August 16 th Professional Development
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AUGUST 16TH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Kindergarten
8:00 - 9:30 FORMS AND CHANGES
9:30 – 10:30 ELA UPDATES
& UNIT PLAN UPDATES10:30 – 11:30 MATH UNIT & PACING UPDATES
11:30 – 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 3:30 ELA PLANNING
Today’s Schedule
RED AND BLUE FOLDERS
The team made the following decisions this summer:
Red and Blue folders will no longer be separate for reading and math portfolios
The red portfolio is going to be the only K-5 portfolio. It was chosen because it has less stuff in it currently and is in better shape.
The blue folder can be used in any way you want.
PORTFOLIO CHANGES “Student” portfolios will be transferred
to RED folders. Student Assessments for literacy and math
will both be housed in RED foldersPortfolio Sheet will be included in RED folder
K Literacy Portfolio Sheet changesMath Mastery List is no longer requiredBlue folders are to be used at your
discretion.Blue Guided Reading Graph is no longer
required.
K-5 PORTFOLIO CARD FOR LITERACY AND MATH
The Literacy Portfolio Card changed slightly.
The portfolio sheet will be for both literacy and math.
We now have two or three versions of this form. Just staple the old ones to the back of the new one.
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
K-5 PORTFOLIO What goes in it for your grade level
In an effort to get rid of some of our paperwork, we decided to get rid of some things that teachers didn’t need or weren’t using. Reading Progress Chart (light blue): The light
blue reading progress chart is no longer a requirement. It can be used by the kids to chart their own progress if you want to use it that way.
DATA SPREADSHEETS UPDATES Information was deleted for District
collection and analysis but teachers/schools may assess more frequently as needed.
Date for submission to testing coordinator ??? or will be coming from principal or testing coordinator.
We are looking into a more efficient way of collecting data we will let them know as it changes throughout the year.
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
LITERACY UNIVERSAL SCREENERS Beginning:
Text Reading Level Letter recognition Sound Recognition Writing at the end of the 1st 6-weeks
Middle Text Reading Level Letter recognition Sound Recognition Phonemic Awareness Probes Writing
End Text Reading Level Letter recognition Sound Recognition Phonemic Awareness Probes Writing
MATH MASTERY LIST The Math Mastery Lists were not being
used by most teachers except at the beginning and end of the year.
Some teachers wanted to keep using it in its current form and some wanted each grade level to have its own sheet.
We made it in each format. You can choose to use either or neither.
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
MATH UNIVERSAL SCREENERS/PROBES Need to be completed in the first 5-7
days of school.
Located on Wiki
Record on Data Spreadsheet and Portfolio Card
Math Universal Screeners/Probes
WRITING PORTFOLIO Writing scores don’t have to be on the
Data Spreadsheet
Recording on Portfolio Card.
New process for scoring writing based on portfolio scoring system.
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
WRITING INSTRUCTION AND SCORING All three types of Writing will be taught each 6-
weeks
Scores will be based on a collection of samples instead of one piece and recorded on Portfolio Sheet
Use the NC Writing Continuum and NC Proficiency Correlation to Score
Score and Record : OCTOBER, JANUARY, & MAY Select a sample for each genre of writing that best
exemplifies the score and put it in the Portfolio at the end of the year
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
WRITING CHANGES New Portfolios
Create yourself-Use old Blue folders, purchase, or make. Composed of:
Writing in progress Completed pieces Student list of topics to write about Student list of finished pieces by title Student written on-going mini word wall
Small moment writing is NOT our focus. No writing across 3 pages to write story Three types of writing (Narrative, Opinion,
Informational) should NOT be taught in isolation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Parent Document per grade level that gives the parents information on Critical Standards. Will be in brochure format. Will go home with first report card.
