Copyright©2007 TESCCC ALL STAAR FIRST RESPONDERS presented by Kim Beth Buchanan dg [email protected]

Copyright©2007 TESCCC

ALL STAARALL STAARFIRST RESPONDERSFIRST RESPONDERS

presented by Kim Beth Buchanan

[email protected]


dg learning


Whair are you?


ALFALFA almost there

HOSS keeping the lid on

FONZIEcool & confident

MARY ANNbi-polar

COUSIN IT

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CPR911

Press Conferenc

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Siren

Jaws of Life

Heroes


How are campus instructional leaders like these

First Responders?

EMTFIREFIGHTERS

POLICECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER


FLUENCYFLUENCYAccuracy and Speed


Why is it important for campus leaders to be fluent in curriculum issues and topics?

How do administrators and teacher leaders develop academic fluency?


Common LanguageCommon Language

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS OF A

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

EXACTLY what do students need to learn?

How do we know if they’ve learned it?

What do we do when they don’t learn it?What do we do when they do learn it?

WHATwe

Teach

Standards-Based

prioritized by Readiness

Standards for STAAR

courses/grades

HOW we

Teach

Instruction

Intervention

WHY we

Teach

StudentLearning

Formative Assessment

Summative Assessment

Feedback

Professional Learning Communities/ Collaborative Content Teams


ICF ConstructionICF Construction

Rate your understanding0 1 2 3 4

What? Got It!

(Insulating Concrete Forms)




Strong Foundation – BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN CAN LEARN

AND DESERVE TO LEARN

What we

Teach

Content & Skills

Guaranteed & Viable

WrittenCurriculum

built from state standards

How we

Teach

Marzano’s Nine

Taught Curriculum

InstructionalStrategies

& Interventions

Why we

Teach

StudentLearning

AssessedCurriculum

FormativeAnd

Summative


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Does your district or campus have a common curriculum language?

If so, discuss. If not, is this something you need?


Common Focus

Reporting Category Reporting Category

BasedBasedSTAAR tests are designed around chunks of knowledge entitled reporting categories.

3 REPORTING CATEGORIES3 REPORTING CATEGORIES

Reading Grades 3 – 8 & Eng Reading Grades 3 – 8 & Eng

I,II,III I,II,III • Understanding Across Genres• Understanding/Analysis of Informational

Text• Understanding/Analysis of Literary Text


Writing – Grades 4,7 & Eng Writing – Grades 4,7 & Eng

I,II,IIII,II,III• Composition• Revision• Editing

Writing Prompt StructureWriting Prompt Structure

Read or Look …Think … Write …Be sure to…

Writing Prompt ExampleWriting Prompt ExampleRead the following quotation:

A famous businessman once said, “Players win games; teams win championships.”

Think carefully about the following statement.Sometimes you can accomplish great things by

yourself but better things with other people.

Write an essay explaining why it is better to work by yourself or with a group.

Be sure to - - Clearly state your controlling ideaOrganize and develop your argument effectivelyChoose your words carefullyUse correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and sentences


Math Grades 3-8Math Grades 3-8

• Numbers, Operations, & Quantitative Reasoning

• Patterns, Relationships, & Algebraic Reasoning

• Geometry & Spatial Reasoning• Measurement • Probability & Statistics


Science Grades 5 & 8Science Grades 5 & 8• Matter & Energy• Force, Motion, & Energy• Earth & Space• Organisms & Environment


Social Studies Grade 8 & US Social Studies Grade 8 & US

HistoryHistory• History• Geography & Culture• Government & Citizenship• Economics, Science, Technology, & Society

Readiness Standard Readiness Standard

Deep Deep

30 percent of the TEKS for each STAAR-tested grade or course are readiness standards.

60-70 percent of STAAR tests are readiness standards!

Other STAAR test items come from TEKS identified as supporting standards.

Then, process standards are paired with readiness or supporting standards on some

questions.

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Have you talked with teachers about STAAR Reporting Categories and Readiness Standards?

Why should students know about STAAR Reporting Categories?

Why should elective teachers know about STAAR Reporting Categories?


Common Protocol


Unit Heat MapsUnit Pre-Planners

Student Learning Reports

Student Goal Targets


Common Expectations


Learning Targets

Key Academic Vocabulary

Rule Rule for Student for Student InteractionInteraction

For every 10 minutes of teacher talk, students must interactively process

at least 2 minutes for (4) learning to happen.


Common Goals

What does this tell us about teacher instruction& about student learning?

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Osmond, M

Presley, E

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What does this tell us about teacher instruction & about student learning?

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Osmond, M

Presley, E

Springsteen, BJackson, M

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100

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90

90

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Uses com

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Uses com

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ELAR Readiness Category: Revising

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How does this type of feedback reward effort and help students learn?

Is it something your teachers do?If not, is it something they could try?

Common Common AccountabilityAccountability

Targeted Walkthroughs Instructional Rounds

Data-Talks


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