps are standing up

Meet with another teams
representative- the tall of the two if
the recorder, shorter the rep
Without talking AT ALL review each
others combined statements
Re-write the combined statements
into one and have one rep stand up,
the other may sit

All set?
Lets

review the combined work- the

last rep standing will share out the
large group building purpose
statement
Lets take a look
Amendments???

Norms

How about our

Wednesdays??
At

your table come up with 4-5

meeting norms for our large group
Wednesday
You need a recorder and a

representative
Have

your rep meet with one other

table rep and combine your two
table lists into one 4-5 norm list
Pass it onkeep going until we have
one list of 4-5 and we will discuss

Breaking Norms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P

dyf9ZRjda8

Breaking Norms
What

will we do to professionally
acknowledge when Norms are not
being followed?

Ideas?

Pencil tapping, call out the

number, raise a hand, tap a foot, just
say Norm

Before Lunch Today

We

will

Break in to grade level teams

Create purpose statements- share out
Create team norms- share out
Assign roles- share out
Dissect the three big ideas
Dissect the four essential questions

After Lunch Today

We

will

Break in to content alike grade level

teams
Create norms
Assign roles
Dissect the three big ideas
Dissect the four essential questions

On Your Way Out

You

will be able to

Define the three big ideas and explain

how they apply to your everyday work

List the four essential questions and
explain how they apply to your everyday
work
List meeting norms and explain their
necessity
Recite your teams purpose statements
Explain how PLCs will positively impact

Loose and Tight

Pair

up with someone you have not

spoken to yet this morning
Tell them about one of your
classroom expectations that is has
both loose and tight components
All homework has to be turned in by the

beginning of class (tight)- I dont care if

it is E-mailed or handed in hard copy
(loose)

Loose and Tight

Why

is this important?
What is tight for Bunger PLCs?
Purpose statements
Norms and enforcing norms
Roles
Agendas (posted on server)
Minutes (posted on server)
Data collection (posted on server)

Break!!
Grab

some coffee
Stand up and stretch
Be back and ready to focus in ten
minutes

Now It Is Your Turn

Move

in to grade level teams

You

will work to create purpose

statements and norms in your grade
level large group collaborative
teams

Think

about what these meetings

look like and what will help you move
forward to help students be

Keep It Simple
If

you like our norms use them

Do not re-invent the wheel but
make them your own
Purpose statement can be short and
sweet
We are here to ensure all students have

access to a viable curriculum and are

able to meet minimum expectations

Share out
List

your purpose statement on the

poster
List your team norms on the poster
Have a team representative ready to
share with the group

TEAM ROLES
PLC

Chair (agenda)
Agenda Facilitator (minutes)
Time keeper
Data manager
Data keeper
Others??

Focus on Learning
What

does this mean for you

personally?

What

do you think this means for

your Grade Level Team?

What

do you think this means for

your content alike team?

Create a Culture of
Collaboration
What

does this mean for you

personally?

What

do you think this means for

your Grade Level Team?

What

do you think this means for

your content alike team?

Focus on Results
What

does this mean for you

personally?

What

do you think this means for

your Grade Level Team?

What

do you think this means for

your content alike team?

The 3 Big Ideas and Your

Team
Focus

on Learning

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it

look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the

regular work day for our team? Be specific and write this down
Building

a Collaborative Culture

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it

look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the

regular work day for our team?
Focus

on Results

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it

look like on Wednesdays? What does it look like during the

regular work day for our team?

Who has the oldest pet in

your group?
Have

that person share your teams

Big Three responses

The 4 Essential Questions

and Your Team
What

do we want students to learn?

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?
Be specific and write this down

How

will we know if they are learning?

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?

How

will we react when students are not learning?

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?

How

will we react when students already have the knowledge?

What does this mean for you and your team? What does it look like on
Wednesdays? What does it look like during the regular work day for our team?

Who has the longest drive to

work?
Have

this person share your teams

response to the first two essential
questions

Who has the oldest vehicle in

your group
Have

this person share your answers

to the second pair of essential
questions

Focus on Learning
What

do we want students to learn?

How will we know if they are
learning?
What will we do if they dont learn?
What will we do if they already know
it?
How

will your team use IDM and ELP

to address these questions?

Large Group Next Steps

Decide

on Agenda template
Decide on Minutes template
Decide on data collection tool and
personnel
Submit those documents to Andy
electronically

Questions/Recources
Many

resources for data collection

etc. on the server in older
collaborative team folders

Resources:
Leaders of Learning- Dufour and

Marzano
www.allthingsplc.info
Do

you have any questions at this