10/28 CCSS Workshop Jefferson City

Met teachers at 7am.

Drove to Jefferson City and Back



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Learned about CCSS and it's role in Social Studies.

Used this resource as developed "Training modules": https://sites.google.com/site/buildingccssbridges/home

Here are tweets from today:

10/25 Coordinator meeting, Immigration Simulation, Bristol MAP

Started the morning at Coordinator meeting discussed:

• Space progress
• Curriculum posting online
• progress and learning goals

Headed over to Clark for the 5th grade Immigration simulation

After headed to Bristol for the 5th Grade MAP discussion:

Agenda for the day was:

30min Science

5 Minute - Brain Break - Wright Family

30min Math

5 Minute - Brain Break - Roll a Brain Break

30min ELA

10min Bio Break

Time Left - Action plans as a result of the data observed

10/24 Bristol MAP

Spent the day a Bristol.  Met with 3rd grade and 4th grade each for a 1/2 day looking at MAP data.

Agenda for the day was:

30min Science

5 Minute - Brain Break - Wright Family

30min Math

5 Minute - Brain Break - Roll a Brain Break

30min ELA

10min Bio Break

Time Left - Action plans as a result of the data observed

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

10/22 Bristol Day, Coordinator meeting, Strategic planning meeting

Spent the day at Bristol Elementary

I saw 4th grade work on Writing - personal narrative and thank you letters.

I saw Kindergarten in their literacy centers.

I saw 4th grade discussing the 13 colonies.

I saw students researching famous investors in 5th grade.

I got a chance to check out the music performance:

Started working on 5th grade Social Studies Learning Goals and Proficiency Scales.

Got a chance to see student presentations on life cycles of various animals, here are some examples:

Checked out 3rd graders investigation of pant life cycles: 

Met with coordinators to plan Hudson Day:

We will do 30 minutes each.
5 minute break in between

Science first 30
Math second 30
ELA third 30
BIO break
Action Plan

Science Breakout:
5 stations
Station specific to content
Station specific to Bristol

1. Overall MAP data and Demographics
2.  Unit 1 data - performance and question types
3. Unit 2 data - performance and question types
4. Unit 3 data - performance and question types
5. Compared to State


Went over to Central Office for the Revenue Committee meeting.

10/21 WGHS

Started the day working on and completing 4th grade social studies Learning goals and proficiency scales.

DONE! on to 5th Grade.....

Updated Kindergarten Science documents with Missouri Grade Level Expectations.

Prepped for 1st grade Facilitator Meeting

Prepped for 2nd Grade Facilitator Meeting

Headed over to Central office to color print Bristol MAP data to prepare for meetings on Thursday and Friday

Finished another version of the Minutes analysis for K-5 teachers:

Emailed 1st set of curriculum DRAFT attachments to Kindergarten teachers for their review.

Followed up with NCSS regarding registration issues of participants.

Headed over to Clark to meet with Gifted teacher regarding Mount Vernon and George Washington.

10/18 Coordinator Meeting, Social Studies Network meeting

Started the day at the curriculum coordinators meeting.  We discussed:
1/2 day kindergarten and the coordinator space

Afterwords headed over to Missouri History Museum for the Social Studies Network meeting.

We discussed:

• Discussed upcoming NCSS conference
• Keynote presentation on 1968
• Went through the 1968 museum.
• Resources for the museum here:
• Website: http://the1968exhibit.org/
• Details from MO History Museum: http://mohistory.org/node/8484

Great conversation about: "How does 1968 affect today?"

Discussed In Loco Parentis

SDS 

"Gym Crow must go!"

Top songs of 1968