MDCPS Promethean Class Flow PLC Support What is

M-DCPS Promethean Class. Flow PLC Support

What is Class. Flow? • Class. Flow is cloud-based teaching software designed to make lesson preparation easier and lesson delivery more dynamic. • With Class. Flow, teachers can build and access interactive lessons from any web browser, share lessons with other peers and collaborate using the latest mobile and student response technology. • Not only will Class. Flow help teachers save time at the planning and setup stages of lesson development, but it can also facilitate a more connected classroom.

Class. Flow is available to all M-DCPS teachers and can be accessed through Teacher's Portal or directly at www. mdcps. classflow. com.

Teachers do not need to create classes in Class. Flow. ITS loads courses and rosters for the teachers.

Teachers Are… Providing primary benchmark instruction to a small group Providing secondary benchmark instruction to a purposeful small group Facilitating as a roaming conductor while students are completing independent activities

Teachers Can… Engaging and Interactive workshops Easily create a formative assessment to gauge mastery of primary or secondary benchmark workshop Quicker data analysis for student grouping Personalized pathways using assignments for independent activities

Schoolwide PLC i. Prep Math led PLANNING Critical Friends Group INDEPENDENT PRIMARY SECONDARY

Critical Friends Group (CFG) PLC Model The District is supporting Class. Flow roll-out to the schools through the use of a Critical Friends Group (CFG) Professional Learning Community (PLC) model. A Critical Friends Group. TM (or CFGTM) is a professional learning community consisting of 8 -12 members who are committed to improving their practice through collaborative learning and structured interactions (or protocols). CFG members meet at least once a month for about two hours. (National School Reform Faculty, 2012)

What Can Critical Fried Groups do for Your School? • Model and build 21 st Century Skills • Build trust • Reduce teacher and administrator isolation • Change school culture • Build diversity of thought extend and share leadership • Facilitate participation from all members • Provide healthy challenges • Foster equity • Honor and prioritize time for deep reflection • Support strategic planning • Reveal solutions to complex dilemmas • Develop critical problem-solving • Encourages creative, new thinking (sometimes around old problems) • Carefully analyze work, and support everyone in receiving and giving focused, actionable feedback Most of all, CFGs are about collaboration—colleagues working together to improve their work and that of their students, continually striving for excellence through shared goals, norms, and values. (NSRF, 2012)

• Newly formed CFGs lay groundwork with trustbuilding protocols and activities. • Protocols are structured processes or guidelines to promote meaningful and efficient communication, problem solving and learning. • By using them within a group who share common values, they’re great vehicles for building the skills and culture needed for successful collaboration.

For example, protocols have been designed or adapted for: • • Looking at Student Work Improving teacher work Strategic planning Looking at a variety of professional dilemmas Discussing texts Implementing observation experiences among peers Establishing equity

Our proposal: Build Class. Flow PLCs utilizing – Professional Learning Support Team (PLST) at each school, teachers that have previously attended Promethean Class. Flow training, and volunteers. If none of the teachers at your school had a chance to attend Class. Flow training, the District would support PLC at your school. However, we recommend sending some of your teachers to Class. Flow training sessions scheduled by our Department. PLST Makeup Principal AP PD Liaison Teacher Leader Other Teacher Leaders The District will provide support through: 1. Dedicated Promethean Trainer 2. District Technology Facilitator 3. Curriculum support from the Academics Departments Other Teacher Leaders

Class. Flow PLC Support • If you are interested in establishing a Class. Flow PLC at your school, please complete the form below. • https: //docs. google. com/forms/d/e/1 FAIp. QLS cgn 7 v. A 3 Kub. Bzot 6 hr. Q 2 r. HQg. MNAi. JMYWKzw 1 I p. ZWg. Zpen. R 1 u. A/viewform

Contact Information: • Claudia Nogales Promethean Instructional Consultant claudia. nogales@prometheanworld. com • Elizabeth Lazo Promethean Instructional Consultant elizabeth. lazo@prometheanworld. com • Mark Quintana Promethean Senior Educational Consultant Mark. Quintana@prometheanworld. com • Leonid Rabinovich Executive Director, Department of Instructional Technology lrabinovich@dadeschools. net

Upcoming Promethean Class. Flow Training • January 24 – i. Tech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, Miami • February 1 – Center for International Education (CIE), Homestead • February 9 – Information Technology Services, District Office • February 15 – i. Tech @ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, Miami • February 21 – Information Technology Services, District Office