Welcome to Curriculum NightSeptember 24, 2009

Orchard School

Rm 45

Mrs. Forrest

Our Kids

We are in this TOGETHER…….

“It takes a village to raise a child”

Mrs. Forrest

408-944-0388 ex 445

jforrest@orchardsd.org

Family/School Partnership

InterestAttendanceReady with suppliesOrganizationCheck planner, power school, and school website

www.orchardsd.org

Consistent homework area and time

When one support is missing…

Parent

Teacher

Student

Teaching Philosophy

California State Standard based curriculum

Rigor, Relevence, and Respect ( the 3 Rs)

Fair and Consistent

Responsibility

Teaching Philosophy Con’t

Addressing all types of learnersAuditory-verbalize

Visual-written/pictures

Kinesthetic-model,movement

Teaching Philosophy Con’t

Learning through:Positive interdependence-collaboration

Pair/shareHeads togetherGallery walksStray (one person leads)

Individual accountabilityEqual participation

Class cards, team leaders, class jobs

Teacher modelingDirect instruction

Remember…

Education is a Journey…

NOT A RACE

Positive Behavior Expectations

Be RespectfulDuring instruction stay focused

Remain quiet while others are sharing

No put-downs, negative statements to others

Be ResponsibleBe on time and prepared for class

Stay on task and be here mentally

Stay seated, raise your hand

Decide, commint,succeed

Consequences

Warning

Call home

Citations

Referrals

Community service to the school

Positive Consequences

Free time

Extra points

Blue tickets= treats

Marbles filled-movie day

Parent Volunteers

Field trip chaperones

School day activities

Donation of classroom suppliesCopy paper, binder paper, markers, highlighters, kleenex, baby wipes, white board markers, vis a vis pens

8th grade danceDecorations, chaperones

88thth grade Social Studies grade Social Studies United States History United States History

• Topics covered this year– Colonial and Revolutionary Periods– The Constitution (big project with this topic)– The American Political System– The Ideals of the New Nation– Foreign Policy in the Early 1800s– The Northeast– The West– Struggles over Slavery (Roots mini-series, project)– The Civil War (big project with this topic)– The Reconstruction Era– The Industrial Revolution

Social Studies GradingSocial Studies Grading

• Interactive Student Notebook/notes, worksheets- 50% of grade

• Projects- 20 % of grade

• Participation/behavior-10 % of grade

• Tests/quizzes- 20 % of grade

• Late work is not accepted

Advancement Via Individual DeterminationAdvancement Via Individual Determination(AVID)(AVID)

The Mission of AVIDThe Mission of AVIDThe mission of AVID is to ensure The mission of AVID is to ensure

that ALLthat ALLstudents, and most especially students, and most especially

the least servedthe least servedstudents who are in the middle:students who are in the middle:

• • will succeed in rigorous will succeed in rigorous curriculum,curriculum,• • will complete a rigorous will complete a rigorous college preparatory path,college preparatory path,• • will enter mainstream will enter mainstream activities of the school,activities of the school,

AVID Mission con’tAVID Mission con’t• • will increase their enrollment in four-will increase their enrollment in four-year colleges,year colleges,

and will become educated and and will become educated and responsible participantsresponsible participants

and leaders in a democratic society.and leaders in a democratic society. AVID’s systemic approach isAVID’s systemic approach is

designed to support students anddesigned to support students andeducators as they increaseeducators as they increase

schoolwide/districtwide learning andschoolwide/districtwide learning andperformance.performance.

