RAPID CITY STANDARDS RETREAT Barb Rowenhorst & Janet Hensley September 2007
RAPID CITY STANDARDS RETREATBarb Rowenhorst & Janet Hensley
September 2007
AGENDAProfessional Learning Communities
eMetrics
Standards
Building-Level Goals
OUTCOMESTo examine grade-level standards
data
To determine areas for celebration & improvement
To develop building-level goals based on self-selected standards for improvement
NORMS Take care of your own needs.
Limit side conversations in large group
Hands Up = return to large group
Respect others opinions and viewpoints
Others???
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
•Previous PLC Work
•Listen, Watch, Record •Sit, Relax, Enjoy
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DakotaSTEP
Standards Retreat
InstructionalStrategies
School Improvement and Why
Identify Areas of Need
Goals
Review
2007 Data
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2006 – 2007 Data
2004–2005–2006–2007 Data
You’ve got to go below the surface...
to uncover the really ‘big ideas.’
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Standards Retreat
InstructionalStrategies
School Improvement and Why
Identify Areas of Need
Goals
EMETRICS
WEBSITE
EMETRICS WEBSITE
Interactive Website for DakotaSTEP Standards
https://solutions1.emetric.net/sdstep/
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School
SCORING Usually, 7 questions per indicator (combines
standards)
BB/Basic
Proficient
Advanced
0 7
3.5 or below
4.5 or below
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School
Scored an average of 3.4 question correctly on that standard
How did this make you feel?
How would a student have felt?
How often do we do this to students?
Should we have done anything beforehand?
If you could change one thing in your classroom after this experience, what would it be?
“K-12” STANDARDS
HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS – READING
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HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS
• Each South Dakota standard is listed with a summary definition (combining standards K-12).
Each grade level has different wording but similar goals.
• Grades K-2 are included…• they have supporting standards for grades 3-12.
HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS
HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS
2005 / 2006 / 2007 indicates a 3.5 or lower score on that
standardA “Grade Level” Concern
x05 / x06 / x07 indicates a 4.5 or lower score on that
standardAbout 1 question difference
HANDOUT: DISCUSSION GUIDE
Complete the top portion of the BLUE handout based on the “Targeted Areas” for your GRADE LEVEL (columns)
SPED, Title, and other areas – choose a grade level
HANDOUT: DISCUSSION GUIDE
Complete the bottom portion of the BLUE handout based on the “Targeted Areas” for your BUILDING (rows).
SPED, Title, and other areas – choose a grade level
Each person has 3 dots
Individually, based on your discussion of the BUILDING targeted areas, choose 3 standards you think your BUILDING should focus on this year.
Stick a dot on the chart paper next to the corresponding reading standards you think should be a focus.
HANDOUT: DISCUSSION GUIDE
“GRADE LEVEL” STANDARDS
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS – READING
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS
Discuss which standards have the highest number of dots.
As a group, determine which ones should be a focus for this year
Based on those “dotted” standards, highlight the specific standards your BUILDING chose to focus on for this year for EACH grade level in your building.
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS
“UNPACKED” STANDARDS
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS – READING
DOE website http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/
Click on “Content Standards” on L-menu bar
Scroll down to “Core Standards”
Click on “Regular or Unpacked” version of the standards (reading, math, or science).
Reading 2004 and 2007 listed. Go to the 2004 standards at the bottom of the page.
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS
WEB LEVELSNorman Webb–Bloom’s model but he put in terms of assessment
• Level 1 – RecallExample: (Identify this utensil – fork)
• Level 2 - Basic ApplicationExample: (Explain the function of the fork)
• Level 3 – Strategic ThinkingExample: Identify two examples of when a fork would not be the best utensil for a type of food and explain why.
• Level 4 – Extended Thinking Example: Design an investigation to determine the optimal number and length of tines for a salad fork.
8.R.1.2 Students are able to use reading strategies to comprehend the meaning of words and text.
Verbs Defined:use -- apply in writing and/or speakingcomprehend -- understand
Key Terms Defined:Reading Strategies
•Skimming & Scanning•Word webbing•Predicting•Inferring•Visualizing•Synthesizing
Content
Skills
8.R.1.2 Students are able to use reading strategies to comprehend the meaning of words and text.
Teacher Speak: Students are able to use (apply in writing and/or speaking) reading strategies (skimming, scanning, word webbing, predicting, inferring, visualizing, and synthesizing) to comprehend the meaning of words and text.
