CFI Team Presentation

CFI Team PresentationCFI Team Presentation

November 4, 2008November 4, 2008

PresentersPresentersLaura van Keulen, AP Data & TechnologyLaura van Keulen, AP Data & Technology

Emily Lawton, MathematicsEmily Lawton, MathematicsAlex Moore, EnglishAlex Moore, EnglishAnne Pace, ScienceAnne Pace, Science

Erik Sudduth, Social StudiesErik Sudduth, Social Studies

2008-2009 Projects2008-2009 ProjectsContinuing Projects from 2007-2008:Continuing Projects from 2007-2008:-Note Taking-Note Taking-Writing Style Guide-Writing Style Guide-Technology-Technology

New for 2008-2009:New for 2008-2009:-Cross Curricular Collaboration-Cross Curricular Collaboration

Note Taking: Further DevelopmentNote Taking: Further Development

Skill To Be Developed: ELA WritingSkill To Be Developed: ELA Writing

Sub-skills To Be Developed:Sub-skills To Be Developed:– Identifying salient ideas and keywords in Identifying salient ideas and keywords in

written materialswritten materials– Organizing informationOrganizing information– Synthesizing and summarizing ideasSynthesizing and summarizing ideas

Note Taking: Further DevelopmentNote Taking: Further Development

Teacher: Mr. MooreTeacher: Mr. Moore Student Population: 20 students Student Population: 20 students

selected from E1selected from E1 Goal: Investigate how an English Goal: Investigate how an English

instructor can benefit students by instructor can benefit students by using data as part of the decision-using data as part of the decision-making process in an English classmaking process in an English class

Note Taking: Wider ImplementationNote Taking: Wider Implementation

Skill To Be Developed: ELA WritingSkill To Be Developed: ELA Writing Teachers: The Note Taking Team Teachers: The Note Taking Team

(NTT)(NTT)– Two teachers from each of the following Two teachers from each of the following

departments:departments:EnglishEnglishMathematicsMathematicsScienceScienceSocial StudiesSocial Studies

Note Taking: Wider ImplementationNote Taking: Wider Implementation

Student Population: Students in the Student Population: Students in the Note Taking Team teachers’ classesNote Taking Team teachers’ classes

Goal: Investigate how an instructor Goal: Investigate how an instructor can benefit students by using data as can benefit students by using data as part of the decision-making process part of the decision-making process across the curriculaacross the curricula

Note Taking: Wider ImplementationNote Taking: Wider Implementation

CFI Team will visit department meetings to CFI Team will visit department meetings to present information about last year’s present information about last year’s project and to elaborate on the process project and to elaborate on the process the team used to implement it: the team used to implement it: – Diagnostic assessmentDiagnostic assessment– Creating a goal and define the target Creating a goal and define the target

populationpopulation– Ongoing assessmentOngoing assessment– Revision of curriculum and pedagogyRevision of curriculum and pedagogy

Note Taking: Wider ImplementationNote Taking: Wider Implementation

CFI Team will solicit feedback from CFI Team will solicit feedback from teachers in department meetings teachers in department meetings regarding future implementation of regarding future implementation of teaching note taking skillsteaching note taking skills

Writing Style Guide: Writing Style Guide: Further DevelopmentFurther Development

Skill To Be Developed: Using a reference Skill To Be Developed: Using a reference guideguide

Teachers: all teachersTeachers: all teachers Student Population to be Followed: Student Population to be Followed:

students from classes within the following students from classes within the following departments:departments:– EnglishEnglish– MathematicsMathematics– ScienceScience– Social StudiesSocial Studies

Writing Style Guide: Writing Style Guide: Further DevelopmentFurther Development

E. Online DatabasesE. Online Databases    The LaGuardia High School community has free remote access to the following databases you can read full text articles from The LaGuardia High School community has free remote access to the following databases you can read full text articles from

newspapers and magazines from your home.newspapers and magazines from your home.    1. BRITANNICA ONLINE: 1. BRITANNICA ONLINE: complete print encyclopedia with additional links to Internet resources, complete print encyclopedia with additional links to Internet resources, ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINEANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE: :

