27 June 06 Prof. Development Meeting

What we garner/infer from a brief examination of the data from the past two years:

• Proud of learning gains
• Concern about not moving 2s to 3s.
• Proud of writing scores
• Concern on increasing expectation to include grammar and spelling.
• Need science scores to focus on learning gains. (district-wide concern)
• Percent meeting high standards in writing – ok.
• Need to focus on reading and writing proficiency.
• Proficient expectations are not as realistic as increasing learning gains.
• Higher expectations on learning gains.

05-06 High-Impact Strategies That Worked:

• Small group instructionWebQuests
• Frequent Assessments
• Cooperative Learning
• AIP Chats
• Instruction Focus Lessons
• Team/Teach Collaboration
• Beginning of Interdisciplinary Units
• Field Studies
• Regular Grade-Level Meetings
• Instructional Focus Calendars
• SRI Progress Meetings
• Differentiated Instruction
• Building Relationships
• Un-official schoolwide recognition of student/class/teacher success
• DAR Testing
• Literacy Center
• Sequencing Objectives (not textbook pages)
• Home/School Relationships

Possible 06-07 Strategies:

• Educational Technology Training
• Blogging
• Podcasts
• Teacher Websites
• Blackboard
• Instanet
• Reading Across the Content Areas
• Vocabulary – Academics/Social
• Structured Re-teaching
• Lesson Plan Protocol
• Student Work Protocol
• Collaboration (in-school and with neighboring schools)
• School-wide rubric for specific skills
• TRAINING IN WHAT A REAL PLC LOOKS LIKE
• Ruby Payne
• Peer Observations (In and Out of school)
• Building Home/School Relationships
• Post-FCAT Instructional Objectives

Top 5 High-Impact Strategies for 06-07:

1. Technology
2. Reading Across Content Areas
3. Structured Reteaching
4. PLC Training
5. Lesson Plan/Student Work Protocols

What does the opening day training look like?

8:30-9 Breakfast

9-10 Coop Learning/McREL

10-11 Lesson Plan Protocol

11-11:15 Break

11:15-12 Blackboard

12-1 Lunch

1-2:15 Content Area Reading Overview - Vocab

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:15 Lesson Plan Developed by Content Area

3:15-4 Lesson Plan Protocol

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