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North Penn High School Lansdale, PA Large suburban Philadelphia high school Enrollment: Over 3,000 students Grades 10-12 Economically Disadvantaged: 26% Special Education: 18% ESL: 3% Focused on the use of Professional

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North Penn High School Lansdale, PA

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Large suburban Philadelphia high school
Enrollment: Over 3,000 students
Grades 10-12
Economically Disadvantaged: 26%
Special Education: 18%
ESL: 3%

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Focused on the use of Professional Learning

Communities (PLCs) to promote

teacher collaboration
consistency of instructional practice
student mastery of the Keystone Biology

eligible content

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For teachers to develop course-wide common

practices, including

activities
strategies
assessments
To require higher level thinking skills
To emphasize analysis and application of

concepts

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Professional Development focus on PLC (2004 – 2007)
Established model and norms
Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE)– partnership between

Merck Co. and Science Educators (2009 – 2014)

Established norms for group
Focus on reflective Practice/Collaborative Reflection
School Improvement Team (SIT) –recommendations from

Distinguished Educator assigned by state; Corrective Action (2010)

Restructured to include all department chairs
Focus on collaborative data analysis and decision making
State announces Science Keystones are coming…

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Click below for video…
A Perfect Storm

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Time – the most valuable resource
Bell Schedule changed (2010) School
9th period added on Wednesdays and Thursdays
See Handout #1 Bell Schedule

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Click below for video…
Time: A Precious Resource

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Look at your current bell schedule. Is there time embedded within the school day for teacher collaboration? How could you find additional time to maximize teacher collaboration opportunities within the contractual day?

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“Let’s do it first and do it well so nobody tells us what to do.”
Change is led by science teachers, the experts in content and

science instruction

Engagement and ownership by teachers
Decided as a department how to meet administration goals and

expectations in a way that is meaningful and not to simply comply.

Loose/tight leadership by administration
Shift away from assigning tasks
Shift to teacher-driven agendas and priorities
Give teachers permission to make decisions that drive the

work

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Click below for video…
Teacher Time: Loose-Tight Management

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Revise curriculum so that scope and sequence

was the Keystone Eligible Content

Alter assessments to reflect eligible content
Analyze each question of the midterm and final

for eligible content and rigor level

Modify exams to ensure eligible content is

balanced and recall questions are replaced with application questions

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Modify Instruction to reflect emphasis on

application and analysis

Develop instructional materials that reflect

rigor and expectations of Keystone exam

See Handouts #2, 3 and 4 – Curriculum,

Instruction and Assessment documents

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Click on link below: Alignment/Analysis/Assessment: Application of Concepts

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Review Handouts #2, 3 and 4. What is the evidence that your Biology curriculum is tightly aligned with Keystone eligible content and paced so that the skills and concepts are mastered prior to the Keystone exam? Handout #2 What is the evidence that your Biology assessments are aligned with Keystone exam expectations with respect to rigor and concept/skills assessed? Handout #3 and #4

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Use PLC time to share best practices for

instruction modification

Emphasize collaboration/reflective teaching

(teacher/teacher, administrator/teacher)

Generate Inquiry Tuesday Demonstrations–

Science teachers sharing best practice instruction by having teachers complete lessons as the students

See last slide for video of full session Inquiry

Tuesday

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Click below for link… The Power of the PLC

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How could you use PLCs in your school to improve student achievement? What changes might be required to expand or improve the use

f PLCs in your school?

What professional development might be required? How can you create a culture of collaboration and support that promotes continuous learning for students and staff?

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Click below for the video of a full session of an Inquiry

Tuesday…

Inquiry Tuesday: Full Workshop
When watching this video reflect on the roles of the