1. Copyright©2007 TESCCC ALL STAAR FIRST RESPONDERS presented by Kim Beth Buchanan dg learning@suddenlink.net

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3. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Whair are you?

4. Copyright©2007 TESCCC ALFALFA almost there HOSS keeping the lid on FONZIE cool & confident MARY ANN bi-polar COUSIN IT fuzzy

6. CPR911 Press Conference Siren Jaws of Life Heroes

8. Copyright©2007 TESCCC How are campus instructional leaders like these First Responders? EMT FIREFIGHTERS POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

9. Copyright©2007 TESCCCFLUENCY Accuracy and Speed

10. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Why is it important for campus leaders to be fluent in curriculum issues and topics? How do administrators and teacher leaders develop academic fluency?

11. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Common Language

12. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY EXACTLY what do students need to learn? How do we know if they’ve learned it? What do we do when they don’t learn it? What do we do when they do learn it ?

13. WHAT we Teach Standards-Based prioritized by Readiness Standards for STAAR courses/grades HOW we Teach Instruction Intervention WHY we Teach Student Learning Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Feedback Professional Learning Communities/ Collaborative Content Teams

14. Copyright©2007 TESCCC ICF Construction Rate your understanding 0 1 2 3 4 What? Got It! (Insulating Concrete Forms)

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17. Strong Foundation – BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND DESERVE TO LEARN What we Teach Content & Skills Guaranteed & Viable Written Curriculum built from state standards How we Teach Marzano’s Nine Taught Curriculum Instructional Strategies & Interventions Why we Teach Student Learning Assessed Curriculum Formative And Summative

18. Copyright©2007 TESCCC 911 Does your district or campus have a common curriculum language? If so, discuss. If not, is this something you need?

19. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Common Focus

20. Reporting Category Based STAAR tests are designed around chunks of knowledge entitled reporting categories.

21. 3 REPORTING CATEGORIES Reading Grades 3 – 8 & Eng I,II,III Understanding Across Genres Understanding/Analysis of Informational Text Understanding/Analysis of Literary Text

22. 3 REPORTING CATEGORIES Writing – Grades 4,7 & Eng I,II,III Composition Revision Editing

23. Writing Prompt Structure Read or Look … Think … Write … Be sure to…

24. Writing Prompt Example Read the following quotation: A famous businessman once said, “Players win games; teams win championships.” Think carefully about the following statement. Sometimes you can accomplish great things by yourself but better things with other people. Write an essay explaining why it is better to work by yourself or with a group. Be sure to - - Clearly state your controlling idea Organize and develop your argument effectively Choose your words carefully Use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences

25. 5 REPORTING CATEGORIES Math Grades 3-8 Numbers, Operations, & Quantitative Reasoning Patterns, Relationships, & Algebraic Reasoning Geometry & Spatial Reasoning Measurement Probability & Statistics

26. 4 REPORTING CATEGORIES Science Grades 5 & 8 Matter & Energy Force, Motion, & Energy Earth & Space Organisms & Environment

27. 4 REPORTING CATEGORIES Social Studies Grade 8 & US History History Geography & Culture Government & Citizenship Economics, Science, Technology, & Society

28. Readiness Standard Deep 30 percent of the TEKS for each STAAR-tested grade or course are readiness standards. 60-70 percent of STAAR tests are readiness standards! Other STAAR test items come from TEKS identified as supporting standards. Then, process standards are paired with readiness or supporting standards on some questions.

29. 911 Have you talked with teachers about STAAR Reporting Categories and Readiness Standards? Why should students know about STAAR Reporting Categories? Why should elective teachers know about STAAR Reporting Categories?

30. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Common Protocol

31. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Unit Heat Maps Unit Pre-Planners Student Learning Reports Student Goal Targets

32. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Common Expectations

33. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Learning Targets Key Academic Vocabulary

34. Rule for Student Interaction For every 10 minutes of teacher talk, students must interactively process at least 2 minutes for ( 4 ) learning to happen.

35. Copyright©2007 TESCCC Common Goals

41. What does this tell us about teacher instruction & about student learning? Osmond, D Osmond, M Presley, E Springsteen, B Jackson, M 100 70 60 Comma Quiz 50

42. What does this tell us about teacher instruction & about student learning? Osmond, D Osmond, M Presley, E Springsteen, B Jackson, M 100 90 0 NY 40 NY Uses commas in series Uses commas in compound sentences 60 NY 100

43. ELAR Readiness Category: Revising 16 32 50 68

44. 911 How does this type of feedback reward effort and help students learn? Is it something your teachers do? If not, is it something they could try?

45. Common Accountability

46. Targeted Walkthroughs Instructional Rounds Data-Talks

47. Copyright©2007 TESCCC 911? Email Kim Beth Buchanan dg learning@suddenlink.net