Protocols-Guiding+Principles

= Looking at Student Work Protocols = = = **Principles of Looking at Student Work** •Students’ work in schools is serious •Students’ work is key data about the life of the school •Must be connected to serious changes in curriculum, instruction and professional development •Professional Development
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 * Purposes of Looking at Student Work **

•Accountability (determining effectiveness of curriculum and instruction)

•Setting standards

•Reflecting on student learning and development

= = =GUIDELINES for Sharing Student Work and Learning From Student Work = Listen without judging. Tune in to differences in perspective. Use controversy as an opportunity to explore and understand each other's perspectives. Focus on understanding where different interpretations come from. Make your own thinking clear to others. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Be patient and persistent. || ===‍<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px;">When reflecting on your thinking: === <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Ask yourself, “Why do I see this student work in this way? <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">What does this tell me about what is important to me?” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Look for patterns in your own thinking. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Tune in to the questions that the student work and your colleagues’ comments raise for you. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">Compare what you see and what you think about the student work with what you do in the classroom. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">• Stay focused on the evidence that is present in the work. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">• Look openly and broadly; don’t let your expectations cloud your vision <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">• Look for patterns in the evidence that provide clues to how and what the student was thinking. ||  ||
 * ===‍<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 20px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**When Listening to colleagues' thinking:** ===
 * == ‍**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">When looking for evidence of students thinking: ** ==