Everyday Math Update March 24

Our Math Reps Elsa Brettingen (K), Misty Ohman (1), and Maija Stubbendick met with Everyday Math Representatives and will share their learning.









Frontload

Everyday Math Resources for Teachers

Meeting Individual Needs in Everyday Math

Online Differentiation Tools.

Updated Resources to go with our Edition of EDM.

On the comments please list questions you may have for our math reps.


Investigate
Staff Meeting March 24th  EDM Presentation

Coalesce
PLC March 29- explore tools together

Go Public
Use new learning

Wisconsin Forward Exam- March 15-19

An online assessment for Wisconsin students, developed with Wisconsin educators.

Moving Forward

Beginning in spring 2016, Wisconsin students will take the Forward Exam. The new custom assessment will be administered in English language arts and mathematics in grades 3 through 8, in science in grades 4 and 8, and in social studies in 4, 8.

We will meet Thursday for all teachers in grades 3-5 and anyone involved in the Spring Assessments.   Prior to our meeting, please review the links below and post any questions you have so we can address them.

Immerse

Test Times
HP Schedule- March 28-May 20
Proctor Guidelines

Writing Rubric
DOK
Item types

Accommodations
Family Brochure

Teacher To do...


Investigate & Coaleace
HP Proctor PPT

























Go Public
Before the Assessment
Student Tutorials (25- 30 min.)

Practice test for students- Firefox, Chrome Browsers (30 min.)
Test Preparation PPT  (10 min.)

Optional: 
Practice test item format as a class (15-30 min.)
Encourage students to do their best and have grit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpfYCZa87g
This is a great video on neuroplasticity - how brains are able to change and how to make new patterns (growth mindset and grit) 
https://www.youtube.com/user/SentisDigital
This is a youtube channel that has many great brain videos!
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/grit-help-students-overcome-inner-obstacles-vicki-zakrzewski
One more website with videos on grit!

During the Assessment
Quick Guide
Log in at https://wi.drcedirect.com/default.aspx
Monitor students and provide breaks and encouragement as needed.
Encourage students to have Grit

After the Assessment
Celebrate effort.
Use results to personalize instruction.
Shred materials

Technology and Standard 5- Feb. 29- March 5

Understanding Standard 5 and Technology 

with Nancy Dressel

Bring a device!
March 3, 2015
8:00
Link

Standard 5 ~ Learning Environment

The teacher uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, safe, positive, student-centered environment that is conducive to student engagement and learning.

  

Criteria	Distinguished	Effective	Developing/Needs Improvement	Unacceptable
	In addition to meeting the effective standard, the teacher creates a dynamic environment where learning is maximized, disruptions are minimized, and students are regularly self-directed in their learning.	The teacher uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, safe, positive, student-centered environment that is conducive to student engagement and learning.	The teacher is inconsistent in providing a well-managed, safe, student-centered, academic environment that is conducive to learning.	The teacher inadequately addresses student behavior, displays a detrimental attitude with students, ignores safety standards, or does not otherwise provide an environment conducive to learning.

• How do I design classroom layout to foster collaboration, mutual respect, communication, engagement?

• How do I foster intellectual risk-taking of students?
• How do I design student participation as an active role in intellectual work?
• How do I value opinions, beliefs, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds of individual students and groups of students and perspective differences?

Student Involved Conferences

On Feb. 17 we will have a district forum in the media center.

You will have...

• your PLC on Feb. 16
• the staff meeting time on Feb. 18
• the staff meeting time on Feb. 25 

to prepare for conferences.

Essential Question:  

How can I infuse student choice and voice in conferences?

Conferences are an important time to connect with families.  We are fortunate at Hudson Prairie with the supportive and involved families we have.   As I spend time conferencing you I am impressed how well you know your students, have data to share, and how we are our student's  biggest advocate, cheerleader, and coach. 

Here are some tips:

1. Send a questionnaire home to get a focus for parent concerns.
2. Getting students involved is important so they are owning their learning.  See information on student led conferences below.  
3. Take the "sandwich" approach. I start with something positive, continue with the things that the child needs to work on, and I finish with something positive.
4. Plan the essential things you want to share.  Strengths and an area to work on.  Essential data and work samples.  
5. Listen to parents concerns and have a 2 way conversation.
6. Don't talk down to parents. Be honest and truthful. Try to speak in the positive. Offer positive ways to help a struggling child
7. Don't diagnose students.  Describe areas of difficulties and accommodations you are doing to support them.
8. Speak about your student the way you want someone to talk about your child
9. Get support from Susie or Aria as needed!  Sign up sheets are outside my office.

Resources for Conferences.

Good Fit Reading Chart

Reading Continuum

Why read Presentation for Families

How can I infuse student choice and voice in conferencing?  Student Led Conferencing

What is it?

Student’s moment to share his or her reflections on achievements and challenges.

ASCD Article        Step by step blog

What are the benefits?

• Parent attendance is high
• Students take responsibility for own learning
• Promotes reflection
• Students communicate what they are learning
• Goal setting-  You may use MAP Goal setting and think of specific actions to help.

What are the disadvantages?

• What do you do with un-involved families?
• Need straight talk with teacher

What are the different jobs?

• Student is the leader
• Teacher is the facilitator
• Family is an active participant

What do I do?

Before

• Send parents a questionnaire to gather input.
•  Gather artifacts in a portfolio and reflect on what they are proud of and possible areas to grow.  
• Reflect weekly on artifacts.
• Choose your top 3-4 pieces of work.
• Practice as a class and with older students or other staff members on how to lead the conference.
• Plan 2 specific talking points for parents. Think of a praise and an area for growth.

