3. Decisions…

9. Importance of your job. There may be good teachers at a school, but for it to be a good school, it needs a good principal. Teachers will often change campuses to work with a particular principal. There is a reason that you are in this position.

10. In fact, I applaud you for being at CAMT 

11. I’ve seen principals do some creative scheduling to make these things happen for teachers. 

12. Ways to maximize 

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16. Engaged students, connectedness, formative assessment, alignment with standards, relationship with students…

17. a a So, in that respect, all of us want students to commit to outworking teachers regardless of the content area.

19. One thing to LOOK FOR is balance. PROFICIENCY

23. Twelve rows of trees with 5 in each row. 5 apple trees, twice as many orange trees, 5 less peach than orange trees… THE TOPICS YOU HEARD IN THE FIRST SESSION POP IN!

24. Was this on your list of look fors? Puddle in parking lot Badger Elementary magnitude of #s Sam Houston Girl scout cookies in a trunk PROBLEM SOLVING

25. Was this on your list of look fors? Subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping PROBLEM SOLVING

26. Was this on your list of look fors? 1.C Select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems; Choice Marilyn Burns acrobat problem I am going to draw a picture. TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

27. Was this on your list of look fors? 1.D Communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate. We don’t want our students to cure cancer and not tell anyone! REPRESENTA TIONS COMMUNICA TION

28. SIDE STEP to another training on journaling in mathematics …

32. Get back on track, Deb!

33. Was this on your list of look fors? 1.E Create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas. Tables, organized lists graphic organizers COMMUNICA TION

34. Was this on your list of look fors? Greater than, analyze COMMUNICA TION

35. Was this on your list of look fors? A student only argues about what he is passionate about. Higher order thinking—with precision Parallel lines COMMUNICA TION

39. T-TESS TIPS: There is great potential for growth in the pre-conference. Elementary principal who has sent teachers back to drawing board

41. Tech goal journaling