Enhancing Student Writing Skills in PLC: Strategies and Outcomes
Our PLC members identified a problem of practice with a low passing rate in 10th grade ELA SBA. Through targeted interventions and assessments, we aimed to improve students' writing skills, focusing on precise claim establishment, evidence sequencing, and content standards. By utilizing tools like IAB items and rubrics, we addressed common writing issues, provided feedback, and tracked progress to cultivate better writing outcomes.
Uploaded on Oct 08, 2024 | 0 Views
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Excel PLC 2/8/2023
Our PLC Members Problem of Practice 13% passing rate on 10th grade ELA SBA Jeff Treadwell - ELA/social studies Deanne Varnum - math/science Rhonda Schmidt
PLC question 1 - what do we want all students to know or be able to do? Narrow target No claim data for the past few years to work with Used MAPs data, showed students were mostly at or near grade level in reading/vocab Our observations were that students had poor writing skills in general Choose standard Content Standard: 11-12.W.1a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. Item Type: Short Answer Depth of Knowledge: 3 Item Difficulty: Difficult
PLC question 2 - how will we know if they learn it? Identified an IAB item Used Tools for Teachers: https://smartertoolsforteachers.org/ Brief writes 33230 and 34008 - writing an introductory paragraph Football prompt School start time prompt Associated rubric (same for both) Gave Football prompt to students in Treadwell s classes Use dPLC time to calibrate, then score Discussed common problems with paragraphs
PLC question 3 - How will we respond when some students do not learn? Identified trends in the paragraphs In general not knowing what should be in an introductory paragraph Missing or inadequate transition sentences Designed an intervention/instruction Gave students back their essays with the scored rubric Showed students two exemplars and go over how they were scored Had students revise their paragraphs Gave a second assessment (school start time) In general, writing was better but the prompt elicited arguments instead of introductions! No actual improvement from first task.
Data First paragraph (cold) 12 students scored 0 10 students scored 1 7 students scored 2 Revision 8 students scored 1 19 students scored 2 Second paragraph No improvement Learning - needed a more neutral prompt
