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Teaching Learning Critical Pathway
3 P’s-Personalization, Precision, Professional Learning
Community
Josephine Virgilio – Junior Intermediate Teacher
Leading for Student Achievement- SAT Team- Vice-Principals,
Introducing Saint Jane Frances
Catholic Elementary School
Demographics
Faith-based Curriculum
Catholicity
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853 students
Diverse Socio-Economic
Whole child
Character Education- ACES philosophy
(Action, Character, Education, Service).
Parental Involvement
ECO Gold School
LIFE IS A JOURNEY, NOT A
DESTINATION
-Dr. Herbert Carnegie
BE A FUTURE ACE!!! (ACES-Action,
Character, Education, Service).
Early Years Literacy Project
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2 hour Literacy Block
Timetabling for literacy – Balanced Literacy
Books,Books,Books
(Classroom and multiple copy room)
Running Records/Reaching Readers
Common planning time
Moderated Marking
Assessment/Evaluation- Backward Design
Celebrations
EQAO
St. Jane Frances
Grade Three Results
Reading, Writing, Mathematics
EQAO Results
Grade 6 Results
Reading, Writing, Mathematics
What is Teaching- Learning Critical
Pathway (TLCP)
The 3 P’s -Practical, Precise &Personalized
(TLCP) is a promising model used to organize
actions for teaching and student learning.
-Building Capacity
-Creating a Culture for Change
Breakthrough By: Michael Fullan
Peter Hill and Carmel Crevola
Rationale for Teaching Learning
Critical Pathway -TLCP
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Setting high expectations for students
Using assessment for learning to guide
instruction
Providing frequent, useful and useable
feedback
Creating effective classroom discussions
which elicit evidence of learning.
The Six Secrets of Change
By: Michael Fullan
Love Your Employees
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Connect with Purpose
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Capacity Building Prevails
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Learning is the Work
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Transparency Rules
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Systems Learn
Pg. 23 “The quality of the education system
cannot exceed the quality of its teachers”
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PMI – Pluses, Minuses, Interesting Facts
Pluses
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Teachers are putting students first.
TLCP uses data to inform instruction and evaluation.
TLCP as a model for learning engages teachers in the
reflective practice.
TLCP fosters collaboration amongst teachers
Encourages a variety of assessments/evaluation (KICAKnowledge Inquiry-Problem-solving, Application)
TLCP realizes the importance of students becoming selfregulated learners and the importance of developing
critical thinking skills (H.O.T.S. – Higher Order Thinking
Skills).
Minuses OF TLCP
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Trying to find the time during the day for
teachers to reflect on their own practice.
TLCP model should not be perceived as
extra work for teachers.
Another challenge is to view the TLCP
model as a way of improving student
achievement. Sometimes immediate
results will not be evident.
Interesting Facts about TLCP
Networking for learning..
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Vygotsky’s theory of Zone of Proximal
Development (ZPD)
Reflecting the Future Aces philosophy and “Me
to We” philosophy of social justice , sharing.
Focus on problem-solving strategies and
communication in both literacy and mathematics
(i.e. Bansho, Gallery Walk, Math Congress).
TLC Pathway
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Gathering Evidence
Area of greatest need
Current Practice
Rubric
Data Wall
Culminating task
Classroom action/PLC Action
Moderated Marking
Communication
St. Jane Frances
TLCP Outcomes Term 1-Primary
Grade
# of
students
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
2 Pre Test
80
38
23
14
5
2 Post Test
80
24
2
22
13
3 Pre Test
77
27
25
21
4
3 Post Test
77
19
27
19
12
St. Jane Frances
TLCP Outcomes – Term 1 Junior
Grade
# of
students
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
4 Pre-Test
94
52
25
15
2
4 Post-Test
94
27
36
26
5
5 Pre Test
77
21
31
23
2
5 Post-Test
77
10
29
31
7
6 Pre-Test
6 Post -Test
82
82
45
32
23
32
12
14
2
4
St. Jane Frances
TLCP Outcomes – Term 1 Intermediate
Grade
# of
students
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
7 Pre-Test
77
23
45
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2
7 PostTest
77
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35
24
0
8 Pre-Test
90
49
33
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2
8 Post- Test
90
33
32
19
6
Analysis of TLCP Outcomes
Term 1- Primary/Junior
Grade
# of
Pre-Test
students
Post Test
Change
Pre-test
Post-test
2
80
19
(23%)
35
(43%)
16
(20%)
23
(28%)
12
(52%)
3
77
25
(32%)
31
(40%)
6
(8%)
24
(32%)
7
(28%)
4
94
17
(18%)
31
(33%)
14
(15%)
25
(26%)
13
(52%)
5
77
25
(32%)
38
(49%)
13
(17%)
23
(40%)
12
(21%)
6
82
14
(17%)
18
(22%)
4
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23
(28%)
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TLCP & Smart Goals
Grade
SMART Goal
Target (TLCP #1)
movement of specific # of
students based on
predictions (from Level 2 to
3)
Movement of students as a
result of Post-Assessment
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17
12
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16
7
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20
13
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20
12
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Monthly Instructional Levels
Writing Samples
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Professional Learning
TLCP Meetings
Junior & Intermediate Agenda
Successes and Challenges of our Pathway
Share an Instructional Strategy
Reflections from Teacher Moderation Session.
Outcome Results and review our Target Setting (by checking how
accurate we were compared to our predictions
Choose our next area of focus
Align instructional strategies and resources
TLCP Timelines
Bring: TLCP Folder (with Tracking Outcomes Sheet)
QCA/OCA Tracking Summary Sheet
Language Curriculum Document
Successes
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Gradual release responsibility
Consistent assessments
Focusing Professional Learning
Communities (PLC’s) on student needs
Ongoing professional learning
What we would like to learn with
and from others
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More about using larger blocks of learning
time to differentiate instruction for
struggling students.
What the process of teacher moderation
looks like in the schools.
Explicit-teaching strategies to accelerate
learning for high-needs students.
Professional Learning Communities
Steps for Answering Open Ended
Questions
Family of School Literacy Coach
(FOSLC)
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feedback from teachers and administrators
about the TLCP has been very positive
PLC’s and moderated marking were very
powerful for teachers – the dialogue and
reflections among colleagues about their
students, the work both teachers and students
were doing, student achievement became much
more positive over the year
schools planning for 2008-09 school year with
TLCP’s in mind…moving towards clustering
expectations and cross-curricular integration
Next Steps
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Continue Pathway with Grades 1-8 EQAO,
CAT III and report card results to guide
our “path”.
Begin a Pathway with Grade 1
Writing answers to open ended questions
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Use writing samples from first week as
starting point
Personal Reflections
Teamwork
Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
- Henry Ford