Regional PLCs  & Institute Sessions

Essential Links:

NorCal ELC Website 

• NorCal ELC Learning Commitments & Schedule

• NorCal ELC Participant Resources 

Abeo School Change website 

Quality Professional Learning Standards (QPLS) 

CA Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL) 

Greatness by Design 

Summer Leadership Institute June 12 - June 13, 2023

Program

Slides  & Keynote Slides

Resources:

2023 SLI Recording Links

NorCal ELC Showcase  Booklet May 2023

Regional Teams PLC #8  May 22, 2023

Slides

Tools: 

Team Reflection Prompts and Process

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tool and Protocol Reference Guide

• Backwards Planning for Summer Leadership Institute 

• 2023 Summer Leadership Institute Overview 

• 2022 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) Presentations

• 2021 Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) Ignite Presentations

Regional Teams PLC #7  April 24, 2023

Slides

Tools:

• Discussion Guide & Video for Planning for Data Collection 

• Guide for Planning a PDSA Cycle 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tool and Protocol Reference Guide

• Backwards Planning for Summer Leadership Institute 

• Summer Leadership Institute Overview 

Regional Teams PLC #6  March 27, 2023

Slides

Text: 

• Street Data "Levels of Data" excerpt 

• Access, Opportunity, Inclusion excerpts 

Tools:

• Discussion Guide & Video for Planning for Data Collection 

• Guide for Planning a PDSA Cycle 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tool and Protocol Reference Guide

• Types of Street Data 

• Grove Elementary PDSA & Data Case Study 

Regional Teams PLC #5  February 12, 2023

Slides

Text: 

• Excerpts: Small Tests of Change / PDSA Cycles 

Tools:

• "What, So What, Now What?" Thinking Routine 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tool and Protocol Reference Guide

Winter Institute January 30 - January 31, 2023

Participant Agenda

Slides

Tools:

• Winter Institute Learning Reflection doc

Resources:

• Principal Kafele’s Keynote Address (exclusive password: 2022ConfAttendee) from the Learning Forward Conference (12/2022)

• The Learning Professional’s (The Learning Forward Journal) December 2022 issue, Disrupting Inequity.

• FINALIZED Content Session Links 

Regional Teams PLC #1  September 26, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Tools:

Continuous Improvement Engagement Questions 

Orientation  August 29, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Tools:

Participant Continuous Improvement Map & Benchmarks 

Summer Institute June 21-22, 2022

Participant Agenda

Slides

Resource Page

Resources:

Digital Goody Bag

Regional Teams PLC #7  May 23, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tools Guide

• Equity Pause 

Regional Teams PLC #6  April 25, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tools Guide

• Equity Pause 

Regional Teams PLC #5  March 28, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tools Guide

• Equity Pause 

Regional Teams PLC #4  February 28, 2022

Slides

Resource Page 

Resources:

• Understanding the Continuous Improvement Tools Guide 

Winter Institute January 31-February 1, 2022

Participant Agenda

Slides

Resource Page

Protocols: 

• Consultancy

• Consultancy v StoryBoard 

• What, So What, Now What Text 

Tools:

• A Guide for Designing Questions

• Winter Institute Note Catcher

Regional Teams PLC #3  November 29, 2021

Slides

Resource Page 

Resources:

• Continuous Improvement Pathways 

Regional Teams PLC #2  October 25, 2021

Slides

Resource Page 

Protocols: 

• Knew, New, Renew 

Resources:

• Continuous Improvement Pathways 

Regional Teams PLC #1  September 27, 2021

Slides

Resource Page 

Texts: 

• Improvement Discipline in Practice

• Change Management: Identifying a Problem of Practice

Protocols: 

• Knew, New, Renew 

Tools:

• PLC_Small Tests of Change Template 

• PoP Development_Root Cause Analysis Template

Summer Institute June 28-29, 2021

Participant Agenda

Slides

Resource Page

Texts: 

5 Characteristics of an Effective School Team 

Protocols: 

• Connect, Extend, Challenge 

Resources:

• Ignite Talks

• Guide for Ignite Talks  

• SEL Three Signature Practices slides 

• Dr. Doug Reeves: Equity and Excellence handouts 

Videos:

Cohort 1 Ignite Presentations

Regional Teams PLC #5  May 26, 2021

Resource Page 

Tools:

• Ignite Presentation Toolkit

Regional Teams PLC #4  April  28, 2021

Resource Page 

Tools:

• PoP Feedback Protocol 

• Abeo Feedback Principles 

Regional Teams PLC #3  March 24, 2021

Slides

Resource Page 

Texts: 

• Is Your Approach to Continuous Improvement Colorblind? 

Regional Teams PLC #2  February 17, 2021

Participant Agenda 

Slides

Resource Page 

Texts: 

• Excerpts from Changing the Discourse in Schools 

• Full Text Changing the Discourse in Schools 

• How to Plan and Implement Continuous Improvement in Schools 

Protocols: 

• Connect, Extend, Challenge 

Tools:

• T-Chart Discourse I&II 

• Expanded T-Chart Discourse I&II 

• Abeo IT Plan Writeable 

• Fishbone Diagram Procedure 

• Fishbone Diagram Template 

• PLC_Small Tests of Change Template 

• PoP Development_Root Cause Analysis Template 

Resources:

• The Six Core Principles of Improvement 

• The SEL 3 Signature Practices Summary 

• 3 Signature Practices Resource Page 

• 3 Signature Practices for Adults 11min Video 

• Project Zero Thinking Routines Toolbox

Winter Institute January 19-20, 2021

Participant Agenda

Slides

Resource Page

Texts: 

• Continuous Improvement...It's Not Just a Buzzword 

• How Do ToA and PoP Support Deeper Thinking and Action 

• The 5 Habits of Effective PLCs 

• The Art of Facilitating Teacher Teams 

• The Key to Working With Adult Learners: Mind the Gap 

• Schools Struggle to Use Data to Spark Improvement 

• Using Data to Advance Racial Equity 

Protocols: 

• Consultancy 

• What, So What, Now What Text 

Tools:

• Consultancy Note Catcher 

• Fishbone Diagram Procedure 

• Fishbone Diagram Template 

• PLC_Small Tests of Change Template 

• PoP Development_Root Cause Analysis Template 

Resources:

• What Do You Do With a Problem?