Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC

Episode 15 - The Canyon Springs CAPS Team, Kami Sunde and Jesseca Tobin, talk Collaborative Site Leadership

On the 15th 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 half of the Canyon Springs Guiding Coalition, or the CAPS Team, Kami Sunde and Jesseca Tobin, as they talk their collaborative leadership style, the difference in their teacher leadership approach today compared to two years ago, and what next steps they are excited to see at Canyon Springs. References: PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7srJVElQ8AMxPmjN1emtcwWIK1f0T9Q/view?usp=sharing] Time For Change by Dr. Anthony Muhammed and Dr. Luis Cruz [https://www.solutiontree.com/time-for-change.html] For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin: mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us

Episode 14 - The Canyon Springs 3rd Grade Professional Learning Team Talks Collectively Analyzing Assessment Data

On the 14th 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 3rd Grade Professional Learning Team (Jackie Rivera and Elyssa Arroyo) as they talk through their work in collectively analyzing assessment data to define next instructional steps, improve assessment tasks to better match learning targets, and how making collective assessment steps prior to a unit of instruction is making them be better teachers.  References: PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7srJVElQ8AMxPmjN1emtcwWIK1f0T9Q/view?usp=sharing] Design in Five by Nicole Dimich [https://www.solutiontree.com/design-in-five-second-edition.html] Literacy in a PLC @ Work by Paula Maeker and Jacqueline Heller [https://www.solutiontree.com/literacy-in-a-plc.html] For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin: mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us

Episode 13 - Carolyn Davenport talks Protecting Time for Targeting Essential Behaviors

On the 13th 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 Carolyn Davenport, a Canyon Springs 2nd Grade Teacher, member of the Logistics Leadership Team and undoubtedly our school's lead celebrator. Ms. Davenport explains her work in using the blend of adopted social emotional curricular tools to teach the essential academic and social behaviors, how agreed upon core values are changing the site's culture and student learning through direct and targeted behavior instruction, and how it can't happen without planned for and protected time.      References: PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7srJVElQ8AMxPmjN1emtcwWIK1f0T9Q/view?usp=sharing] Behavior Solutions by Jessica and John Hannigan [https://www.solutiontree.com/behavior-solutions.html] You Can Learn by Tim Brown and William Ferriter [https://www.solutiontree.com/you-can-learn.html]

Episode 12 - Liza Tyra talks Being a Singleton, Multi-School Collaborative Teams and the PLTs for the 1% of Learners

On the 12th 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 LIza Tyra, a Canyon Springs Special Education Teacher in an Extensive Supports Needs classroom, and a member of our site Inclusion Team and Logistics Leadership Team. Ms. Tyra explains her work in leading a multi-school collaborative team with ESN teachers across different campuses in our district, then how she collaborates with specific service providers for the guaranteed and viable curriculum for each individual student in her classroom and why being a singleton teacher on a campus led her to look for alternative collaborative structures.      References: PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard Smith [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7srJVElQ8AMxPmjN1emtcwWIK1f0T9Q/view?usp=sharing] Multi-School Collaborative Teams by Jen Minor and Amy Moore [https://www.solutiontree.com/multi-school-collaborative-teams.html] All Means All by Heather Frizielle, Julie A. Schmidt, & Jeanne Spiller [https://www.solutiontree.com/all-means-all.html]

Episode 11 - Paula Maeker (Part 2), Canyon Springs' PLC Coach talks School Turnaround

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 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s7srJVElQ8AMxPmjN1emtcwWIK1f0T9Q/view?usp=sharing] Learning by Doing [https://www.solutiontree.com/learning-by-doing-fourth-edition.html] Literacy in a PLC [https://www.solutiontree.com/literacy-in-a-plc.html] by Paula Maeker For more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin: mgilpin@sssd.k12.ca.us