Lead Teachers for additional support: Dubraska Stines: ESL and Betsy Hammonds Science predominately grades 4-9
REPORT CARD CHANGES Kindergarten will complete a report
card first 6 weeks
New report is with a committee and it will be completed hopefully by the first of September
DISTRICT WIDE GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS Grade levels will meet every Second
Wednesday from 3:15-4:30 at the following locations:K-1: Balfour2nd Grade: DLL3rd Grade: GBT4th Grade: LP5th Grade: CWM
Dates are: Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 9, Feb.13, March 13, and April 10
COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY PLAN
House Bill 950 Excellent Public Schools Act Sec 7A.1—Improve K-3 Literacy—legislation pp. 38-44 (highlights) for below grade level readers in 3rd gradeEvery student end of third grade reading on
grade level by end of 2013-14 school year Implications for Students/SchoolsACS focus on K-3 to improve Literacy
Instruction Expectations of plan http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CCSS Flipchart and Notebook Contents
Format and Process—why the standards were sequenced the way they were
Shows how the standards are related
This is a guide to help plan units and not a day to day pacing
Scope and Sequence
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSUPDATES
3 ShiftsShift I
Building Knowledge through Content-Rich Nonfiction and Informational Texts
Shift II Reading and Writing Grounded in Evidence from
the TextShift III
Regular Practice with Complex Text and its Academic Vocabulary
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/s
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS UPDATES
Text Dependent Questions:Are questions that require students to refer back to the text to answer the questions asked. They help students to infer answers that are not necessarily derived purely from reading the text.
Necessitates creating a risk-taking environment in the classroom
Will require purposeful planning Activity http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSUPDATES
Tier II Vocabulary“Consists of high frequency words that occur across a variety of domains. That is, these words occur often in mature language situations and therefore strongly influence speaking and reading.”
Activityhttp://www.superduperinc.com/handouts/pdf/182_VocabularyTiers.pdf
ELA UNIT UPDATES Transition from Unit Plan to Weekly Plan
to Daily PlanUnits are not lesson plans. They are road
maps to guide your lesson planning.
Weekly and Daily Map templates have been created.
A set of principles for curriculum development that
promote learning environments that meet the needs
of all learners.
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Universal Design
Individualized Instruction
Differentiated Instruction
Universal Design
You Do
We Do
I Do
UDL Principles Principle 1:
Representation
Principle 3:Engagement
Principle 2:Action and Expression
PRINCIPLE I: MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATIONThe WHAT of learning To give diverse learners options for
acquiring information and knowledge Present content in a variety of
formats and modalities
Represent
Act/Express Engage
Manipulatives Visual Displays Anticipatory Guides Graphic Organizers Artifacts
Videos Music Movement
Principle II: Multiple Means of Action and Expression
Represent
Act/Express Engage
Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Gallery WalksPair/ShareChalkboard/Whiteboard Splash
The HOW of learningLearners differ in the ways that they can navigate a learning environment and express what they know.
Response Hold-Up Cards Quick Draws Numbered Heads TogetherLine-Ups
Principle III: Multiple Means of Engagement
Represent
Act/Express Engage
Bounce Cards Air Writing Case Studies Role Plays
Concept Charades Response Hold-Up Cards Networking SessionsSimulations
The WHY of learningLearners differ markedly in the ways in which they can be engaged or motivated to learn.
WITH UDL MORE
STUDENTS ARE:
Engaged Learning
Achieving Motivated
Groups: K-1: Representation
2-3: Action and Expression 4-5: Engagement
What are the major points you would use to summarize the information you viewed in the PowerPoint section your group was assigned?
MATH PACING UPDATES Math has been paced out into 4
QuartersEach quarter lasts 9 weeksStudents will be assessed specifically on the
standards listed in each quarterHOWEVER other standards should be woven
within other units.Should not hit a topic and then leave it!
http://acselementary.wikispaces.com/
MATH UNIT PLANNING User Friendly
Adapt it to your needs Units should be set up by the 4 quarters
Each unit lasting approx. 9 weeks. Are not as in-depth as ELA units BUT
should be well thought out.