Professional Learning Community
Debriefing Form
Please attach a sign-in sheet to document attendance.
Facilitator(s)__Barbara Schulze______
Date and time (start to finish) of session: __Nov. 21, 2013______
Group participating___Science/Technology Department______
Number of participating teachers__11___ Number of participating administrators__0____
1. Description of the session: PLEASE ATTACH ANY HANDOUTS FROM THE SESSION
Purpose/goal: to analyze the 2012-2013 Biology and Tech/Engin MCAS data
Protocol/method: Angela Cote, Allison Hartshorn, and Chris Perham offered their summary of the data each examined. Angela and Allie used Powerpoint slides. Chris verbally summarized the Biology data.
Data examined: 2012-2013 10th grade Biology and 8-12 grade Tech/Engin MCAS data
2. General reactions to the session:
What went well?
We learned where our students' weaknesses lay- running out of steam for open response questions, and difficulty with vocabulary and interpreting graphs.
What was problematic?
We got sidetracked briefly onto the teacher evaluation process.
Describe the developing tone/culture of the group.
It was good to have three new presenters who were eager to share their data analysis.
3. For each indicator listed below, please provide a rating on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 = weakly and 5 = strongly. If the indicator is not applicable to this session, please indicate N/A.
SHARED NORMS
A. How well were the shared norms adhered to during the PLC?.
NormBe an active listener / 1 2 3 4 5
Check your assumptions / 1 2 3 4 5
Respect all voices / 1 2 3 4 5
Trust the process / 1 2 3 4 5
Recognize that everyone is a learner / 1 2 3 4 5
Start and end on time / 1 2 3 4 5
COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING SHARED NORMS & VALUES
B. Faculty/staff members provide critical feedback on one another’s practice through reflective dialogue.
1 2 3 4 5
C. Practitioners work together to review and to make decisions about practices based on quality research.
1 2 3 4 5
FOCUS ON STUDENT LEARNING
D. Practitioners focus on students’ intellectual development (rather than on specific practices or how to cover curriculum).
1 2 3 4 5
SUMMARY
E. There was adequate time for reflection on the effectiveness of the PLC.
1 2 3 4 5
4. Topics or ideas for future PLC’s:
We should discuss how we can best address the areas in which our students appear to be deficient.
We could meet with the math department to discuss ways to best teach such ideas as rearranging an equation, graphing, or entering quadratics into graphing calculators.
5. Questions for which we need information or guidance:
Why were 9th graders tested in Tech/Engineering?
Why do only half of the 8th graders take Tech/Eng class when it is tested on the Science MCAS?
6. Other thoughts we want to remember for future sessions:
Presenters may need to be reminded of the focus or purpose of a session, especially if a protocol is not used.