4/9/18

21st Century
Learning
through PLC’s: A
small urban
school in Reno,
NV

Your Presenters:
– Morgan Barr: Teacher 12 years, Masters in
Literacy, Masters in Educational Leadership,
currently Intervention/Instructional Coach at
Mount Rose.
– Elyse Sambrano: Teacher 6 years, Masters in
Educational Leadership, Currently 2nd grade
teacher at Mount Rose, 21st Century District
Representative: Site Leader.

Alphabet Soup!

AGP IB MTSS

NVACS GT T1+

SPP T2 T3

FRL T1 SEL

RTI PLC CIT

IEP MAP NSPF

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A SHINY NEW CAR!!!!!

SEL Activity 4 corners

• How do you feel
about using 21st
Century skills?
• How does your staff
feel about
incorporating 21st
Century skills?

Agenda

– Objectives
– School Overview
– 21st century Introduction
– PLC’s
– Microsoft TEAMS
– Questions
– Exit Ticket

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Working Agreements

Ask questions and construct answers.

Engage fully and embrace discomfort.
Integrate new information and construct new information.
Open your mind to diverse views and value others’ strengths.
Utilize what you learn, share it, and feed it back.

(Based on Learning Forward National Professional Learning Standards)

Objectives

– We will have a deeper understanding of the 21st Century

Competencies
– We will be able to navigate Microsoft TEAMS

Mount Rose PLC Motto

“The most valuable resource that all

teachers have is each other. Without
collaboration, our growth is limited to our
own perspectives.”
Robert John Meehan

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Mount Rose Elementary

School

• Oldest operating school in Washoe County School

District
• Small, urban school successfully serving a diverse
neighborhood and population
• Blue Ribbon Nominee

Mount Rose Elementary

Demographics
– Kindergarten-8th Grade
– Dual Language Spanish Immersion
Program K-8; 90/10 model
– 400 students
– 49% FRL; 15% CIT
– K-5 received 4 star status
– 6-8 received 5 star status

Mount Rose Staff Picture

• 31 Total Staff
Members

• 1 Administrator

• (k-5) 6 TWI
Teachers

• (k-5) 9 Non-TWI
Teachers

• (6-8) 2 TWI and 3

Non-TWI

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https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=
c56ac908-e1a8-49b5-b70a-
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What Do You Know

P21
P21 is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for 21st
century readiness for every student
P21 focuses on: leading, supporting and showcasing 21st
century learning.
MISSION: To serve as a catalyst and build collaborative
partnerships among education, business, community and
government leaders so that all learners acquire the knowledge
and skills they need to thrive in a world where change is
constant and learning never stops.

Nevada 21st Century

Mission/Vision statement
– Our mission is to provide engaging and rigorous computer science education for ALL Nevada
students, regardless of their age, race, gender, disability, socioeconomic level, or what school
they attend, and to prepare them for a wide variety of postsecondary experiences and
careers in the digital age. Our students are not only consumers of technology, but creators of
it.
– Nevada’s vision is that our students are informed citizens who can:
• critically engage in public discussion on computer science topics,
• develop as learners, users, and creators of CS knowledge and artifacts,
• better understand the role of computing in the world around them; and
• learn, perform, and express themselves in other subjects and interests.

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Review of 21st Century Standards

The Nevada K-12

Computer Science
Standards provide the
rigor that our students
need to become
proficient at problem
solving, computational
thinking, and innovators
of computational
artifacts, rather than just
users of them.

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21st Century Learning in PLC’s

KWL

Getting Started with TEAMS

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ZgmIucYKiZM&list
=PLiluTszfwwMKicAo6agloF
ALEB5WvYNYs&index=1

Mount Rose PLC Framework

– Teachers in a specific grade level working together to support all students in

that grade level.
– Grade level’s creating SMART goals based on student needs or data supported
areas.
– Secured one hour block per week for teams to meet (master schedule).
– Review student work, collect data, share teaching strategies, celebrate and
share achievements.
– Old vs. New!

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How we started PLC’s using

TEAMS
– Veteran staff with site focus on Tier 1 instruction
– During the one hour a week grade level meetings
– Started with one grade level at a time with coach support
– Discussions on SMART goal

Tier 1 instruction

– PLC focus is in Tier 1 instruction after data review of MTSS and MAP reports.
– Dufour’s model: Professional Learning Community
– S-strategic
– M-measurable
– A-attainable
– R-results orientated
– T-time bound
– TEAMS……

PLC SMART Goal

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21st Century Learning in PLC’s

KWL

How to get started: PLC

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=2hzCOXgmYQU&i
ndex=2&list=PLiluTszfwwM
KicAo6agloFALEB5WvYNYs

Time to log in to Office 365

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Creating the first Team

Choose a team

Create your team name

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Invite others

Your almost there J

Click PLC notebook…

Expand your notebook

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FLEX TIME

–Explore and navigate through the

tabs
–Try to add a “section” and a “page”

Scavenger Hunt
– What page do you need to be on to post a GIF to your
team?
– How many sections are under the PLC notebook?
– How many pages are in the PLC over?
– How do you add a new tab to your TEAM page?

– Take notes

Share with your table mate

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21st Century Learning in PLC’s

KWL

Questions

Exit Ticket
https://goo.gl/forms/xUe4JarmYHEk859L2

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Contact Information
– THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
PARTICIPATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING FROM YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE.
–Mbarr@washoeschools.net
–Esambrano@washoeschools.net

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