curriculum overview new teacher staff development august 2007
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Curriculum Overview
New Teacher Staff Development
August 2007
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The Vision Statement of The Windsor C-1 School District
The Windsor C-1 School District is one in which all stakeholders work collaboratively to be academic leaders in an atmosphere of mutual respect. It is a true learning community where everyone strives to improve our academic excellence through progressive curriculum and instructional practice. The schools of our district exhibit high standards, with the needs of our students as the top priority.
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Value Statements
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Value #1: We value Collaboration in decision making and analysis of student achievement. Therefore we will:
• Accept suggestions from others to make us better.
• Be willing to compromise
• Listen to others points of view
• Utilize collaboration time to maximum potential
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Value #2: We value The Windsor C-1 School District as having the reputation of being an academic leader. Therefore we will:
• Model the importance of life long learning through our ongoing personal and professional development
• Model and promote academic excellence
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Value #3: We value working in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Therefore we will:
• Act in a professional manner with integrity and honesty
• Develop relationships characterized by caring and respect
• Support and encourage each other
• Follow the chain of command to resolve conflicts
• Display a positive attitude
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Value #4: We value increasing student achievement by teaching and assessing progressive curriculum and instructional practices.
Therefore we will:
• Teach to the course curriculum
• Learn and practice a variety of teaching strategies
• Provide evidence of student mastery of the course curriculum
• Accept curriculum development and revision as an on going process
• Incorporate technology and other tools into lesson plans
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Value #5: We value holding ourselves to high standards. Therefore we will:
• Be accountable for our responsibilities
• Make no excuses
• Communicate standards to the community
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Value #6: We value placing the students as our top priority. Therefore we will:
• Expect proficiency from all of our students
• Meet the needs of all of our students
• Provide an atmosphere that is safe and conducive to learning
• Hold our students accountable for academic and social actions
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Essential Questions
• 1. What do we want our students to know?
• 2. How will we know they have learned it?
• 3. How will we respond when our students are not learning?
• 4. How will we respond when they already know it?
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District Goals
• Increase the MAP scores by 5%.
• AYP
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What do we want our students to know?
• Strands
• Measurable Big Idea’s
• Concepts
• Instructional Calendars (IC)
• Curriculum Binders
• MAP Booklets
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Pre-Assessment
• Used to Plan Instruction
• Used to Differentiate Instruction
• Elementary: Done each semester
• Secondary: Done each quarter
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How will we know they have learned it?
• 1. Formative assessments: Assessments for learning.– Daily– Structured
• 5 point MC questions
• Non-graded
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How will we know they have learned it?
• Summative Assessments– End of Unit Assessment designed to let
teachers know if students have mastered the desired outcomes (BI and concepts).
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How will we know they have learned it?
• Data Analysis– Mastery Manager: Show example– Learning Improvement Teams (LIT’s)
• Core v. Special Areas
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How will we know they have learned it?
• Windsor Best Practices– Marzano “ What works”
• Cooperative Learning
– DI– Tool Boxes
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How will we know they have learned it?
• District Benchmarks– Fall: Performance Event– Winter: M/C and PE– Pass out Assessment Calendar
– Standardized Test:
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How will we respond when students are not learning?
• Identify student learning style ( Are you meeting their needs)?
• Interventions
• Remediation
• Small group instruction
• Individual instruction
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How will we respond when our student’s already know what is being taught?
• Enrichment Activities
• Anchor Activities
• Sponge Activities
• DOK’s– Examples: Elementary/Secondary
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