Professional learning
7. Each of the SCORE Prize winners has provided opportunities for ongoing professional learning through professional
learning communities (PLCs). The PLCs in these schools are a forum for analyzing data, sharing best practices and
common challenges, and viewing model lessons.
a. How are PLCs structured in your school? What are some ideas (think about what the SCORE Prize winners do during
their PLCs) that might enhance the work in which your school is engaged?
b. What types of professional learning opportunities would most benefit your students and teachers’ instructional
practices? How might your school identify and provide teachers with transformative learning experiences most suited
to their needs?
Collaboration
8. Collaboration is a key component of the work of these schools. At Rose Park, the school works with nearby colleges
and universities, as well as businesses and nonprofits to expand learning opportunities for students.
a. What are some ways that the other schools collaborate to enhance student learning? How does your school
collaborate with other organizations and schools to support students?
b. In what ways do teachers collaborate with their colleagues? In what ways do current school structures enable or
inhibit teacher collaboration?
Differentiation
9. Rose Park has developed daily and weekly interventions to target students’ individual needs, including one-on-one
tutoring sessions with education students and professors from local universities. John Sevier has invested in its
Response to Intervention process, and Covington offers mandatory tutoring for students not mastering standards.
a. How does your school differentiate instruction? What kinds of interventions are in place to accommodate students at
different places in their learning?
b. How do teachers differentiate instruction in their classrooms? What supports do they need to enhance this work?
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Pathways to the Prize
Lessons from the 2012 SCORE Prize School Winners