Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC

In Season 2 and on this 22nd episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, join the Canyon Springs Guiding Coalition as they talk through the importance and impact of this year's PLT Recommitment Meetings. Kami Sunde, Jesseca Tobin, Lynette Vermeulen and Elyssa Arroyo discuss how their presence as a Guiding Coalition in meeting with each of the Canyon Springs PLT changed the conversation to more supportive and collective rather than a day of compliance.References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by Doing - Richard DuFour Time for Change - Anthony Muhammed & Luis CruzFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

It is Season 2 and this 21st episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, as we join The Law Firm of Phillips (Ava) and Zook (Melinda) as they discuss their strategies and process to best identify and target the foundational reading needs of all the students, TK through 6th grade, that they teach during their targeted Tier 3 foundational reading blocks. Listen to how they have formed an intervention PLT that is regularly evaluating the viability of their assessment data and seeking to make the greatest impact on the reading success of the Canyon Springs students.  References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLiteracy in a PLC at Work by Paula Maeker and Jacqueline HellerFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

In Season 2 and on this 20th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, join Heather Drew, principal at Sulphur Springs Community School as she talks changing sites as a PLC Leader and figuring not just her next steps on a campus, but the first leadership steps. Listen as she outlines how transformative 12 months can be when taking deliberate, intentional and actionable steps in the PLC @ Work process.References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by Doing - Richard DuFour The Teacher Team Leader Handbook - Chad M. V. DumasTime for Change - Anthony Muhammed & Luis CruzFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

In Season 2 and on this 19th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, join Heather Friziellie, Julie A. Schmidt and Jeanne Spiller, authors of Yes We Can! and All Means All, and keynote speakers at the All Means All Institute as they further discuss what it takes to lead and sustain a learning environment built on the belief, clarity and action that ALL students can learn at HIGH levels. Listen as their advice monsters speak out on what it takes to not only start the PLC @ Work process, but more importantly, how to sustain it year after year after year.**Please note: The recording lost power part way through, but we pick it right back up and keep the conversation rolling. You'll barely notice!...... sort of.References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithYes We Can! by Heather Friziellie Julie A. Schmidt and Jeanne SpillerAll Means All by Heather Friziellie, Julie A. Schmidt and Jeanne SpillerFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

On the Season 2 Season Premiere and the 18th episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, join Canyon Springs Live right at the conclusion of Day 1 of the PLC @ Work at Canyon Springs Summer Institute 2.0, to debrief the day's learning with attendee, Susie Quan. Listen as she discusses the impact of her day's learning, what she plans to take back to both her school site and classroom, and what learning she was seeking when the institute kicked-off.PLC @ Work at Canyon Springs Summer Institute 2.0 WebsiteReferences:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithDesign in Five by Nicole DimichFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

On the Season Finale and the 17th 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 the Sulphur Springs Union School District Superintendent, Dr. Catherine Kawaguchi, as she talks leading a PLC vision for 8 other schools alongside Canyon Springs, why everyone together makes it a movement and not a PLC Lite initiative, and how her experience both in the classroom and as a site leader is her PLC foundation for organizational leadership. References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithTime For Change by Dr. Anthony Muhammed and Dr. Luis CruzLearning by Doing Raising the Bar and Closing the GapsFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

On the 16th 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 Julie McBride, the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for the Sulphur Springs Union School District, the Canyon Springs PLC Chaperone and the most PLC trained educator in the district, as she talks through her approach to the 4 PLC Questions as they fit her role as a district leader guiding the learning at 9 schools in the same district all on their own PLC @ Work journey.References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithRaising the Bar and Closing the Gap by Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFourTransforming School Culture by Dr. Anthony MuhammedFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithTime For Change by Dr. Anthony Muhammed and Dr. Luis CruzFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithDesign in Five by Nicole DimichLiteracy in a PLC @ Work by Paula Maeker and Jacqueline HellerFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithBehavior Solutions by Jessica and John HanniganYou Can Learn by Tim Brown and William Ferriter

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 SmithMulti-School Collaborative Teams by Jen Minor and Amy MooreAll Means All by Heather Frizielle, Julie A. Schmidt, & Jeanne Spiller

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 SmithLearning by DoingLiteracy in a PLC by Paula MaekerFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithLearning by DoingLiteracy in a PLC by Paula MaekerFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithLearning by DoingThe Teacher Team Leader HandbookFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithLearning by DoingHelp Your TeamFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 SmithBehavior Solutions by Drs. Jessica and John HanniganBehavior 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 SmithLearning by DoingHeart 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 CanALL Means ALLPLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by DoingFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

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 CAPSReferences:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by DoingFor more information on or about this podcast, contact Matt Gilpin:[email protected]

On the 3rd 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 Jesseca Tobin, a Canyon Springs primary teacher, and member of the Guiding Coalition, as she teaches us the importance of knowing the end in mind, how "clarity precedes competence, and how truly understanding exactly what it is that students must learn (the Essential Standards) actually make teaching easier. References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by DoingSimplifying the Journey by Bob Sonju(Sample) Canyon Springs First Grade ELA Annual Budget(Sample) Canyon Springs First Grade Bossy R Learning Ladder/Map

On the 2nd 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 Lynette Vermeulen, the Canyon Springs Math TOSA, and member of the Guiding Coalition, as she teaches us all about how she learned to better target Tier 3 math interventions to be more skills based, how she is fostering student investment and what it really means to be a Mathematician in Training (MIT). References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithLearning by DoingTaking Action

On this initial episode of Canyon Springs: From Promising Practices to Model PLC, join in on the PLC journey with Canyon Springs as we work to be further recognized as a Solution Tree National Model PLC school. Learn the background story on why Canyon Springs turned to the PLC @ Work and RTI @ Work process for school turnaround and get to meet Elyssa Arroyo, 3rd grade teacher and member of the Canyon Springs Guiding Coalition. Learn from Ms. Arroyo as she talks through her Professional Learning Team's work on building common assessments and how it is driving their targeted instruction. References:PLC 4 Questions Flowchart - W. Richard SmithDesign in Five by Nicole DimichLearning by Doing: 4th EditionSample Canyon Springs 3rd Grade Assessment