A Week in AVIDA Week in AVIDMONDAY and WEDNESDAYMONDAY and WEDNESDAY

AVID CurriculumAVID Curriculum– AVID Curriculum includes:AVID Curriculum includes:

• • Strategies for SuccessStrategies for Success• • College and CareersCollege and Careers• • Writing CurriculumWriting Curriculum• • Oral language/public speakingOral language/public speaking• • Note-taking practice (Cornell Note-taking practice (Cornell

Notes)Notes)• • Test preparationTest preparation• • ResearchResearch• • WICR activitiesWICR activities

WICRWICR

WritingWriting• • Learning Logs/JournalsLearning Logs/Journals• • Cornell NotesCornell Notes• • Pre writePre write• • DraftDraft• • RespondRespond• • ReviseRevise• • EditEdit• • Final DraftFinal Draft

CollaborationCollaboration• • Group ProjectsGroup Projects• • Study GroupsStudy Groups• • Jigsaw ActivitiesJigsaw Activities• • Read- AroundRead- Around• • Response/Edit/Revision GroupsResponse/Edit/Revision Groups• • Collaborative ActivitiesCollaborative Activities

WICR con’tWICR con’tInquiryInquiry

• • Skilled QuestioningSkilled Questioning• • Socratic SeminarsSocratic Seminars• • Quick-write/DiscussionQuick-write/Discussion• • Critical Thinking ActivitiesCritical Thinking Activities• • Writing QuestionsWriting Questions• • Open-Mindedness ActivitiesOpen-Mindedness Activities

ReadingReading• • SQ5R (Survey/Question/Read,SQ5R (Survey/Question/Read,Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)Record, Recite, Review, Reflect)• • KWL( What I Know/Want toKWL( What I Know/Want toLearn/Learned)Learn/Learned)• • Reciprocal TeachingReciprocal Teaching• “• “Think-aloud”Think-aloud”

A Week in AVID con’tA Week in AVID con’t

TUESDAY AND THURSDAYTUESDAY AND THURSDAYTutorialsTutorials– Tutorials include:Tutorials include:

• • Collaborative study groupsCollaborative study groups• • Problem solvingProblem solving• • Note-taking (Cornell Notes)Note-taking (Cornell Notes)• • Higher-level thinking questionsHigher-level thinking questions• • WICR strategiesWICR strategies• • Reflection and evaluationReflection and evaluation

A Week in AVID con’tA Week in AVID con’t

FRIDAYFRIDAY

Binder EvaluationBinder Evaluation

Field TripsField Trips

Media CenterMedia Center

SpeakersSpeakers

Motivational ActivitiesMotivational Activities

Grading for AVIDGrading for AVID

AVID Curriculum- 30%AVID Curriculum- 30%

Binder/Organization-20%Binder/Organization-20%

Projects-20%Projects-20%

Tutorials-20%Tutorials-20%

Participation/Behavior-10%Participation/Behavior-10%

Late work is not acceptedLate work is not accepted

88thth grade Language Arts grade Language Arts

ReadingReading WritingWriting Language ConventionsLanguage Conventions Listening/Speaking SkillsListening/Speaking Skills

ReadingReading

Textbook: Language of Textbook: Language of Literature/Interactive ReaderLiterature/Interactive Reader

NovelsNovels ArticlesArticles Accelerated Reading ProgramAccelerated Reading Program Reading LogsReading Logs LibraryLibrary

Writing/Language ConventionsWriting/Language Conventions Textbook: Language NetworkTextbook: Language Network Reading Log JournalReading Log Journal The Write ToolsThe Write Tools

6 traits plus 16 traits plus 1• IdeasIdeas• OrganizationOrganization• VoiceVoice• Word choiceWord choice• Sentence fluencySentence fluency• ConventionsConventions• Presentation of workPresentation of work

EssaysEssays

Listening and Speaking SkillsListening and Speaking Skills

Go slow to go farGo slow to go far Reporting outReporting out GroupsGroups PairsPairs IndividualIndividual Short to longShort to long

GuidedGuided Scary ……yes……but practice makes Scary ……yes……but practice makes

perfectperfect

Language ArtsLanguage ArtsGradingGrading

Class work – 20%Class work – 20% Projects – 20%Projects – 20% Reading Log/Reading Journal/Reading Log/Reading Journal/ Accelerated Reading – 20%Accelerated Reading – 20% Test/Quizzes – 20 %Test/Quizzes – 20 % Homework – 10 %Homework – 10 % Participation/Behavior- 10 %Participation/Behavior- 10 % Late work is not acceptedLate work is not accepted