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Learning from Student Work Tracy Gaither, Arlington Public Schools Laurel Lynch, Arlington Public Schools September 24, 2015

Why? Analyzing Student Work has many advantages: ● professional development ● accountability (determining the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction) ● unpacking standards ● reflecting on student learning and development Taken from http://www.lasw.org/welcome.html

Task ● Look at student task ● Use post-its to record criteria for each performance level (above, on, below) ● Place post-its in appropriate column ● Discuss and agree upon the criteria for each level

Math Task

Above On Below

Looking at Student Work Protocol “Protocols are vehicles for building skills--- and culture---necessary for collaborative work. Thus, using protocols often allows groups to build trust by actually doing substantive work together.” School Reform Initiative. Why protocols? Accessed August 6, 2014 at schoolreforminitiative.org.

Looking at Student Work Protocol Getting Started Describing the Student Work Interpreting the Student Work Implications for Coaching Moves Debriefing the Process

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Websites Teaching Channel https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/reflection-on-student-work-ntn National School Reform Faculty http://www.nsrfharmony.org/free-resources/protocols All Things PLC http://www.allthingsplc.info/tools-resources School Reform Initiative http://www.schoolreforminitiative.org/

Thank You! Tracy Gaither tracy.gaither@apsva.us Laurel Lynch laurel.lynch@apsva.us