10/23 2st Grade Facilitators

1st Grade Science and Social Studies teachers met.

We used this protocol to review the draft of future science and social studies units, learning goals and proficiency scales.

Here's the protocol:

Reviewing the DRAFT prior to submission

• 2 minutes - Look over for overall issues, spacing, formatting, page breaks, general issues
• 5 minutes - Review learning goal and proficiency scale for clarity and connection to learning goal
• 5 minutes - Change learning goal and proficiency scale to ensure “kid-friendly” language.
• 2 minutes - Evaluate the High Priority Standards - Would it all fall apart?
• 5 minutes - Add “domain specific vocabulary” for level 2
• 2 minutes - Look for misspellings
• 2 minutes - Where do periods need to be added?

• Any time left:
• Develop learning targets to “connect the dots” for kids
• Add concepts/depth of knowledge items to the level 4 on the scale

4/26 Edgar Road, Central Office, Edgar Road

I started the day at the volunteer breakfast at Edgar Road.

Spent the day at Central Office, we met as a coordinator team and discussed:

• Curriculum template
• Progress made and examples from every area of Essentials and scales
• determined some common beliefs
• I revised the K12 units I completed and the corresponding templates

At 3 I went back over to Edgar Road to:

• Called around to find a space for a 5/7 meeting space
• Prep for K-5 SS facilitator meeting, made agenda, copies, and presentation:

• Sent email about NGSS division for Wednesday
• Sent reminder to SS facilitators
• Sent payment form to Science facilitators
• Made MS SS folders
• Recorded this video about How to sign up for Elementary Science Kits

2/25 Edgar Road, Parkway, Mentor, MS Science, Hudson

Started the day at Edgar Road, organizing, answering emails setting up tasks for the week.

Found these great resources via www.edshelf.com:

• Google Course Builder - An open source codebase that lets you build your own online courses. Require some knowledge of HTML and JavaScript.

• ForAllRubrics - Who doesn't love a good rubric? This online service helps you construct rubrics of any kind, then print and save them.

• Electric Slide - Host your presentations online with a unique URL you can share with anyone. The presentation happens in real-time.

• MathBoard - A versatile and adjustable math app that can fit a wide range of needs and learning styles.

• TeachQuest - Once called Teachbook, this social network is made specifically for teachers. Includes tools for creating and sharing lesson plans.

• Dinosaur Train Classic in the Jurassic - An iPad math game for fans of the PBS show Dinosaur Train and, well, dinosaurs in general.

Went over to Parkway to meet with the Social Studies coordinator, we discussed:

• Articulation:  What to teach when
• What changes are coming with C3 standards
• What is WG doing "right" where can we improve
• Where can we support one another
• What is Parkway using?
• What is Parkway doing?
• How are trade books supported?
• How to move from checkboxes to question marks

Came back to meet with 3rd grade teacher to get samples, issues, areas of success, etc.

Started a blog post on Using learning goals in 3rd grade

Met with Hixson facilitator to work on completing the Weather and Climate resources, clean up and prepare for 7th grade meeting.

Went over to Hudson to meet with Trade book lady to find resources to support non fiction reading in Science/Social Studies.

11/12 Office Hours

Started the morning working with the Art teacher discussing essential learning goals and objectives.  We discussed where we were in the journey, how we can move forward and what the logical next steps would be.  We even looked at science and social studies and how they apply to art and overlap.

Then:

• Went through what felt like 100 emails.
• Wrote a blog post on Reflecting on #EdcampKC http://coachinandout.blogspot.com/2012/11/reflecting-on-edcampkc.html
• Read another GREAT resource on how to use twitter by Wiggins: http://grantwiggins.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/escaping-isolation-twitter-and-transparency/
• Put together and sent meeting requests for Science and Social Studies CORE facilitators
• Browsed IFTTT recipes used by other people https://ifttt.com/recipes
• Finalized details for 8th grade Social Studies full day workshop
• Ordered refreshments
• Copied Scope and Sequence, DOK, GLE, NCSS, Draft article, Board curriculum
• Arranged folders

• Searched for "Our United States" Books
• Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0382326903/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_all?ie=UTF8&colid=&coliid=&me=&qid=&seller=&sr=
• abebooks: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?isbn=0382326903&sts=t
• Finalized Agendas for Science/Social Studies Facilitators

Went through Cindy's folders on "performance events" learned the following:

• Performance assessments are designed to judge student abilities to USE specific knowledge and research skills
• Most performance assessments require the student to manipulate equipment to solve a problem or make an analysis. 
• Rich performance assessments reveal a variety of problem- solving approaches, thus providing insight into a student's level of conceptual and procedural knowledge
• Performance assessment shhhtrategies are composed of three distinct parts: a performance task; a format in which the student responds; and a predetermined scoring system. 
• Performance assessments are typically inappropriate for measuring student knowledge of facts
• Performance assessments use grading strategies that are commonly used in the performing arts, fine arts, and Olympic competitions
• Definition—students demonstrate their knowledge and skills by engaging in a process or constructing a product.
  1.    Purpose for the assessment
  2.    Tasks or prompts that elicit the expected performance
  3.    A response demand that focuses the student’s performance (must be authentic)
  4.    A systematic method for rating the performances (scoring guide)
• Assessing Performance Assessment

Began working on Facilitator Workshop for End of Nov meeting date.

Recorded directions on how to access the CNI Server.

Went home to complete:

• Homework for PBLU.org class
• Watch youtube video blocked here: http://youtu.be/xQnGaSXbEEQ
• Watched this for an assignment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nepilt0RuLQ
• downloaded project management form: http://www.bie.org/tools/freebies/management_log
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• check out meet - meme
• add Science iOS training to Apple calendar
• Clear off iPad to investigate iBooks for Middle School

10/30 Edgar Road and Avery

Started the day at Edgar Road.  We discussed rating learning goals, determining the difference between learning goals and objectives and wrapping ti up with how a learning goal influences student experiences.

Went over to Avery afterwords:

• Met with Ms. Davis Re: Social studies facilitators
• Met with Mr. Barbe about the server and science resources
• Saw Ms. Fitzgerald's class work on American Revolution Projects

• Walked through other rooms just to see what's going on...
• Wrapped up the day playing a numbered pair game with Ms. Londa and Haug.

Great day at Avery!  Fun to be an All-star!

Sorry, had to do it: