10/30 WGHS, 2nd grade Facilitators

Started the morning walking around with Assistant Principal of WGHS.  We observed 6 classes and instruction/learning.

Reviewed Science 2nd grade Curriculum drafts

Met with 2nd grade Facilitators for Social Studies.  We reviewed the draft using this protocol.

Stuck around after school to:
email 1st grade teachers Science drafts
email Kindergarten teachers drafts of Social studies
Set up Steger/Computer dates
Finalized NCSS team meetings and set up google drive folder

10/29 Clark Day

Spent the day at Clark Elementary

Teachers signed up on the document HERE

Started meeting with 3rd grade teachers about LEGO, simple machines and foundation grant.

Found this: http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/simple_machines_ndash_getting_started_package/2290

Started in Kindergarten learning about pumpkins

Then played Math games and did some snack and moving with 2nd grade:

Met with WINGS teacher to discuss kicking off science fair.  Notes included:

Science day at Clark: Kicking off science fair

One group experiment (launching and changing the fulcrum), one do observation (mentos and diet coke)

Have a posterboard together with things already typed out.

Right before winter break, 1st or second week of December, 16th?

Headed over to 4th grade to watch the Southern colonies presentations for the other 4th grade classes.

Met with building principal.

Wrapped up the day in 2nd grade working on the landforms projects.

I then headed home to finish writing 5th grade social studies curriculum.

Wrapped up the day at a parent meeting at Avery discussing the iPad program for reading intervention..

10/28 CCSS Workshop Jefferson City

Met teachers at 7am.

Drove to Jefferson City and Back



View Larger Map

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.