Student Speak: I can apply in writing and/or speaking (use): skimmingscanningword webbingpredictinginferringVisualizingSynthesizing
combining new information with existing knowledge to form an original idea or interpretation(reading strategies) to comprehend the meaning of words and text.
Form groups of 2-3 (by grade level if possible)
• SPED, Title, other areas – pick a grade level
Look at the unpacked standards for all grade levels for the highlighted focus standards
Study the Verbs and Key Terms in those unpacked standards
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS
Discuss or Write on Chart Paper
Brainstorm how you can ensure ALL teachers address the achievement of ALL kids for that standard
oDiscuss the connections with the standards in the grade level previous to yours.
NCLBoNCLB states that all students will improve.
oThe students from kindergarten on up need the added support and reinforcement of every person they see during the day.
oEvery person in the school is responsible for student achievement.
NCLBHow can you help build the skills in the lower grades that will support the achievement growth in the upper grades?
How can Library, PE, Music, Computer, etc. assist in these areas?
We’ll address these questions later when we write goals.
MATH TARGETED AREAS
HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS
2005, 2006, 2007 “grade level” concern
x05, x06, x07 “close score” concern
HANDOUT: MATH DISCUSSION GUIDE
Complete the top portion of the YELLOWYELLOW handout based on the “Targeted Areas” for your GRADE LEVEL (columns).
SPED, Title, and other areas – choose a grade level
HANDOUT: MATH DISCUSSION GUIDE
Complete the bottom portion of the YELLOWYELLOW handout based on the “Targeted Areas” for your BUILDING (rows).
SPED, Title, and other areas – choose a grade level
Each person has 3 dots 3 dots
Individually, based on your discussion of the BUILDING targeted areas, choose 3 standards you think your BUILDING should focus on this year.
Stick a dotdot by the corresponding math standards you chose.
HANDOUT: MATH DISCUSSION GUIDE
After the dots for your building have been placed on the chart, discuss which standards have the highest number of dots.
Later, you will be writing goals to address those standards.
HANDOUT: TARGETED AREAS
MATH CORE MATH STANDARDSUNPACKED STANDARDS
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS
Based on the highest “dotted” standards, highlight the specific standards chosen to focus on for this year for EACH grade level in your building.
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS
DOE website http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/
Click on “Content Standards” on L-menu bar
Scroll down to “Core Standards”
Click on “Regular or Unpacked” version of the standards (reading, math, or science).
HANDOUT: CORE STANDARDS
Form groups of 2-3 (by grade level if possible)
• SPED, Title, other areas – pick a grade level
Look at the unpacked standards for all grade levels for the highlighted focus standards
Study the Verbs and Key Terms in those unpacked standards
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS
HANDOUT: UNPACKED STANDARDS
Discuss or Write on Chart Paper
Brainstorm how you can ensure ALL teachers address the achievement of ALL kids for that standard
oDiscuss the connections with the standards in the grade level below yours.
NCLBoNCLB states that all students will improve.
oThe students from kindergarten on up need the added support and reinforcement of every person they see during the day.
oEvery person in the school is responsible for student achievement.
NCLBHow can you help build the skills in the lower grades that will support the achievement growth in the upper grades?
How can Library, PE, Music, Computer, etc assist in these areas?
We’ll address these questions later when we write goals.
DakotaSTEP
Standards Retreat
InstructionalStrategies
School Improvement and Why
Identify Areas of Need
Goals
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice.
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where–” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
–Lewis CarrollFrom Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland (2002, p. 53)
IF A MAN KNOWS NOT WHAT HARBOR HE
SEEKS,
ANY WIND IS THE RIGHT WIND.
- SENECA
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PLANNING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
SMART goals are the glue that holds teams and their efforts together against the incessant distractions that bombard us everyday.
Anne Conzemius (2006)
SMART GOALS IDENTIFICATION PRACTICE
S SpecificM MeasurableA AttainableR Results-orientedT Time-bound
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PLANNING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
oIn your grade level groups SPED, Title, and other areas pick a grade
o Look at the Reading & Math standards your building chose as a focus this year.
o Write an action plan to address those needs.
GOAL SETTING
One of the most powerful indicators of a student’s success is the belief of
the teacher that s/he does make a
DIFFERENCE!
WE NEED LONG TERM GOALS
TO KEEP FROM BEING FRUSTRATED BY
SHORT-TERM OBSTACLES.
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FINAL THOUGHTS
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