During

• Support and coach
• Involve parents in the conference.

After

• Celebrate student ownership.
• Reflect on areas for improvement.

Take a look at an example of a student led conference:

What different formats?

• 1 on 1 student led conferences
• Stations where you are at one and you have 3 families at a time rotating with a timer.

1.  Math games
2.  Reading/ Writing goals
3. Portfolio sharing with teacher.

Resources
Sample Script for intermediate
Sample Script for primary

How could it evolve?
I would start small in the Fall with a short reflection.
In February, students can lead it more.

Please share comments and resources to support your colleagues with conferences.  

I Love To Read Month- Igniting a Passion for Reading- Reflective questions for staff meeting

February is I Love to Read Month!

Our Tier One Guarantee is..

Students are reading independently in text they can and want to read daily.

Reflective questions: (Click here to add)

1. Are all of your students independently reading or are some fake reading?
Article from Heidi Aschebbrenner

2. How can we help students who are fake reading become engaged in reading?  

• Partner read
• Big Universe
• Listen to books
• Goal Setting for Teachers HP Goal Setting for Students

3. How do we balance students reading a just right book and a book they WANT to read?

If the book is too difficult, it will lead to frustration; too little of a challenge will lead to boredom (Routman, 2003). 

Many students who choose hard books give up on the book out of frustration. Research shows that learning best occurs with many lessons presenting no more than 10% new material and providing many opportunities for practice (Fountas & Pinnell, 1996).

Students benefit from daily opportunities to read books they choose for themselves for their own purposes and pleasures (Calkins, 2001).

Don't Crush Reading Motivation

Good Fit Reading Chart

Reading Continuum

4.  How can we support our at home reading expectation?
Why read Presentation for Families
Catch You Reading

5.  How can we ignite a passion for reading for all of our students?
Becoming a classroom of readers
Book Shopping
Book Trailers

Please comment to one question above to support our  colleagues in helping all 440 students love reading.

This is a part of our SMART Goal Action Plan:

Increase Motivation and Engagement in Reading-

• All kids- charms, author visit
• Book Clubs
• Students struggling- Involve
• Home tips- Jim Trelease
• Read to partner can increase engagement for fake readers and add accountability.
• Community connection to read during lunch

• Monthly ideas to try for teachers:  

Sept.- Kids news- teachers talk about hot reads

Oct. - Read to partner or read with Book buddies

Nov. -Catch you reading day-then kids come down at 3 for ice cream/30 min dodgeball

Dec.- Hot read bulletin board for all students to write on-.

Jan.-pro athletes/celebrities  book talks from youtube

Feb.-Student hot read, Catch You Reading, Dress Up like a book character

March- book talk teasers

• ice cream for books-April/May

This team is led by Heidi Aschenbrenner, Jessica Swavely, and Amy Gallick

Midyear SLO Meetings- Feb. 4 Late Start and Feb. 9

SLO Midyear Meetings- Feb. 4 Late Start & Feb. 9

1.  Update Data Sample data sheet

2.  Reflect on SLO           SLO Reflection

3. Complete  in My Learning Plan and Save and Notify by Feb. 2

   

4.  Sign up  here for an individual conference.  

This is mandatory for all teachers on cycle in year 3.

If you are not on cycle, 

1. you may submit electronically only
2. you may sign up to meet as a team
3.  you can meet as an individual 

Other resources

WI DPI

Understanding Standard 5 and SLO Midyear

Understanding Standard 5 /SLO Midyear Reflection- January 18, 2016

Bring a device!

Teaching Standards
8-8:15- Treats and Catching up with Colleagues

8:15- 10:15- Unpacking Teaching Standard 5 &  SLO Reflection
10:30-4 Work Individually or as a team to ...
                 1.  Complete SLO/  Sample SLO
                 2.  Use data to plan for student needs

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Immerse

Standard 5 ~ Learning Environment

The teacher uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, safe, positive, student-centered environment that is conducive to student engagement and learning.

  

Criteria	Distinguished	Effective	Developing/Needs Improvement	Unacceptable
	In addition to meeting the effective standard, the teacher creates a dynamic environment where learning is maximized, disruptions are minimized, and students are regularly self-directed in their learning.	The teacher uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, safe, positive, student-centered environment that is conducive to student engagement and learning.	The teacher is inconsistent in providing a well-managed, safe, student-centered, academic environment that is conducive to learning.	The teacher inadequately addresses student behavior, displays a detrimental attitude with students, ignores safety standards, or does not otherwise provide an environment conducive to learning.

• How do I design classroom layout to foster collaboration, mutual respect, communication, engagement?

• How do I foster intellectual risk-taking of students?
• How do I design student participation as an active role in intellectual work?
• How do I value opinions, beliefs, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds of individual students and groups of students and perspective differences?

Watch videos for examples of learning environment

Culture and Climate

Classroom Culture Video Elementary 2 minutes

Jim Knight Coaching 3rd Grade Classroom- Caring and Control Create a Safe, Positive Classroom 14 minutes

Engagement Strategies

Teach from the Walls Engagement 2 minutes

Encouraging Student Debate 3 minutes

The Stand Up Game 2 minutes

Conver stations 3 minutes

  

Investigate/ Coalesce
Presentation

Go Public
SLO Reflection

Feb. 4 & 9- Midyear SLO Review

If you are in year 3 on cycle, 

1. Sign up  here for an individual conference 

If you are not on cycle, 

1. you may submit electronically only
2. you may sign up to meet as a team
3.  you can meet as an individual