On the 11th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week we finish the conversation with Paula Maeker, author, expect on school turnaround and Canyon Springs' PLC Coach, as she discusses adult accountability when working to improve student learning, who she turns to for PLC coaching and turns the tables on Canyon Springs by asking her own questions. This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

Literacy in a PLC by Paula Maeker

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On the 10th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week we finally meet Paula Maeker, author, expect on school turnaround and Canyon Springs' PLC Coach, as she discusses the start of her own PLC journey, why PLC Question 1 (What do we want all students to know?) is her "baby," and why teaching students to master the essential standards of their current grade level is actually the best preparation for success in future grade levels. This is Part 1 of a 2-part episode.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

Literacy in a PLC by Paula Maeker

For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:

mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us

On the 9th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, meet Jenna Oikawa, principal of Golden Oak Community School, as she discusses the importance of clarity in decision-making, the process that she and the Golden Oak guiding coalition work through when planning next PLC action steps for their site, and how to challenge a very successful teaching staff to reach even greater heights.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

The Teacher Team Leader Handbook

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On the 8th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, join the Canyon Springs 1st Grade Professional Learning Team (Elizabeth Gutierrez, Ashlyn Matheus and Jesseca Tobin) as they discuss the importance of regular, focused collaboration, the challenges and solutions to collaborating across 3 distinct classroom make-ups, and the student learning momentum built by trusting one another to build quicker collective responsibility.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

Help Your Team

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On the 7th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, meet Mallory Langley, a Canyon Springs 6th Grade Teacher, and a lead member of our Logistics Leadership Team. Ms. Langley explains the importance of direct instruction in the deemed Essential Behaviors, both academic and social. She outlines her role in being the loudest voice of this process for Canyon Springs and what sees as our site's next steps in a tiered instructional approach to behavior and how we can link it to our deeper understanding of the academic tiers.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Behavior Solutions by Drs. Jessica and John Hannigan

Behavior Academis by Drs. Jessica and John Hannigan

(Sample) Canyon Springs BEARS Behavior Posters

(Sample) Canyon Springs Tier 1 Essential Behaviors School News Network Video

On the 6th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, meet Kami Sunde, a Canyon Springs 6th Grade Teacher, and the 4th member of the Guiding Coalition to join the podcast. Ms. Sunde talks the evolving roles of school site leadership, what it means to serve on the Guiding Coalition as a lead learner, and the different strategies that she has used to build capacity across and within the professional educators at Canyon Springs.

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

Heart by Tim Kanold

(Sample) Canyon Springs PLC Newsletters

On the 5th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, join Canyon Springs on location at the Yes We Can workshop in Pasadena, California as we meet Heather Friziellie, co-author of Yes We Can and All Means All, Solution Tree presenter at the Yes We Can workshops, along with other events, and the current superintendent of Fox Lake District 114. Listen as Canyon Springs better learns how to plan for learning by ALL students within the PLC process and the collaboration practices between general and special education teachers that have the most impact on student learning.

References:

Yes We Can

ALL Means ALL

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:

mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us

On the 4th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, listen in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. This week, meet Cindy Pilar, Founder and Executive Director of the California Principals Support Network (CAPS), as she teaches us all about the importance of job-embedded professional development for teachers, the power of teacher leaders and the guiding coalition and her direct impact on student learning at Canyon Springs.

More Information Regarding CAPS

References:

PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith

Learning by Doing

For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:

mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us