documents in US history from 1493 to modern times and documents in US history from 1493 to modern times and WORLD DATA ANALYST ONLINEWORLD DATA ANALYST ONLINE: statistical portraits of the countries of the world: statistical portraits of the countries of the world BRITANNICA ONLINE: Web address: BRITANNICA ONLINE: Web address: http://search.eb.comhttp://search.eb.com ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE: Web address ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY ONLINE: Web address http://america.eb.comhttp://america.eb.com WORLD DATA ANALYST ONLINE: Web address WORLD DATA ANALYST ONLINE: Web address http://world.eb.comhttp://world.eb.com    Username: laguardiaUsername: laguardia Password: HighschoolPassword: Highschool    2. EBSCO HOST: 2. EBSCO HOST: magazine index with many full text articlesmagazine index with many full text articles Web address: Web address: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip.uid&group=empire&custid=s8707912http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip.uid&group=empire&custid=s8707912 User ID#: laguardiahsUser ID#: laguardiahs Password: laguardiahPassword: laguardiah    3. GROVE DICTIONARY OF ART ONLINE: 3. GROVE DICTIONARY OF ART ONLINE: covers all aspects of visual artcovers all aspects of visual art Web address: Web address: http://www.groveart.comhttp://www.groveart.com Username: lhsartUsername: lhsart Password: artPassword: art 4. INFOTRAC: 4. INFOTRAC: TWAYNE AUTHOR SERIES, HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER, BUSINESS AND COMPANY RESOURCE CENTERTWAYNE AUTHOR SERIES, HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER, BUSINESS AND COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER Web address: Web address: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_me_71_lhshttp://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_me_71_lhs Username: empirelinkUsername: empirelink Location ID: nysl_me_71_lhsLocation ID: nysl_me_71_lhs 5. LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER5. LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER Web address: Web address: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=empire&custid=s8707912http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=empire&custid=s8707912 Username: laguardiahsUsername: laguardiahs Password: laguardiahsPassword: laguardiahs (This list is continued on the next page.)(This list is continued on the next page.)   

Writing Style Guide: Further Writing Style Guide: Further DevelopmentDevelopment

Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will work Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will work with teachers and administrators to with teachers and administrators to edit the guide and add more edit the guide and add more information from all departments. We information from all departments. We will then encourage the use of the will then encourage the use of the guide in classrooms.guide in classrooms.

Cross Curricular CollaborationCross Curricular Collaboration Skill To Be Developed: Making Skill To Be Developed: Making

connections across disciplinesconnections across disciplines Teachers:Teachers:

– Two teachers of American LiteratureTwo teachers of American Literature– Two teachers of U.S. HistoryTwo teachers of U.S. History– Two additional academic teachersTwo additional academic teachers– Two additional studio teachersTwo additional studio teachers

Cross Curricular CollaborationCross Curricular Collaboration Student Population To Be Followed: TBD, Student Population To Be Followed: TBD,

based on teacher involvementbased on teacher involvement

Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will investigate Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will investigate possibilities of interdisciplinary projects possibilities of interdisciplinary projects between studio and academic classes, as between studio and academic classes, as well as multiple academic areas. The team well as multiple academic areas. The team will articulate academic expectations will articulate academic expectations across curricula that will enrich core across curricula that will enrich core knowledge.knowledge.

Cross Curricular CollaborationCross Curricular Collaboration

Nevinson, C.R.W. Nevinson, C.R.W. Returning to the Trenches (Troops Marching to the FrontReturning to the Trenches (Troops Marching to the Front). ). 1916. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 4 November 2008 1916. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 4 November 2008 <http://www.metmuseum.org>.<http://www.metmuseum.org>.

Cross Curricular CollaborationCross Curricular Collaboration

Power, Cyril E. Power, Cyril E. The Tube TrainThe Tube Train. 1934. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 4 . 1934. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 4 November 2008 <http://www.metmuseum.org>.November 2008 <http://www.metmuseum.org>.

TechnologyTechnology Skill To Be Developed: Technological Skill To Be Developed: Technological

Literacy for staff and studentsLiteracy for staff and students Teachers: all teachersTeachers: all teachers Student Population To Be Followed: Student Population To Be Followed:

all studentsall students

TechnologyTechnology Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will Goal: The CFI Inquiry Team will

facilitate progress in instruction, facilitate progress in instruction, learning, and assessment through learning, and assessment through the implementation of the following the implementation of the following technology initiatives:technology initiatives:

TechnologyTechnology Create staff development Create staff development

opportunities by promoting opportunities by promoting intervisitations in classes where intervisitations in classes where teachers are using technology; teachers are using technology; facilitate follow-up discussions about facilitate follow-up discussions about technology as a tool for effective technology as a tool for effective teachingteaching

TechnologyTechnology Use technology to increase Use technology to increase

communication:communication:– Support the teachers through ongoing Support the teachers through ongoing

PDs to develop subject-based web pagesPDs to develop subject-based web pages– Help teachers develop online discussion Help teachers develop online discussion

forums for their studentsforums for their students– Increase communication via e-mail Increase communication via e-mail

between teachers and students using between teachers and students using the Daedalus system (the Daedalus system (PDPD))

Technology - DaedalusTechnology - Daedalus

Technology - DaedalusTechnology - Daedalus

THE ENDTHE END

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