Uplift Education February 29, 2012

 Setting Norms ◦ 10 minutes  What’s the end of the year vision? ◦ 45 minutes  How are we doing? ◦ 60 minutes  What is the best way to get there? ◦ 45 minutes  CFA 3 Feedback Survey ◦ 20 minutes

 Which 7-10 TEKS/concepts are the most important? ◦ Endurance: Will the standard provide students with knowledge and skills beyond a single test date? ◦ Leverage: Will the standard provide knowledge and skills that are of value in multiple disciplines? ◦ Readiness for the Next Level: Will the standard provide the students with essential knowledge and skills that are necessary for their success in the next grade level?

 K.3A: Students identify the common sounds letters represent ◦ Endurance: Key in developing reading skills including blending and decoding ◦ Leverage: Letter sound knowledge is important in both reading and writing ◦ Readiness for the Next Level: Skill is necessary to build reading and writing fluency

 Going through a copy of the TEKS ◦ Star the most important 7-10; students should know inside and out ◦ Underline 3-5 that they are in the next level of priority – the nice-to-haves  Finalize list of must-haves

 Using the group-created list of must-haves, see how your students have done on them from CFA 1 to 3.  Why is this important?

ReviewRe-Teach Purpose  Bring previously studied material back to “front of mind”  Helps students identify any gaps in their understanding  Clear up misunderstandings  Develop a strong understanding through full lesson cycle that targets the misunderstandings  Presented in different manner than before Data Range  Moderate or Inconsistent Mastery  Low Mastery

ReviewRe-Teach Methods  Spiral in Homework  Spiral in Do Now  Fluency Strategies o Mad-Minutes o Oral Drills o Excellence Sheets  Center Activities  Peer Tutor  Mini-Lesson  Do Now with Mini-Lesson  Peer Tutor  Small Group Instruction  Re-assess by spiraling into quizzes and/or tests

 Before creating your plan, think about why it was not mastered the first time. What was the misunderstanding? ◦ Create your plan and strategies that will address those reasons.  Complete ‘must master’ TEKS re-teach/review plan  Complete 6 week instructional plan

 Sharing best practices ◦ Clock partners ◦ Results Meeting Protocol  4 Rounds of 10 minutes each  The first 5 minutes:  1 minute for Partner 1 to share about a standard, skill, or concept they are having a problem teaching or a classroom problem  1 minute for Partner 2 to silently reflect about ideas  2 minutes for Partner 2 to share out any possible ideas or strategies for the issue  1 minute for Partner 1 to share out what they can take back and use  The second 5 minutes  Same procedures just switch roles

 Whip around ◦ Share what you have learned from today OR ◦ Share what your next steps are when returning to your campus  Complete feedback survey