10/17 WGHS, Hixson, Ladue Middle

Spent the day with Kindergarten Science and Social Studies facilitators.

Our agenda was:

We reviewed DRAFT learning goals for Science and Social studies and made AMAZING gains.

After school headed over to Hixson to meet with 8th grade Social studies to review colonial assessment.

At 4:30 headed to Ladue Middle School for the MOCHE board meeting.

10/16 Hudson, WGHS, Oasis, Steger

Started the day getting my Flu shot at Hudson

Afterwords went to WGHS to:

• Print resources for Kindergarten facilitator meeting
• Print resources for Oasis session
• Build a Straw rocket

Headed over to CO to:

• Pick up snacks and sodas
• Copy packets and resources
• Cut out fins and paper

Went to Oasis training to facilitate Science conversation:

• We discussed the Scope and sequence for current instruction
• We discussed the future alignment
• We made straw rockets

Headed over to Steger to attend the science meeting.

• Discussed force and motion
• Looked at MAP released items
• Discussed MAP performance from last year

10/15 Edgar Road, WGHS, Steger, Bristol

Started the day at Edgar Road, met with 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teachers and took a look at MAP data for science.

Headed over to WGHS to:

• answer emails
• set up Bristol day
• send directions to k,1,2 facilitators
• finish proficiency scale and learning goals for 3rd grade Social Studies
• prep for 6th Grade SS meeting

Then headed over to Steger for world studies meeting.  There we:

• reviewed global overview assessment
• worked on latin america assessment

Evening headed to Math/Science night at Bristol

10/14 WGHS, WGCO, Avery

Started the day finalizing the Edgar Road MAP report for conversation tomorrow at Edgar Road. District MAP data looked like this.

I was interviewed by the Webster/Kirkwood times regarding the award(s) I won.

I met with Assistant Superintendant to review and draft a timeline of curriculum implementation to present to the vertical teams for approval.

We also emailed DESE assessment director in regards to the NGSS and their role in future assessments.

This sentence:  "Development, administration, scoring, and reporting of 5th and 8th grade summative
science assessments and released items aligned to the 2.0 GLEs."
Worried us.


Afterwords I met with two teachers at Avery.  We discussed the iPad Mini program for their struggling readers and PD/training that may be needed for staff, students and parents.

I went back to the office to finalize the minute analysis on Science and Social studies, see my infographic here:

Then READ this: http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2013/10/maximize-your-potential-99u/

And listened to this: http://readitfor.me/blog/2013/04/creating-your-own-personal-commandments/?offer=start-succeeding&inf_contact_key=4bba93f936732a5b69478f7272773289e0a728e2ef4b94fc29939ad9fecfde22

10/11 New Teacher Training

Staff development day at WGHS with New (and new to us) teachers.

Email sent to them:

K-5 New Teacher Curriculum Training Reminder
Friday, October 11, 2013

8:30-3:30 p.m.
WGHS Library PD Room

Please bring the following:
§  Curriculum questions
§  Your computer and power cord
§  A science or social studies lesson and TWO student work samples—one beginning and one secure sample
§  The next math unit guide for Investigations
§  The Continuum of Literacy Learning book from your Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Kits
§  The Next Step in Guided Reading book by Jan Richardson
§  Any other curricular materials/resource/professional books to use during work time

Dr. McGee will discuss how to use student work to inform practice, in order to be prepared for this work, he would like you to please complete these two tasks:
1.     Watch this youtube video: http://youtu.be/Sji2IsxHjHI  
2.    Complete this google form regarding the Student Work you selected to bring: http://goo.gl/iAfaU

Schedule for the day:

8:30-9:00 community building - Chris has 1-2-3 (15 min of learning goal vs. activity – Susan will bring this)
9:00-9:50 ELA Julie
9:50-10:20 Susan
10:20-11:30 Chris
11:30-12:20 lunch
12:20-?? Chris finishes
??-3:30 choice menu

10/10 WGHS

Started the day on a walk around with an Assistant principal.  We walking through a business class, and two social studies classes.  We discussed what we saw and the elements of Marzano's strategies throughout lessons.

I worked on DRAFT 2 of Social Studies 2nd grade Learning goals and proficiency scales

I started to work on who teachers science/social studies and when for the elementary schools.  This led me to also look at time spent per day, week and year on either science or social studies. I also investigated that there are 36 weeks in a school year.

I started a protocol to review our draft learning goals.

I finalized prep for new teacher workshop on 11/11.  Here's the presentation I used: https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/presentation/d/1k3YPQ6RaLCZObsmRzSSY91nODVI7dsQSOColTMthdCU/edit#slide=id.p

10/9 WGHS

Started the day picking up a microphone from WGHS and brought it over to Edgar Road.

When I arrived back at WGHS I:

• Completed Social Studies learning goals and proficiency scales for Kindergarten
• Completed Social Studies learning goals and proficiency scales for 1st grade
• I fought with the WIFI and the slow speeds.  At one point noted the following:

Now that's SLOW!

I was fed up and went over to Webster University

• I answered 65 emails, seriously, 65 just from 8am to 12pm.
• I finished 1st grade SS.
• I finalized the presentation for BIOL 3600 course