Curriculum, Curriculum, Instruction, and Instruction, and

AssessmentAssessment

Moore Public Schools2009-2010

Rick Cobb, Director of Curriculum

What Teachers Do…What Teachers Do…

• Teach great lessons.

• Give good tests.• Set deadlines.• Interact with

students.• Feel stupid

sometimes.

What Great Teachers Do…What Great Teachers Do…

• Care about students.

• Have high expectations.

• Give it their best.• Build relationships.• Plan.• Reflect.• Know themselves.

Academic Resource TeamAcademic Resource Team

Jennifer MankinsElementary English / Language

Arts, Reading, and Title I

Joy HayesK-12 Science & Health

7-8 Family & Consumer Science

Rebecca McLaughlinGifted & Fine Arts

Physical Education

Jeni DuttonCareer-Technology

New Teacher Support

Pat Morgan K-12 Mathematics

Business

Shirley StarkeyK-12 Social Studies

Early Childhood

Polly OliverPK-12 Special Education

Ginger HoweSecondary English /

Language Arts & Reading World Languages

““Curriculum Calendars” and Curriculum Calendars” and “Pacing Guides”“Pacing Guides”

• Help all teachers know what to teach & how long it might take, a suggested sequence for content, and an assessment schedule– Created & reviewed yearly by committees of teachers

within each content area

• Allow flexibility based on your students’ learning needs, but designed to help you “stay on track” in getting students prepared for assessments and the next grade level’s expectations

• Find them online or get them from your coordinator or department head.

You can find all of these You can find all of these resources online at…resources online at…

• www.mooreschools.com (sign in)> Departments

• sde.state.ok.usPASSAccountability & Assessment

General Assessments/OCCT

Benchmark AssessmentsBenchmark Assessments

• Quarterly or Nine-Week Tests– Given in core content areas, grade 3 and up– Two week window at the end of each quarter (not 4th)– Site/Department will set exact date of administration

– Benchmarks are designed to let you, your site, and the district know how your students are progressing toward spring state-assessment readiness. They are not a teacher-evaluation tool. The results help you make decisions about instruction and to help others make decisions about student testing arrangements and professional development.

Submit your results to your department head or coordinator—Review results with

team/colleagues/department & plan accordingly

End of the Quarter

Give the assessment to students in your classes—

Review student/class results & plan accordingly

Review district level results—Attend professional

development, request materials, or adjust plans accordingly

Benchmark AssessmentsBenchmark Assessments

Formative AssessmentFormative Assessment

• Fist to Five– How comfortable are

you with curriculum calendars & pacing guides?

– How well prepared are you for our benchmarks testing system?

What questions do you have so far?What questions do you have so far?

Let’s Make a Graphic OrganizerLet’s Make a Graphic Organizer

HOMEPRIMARYGRADES

INTER-MEDIATEGRADES

JUNIORHIGH

HIGHSCHOOL

Organize yourselves into a “flow chart” based on where you will fit a student’s life…

1. You can’t talk.

2. You only two minutes.

Go!Go!

State AssessmentsState Assessments

• OCCT in Grades 3-8– Reading & Math in all grades 3rd – 8th – Science, Social Studies, and Writing in 5th & 8th – Geography in 7th

• EOI in Grades 9-11– Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II– English II, English III– Biology– US History

State AssessmentsState Assessments

• Achieving Classroom Excellence Act (2005)– All students graduating from on Oklahoma Public

School must pass 4 out of 7 End-of-Instruction (EOI) Tests in high school.

– Applies to this year’s 10th grade class and each class thereafter.

• We must prepare students for these high school assessments, even in elementary and junior high, so they can be successful when the time comes to take them.

What Does It Mean to “What Does It Mean to “Remediate?”

• Remediation isn’t…– Teaching the same

thing the same way again

– Repeating the directions

– Extra practice (including “re-doing” work without guidance or help)

• Remediation is…– Changing the way you

explain a concept– Breaking down content

into smaller pieces– Providing

learning/memory strategies along with content knowledge

Why does it matter?Why does it matter?

• Only 40% of adults who dropped out of high school are even employed.

• 75% of America's state prison inmatesprison inmates are high school dropouts.

• The estimated cost to taxpayers of adult illiteracy is $224 billion per year.

• The death ratedeath rate for people with fewer than 12 years of education is 2.5 times 2.5 times higherhigher than people who graduated.

Student risk factors Student risk factors for dropping out of for dropping out of school can be school can be indentified as early as indentified as early as 4th grade4th grade::

Poor attendancePoor attendance Poor behavior Poor behavior marksmarks Failing math or Failing math or reading classesreading classes

Teachers make a difference.Teachers make a difference.

7%13%

80%

Student Teacher School

Of the factors that influence student achievement…

Teachers play a larger part than the school programs/policy do.Teachers play a larger part than the school programs/policy do.

Becoming a Great TeacherBecoming a Great Teacher

• Professional development is an opportunity to help you grow as a teacher…– In-district workshops & training

• Content Area Strategies, Student Engagement, Classroom Management and much more…

– Out-of-district opportunities for extended training or unique experiences to enrich instructional practice.

• College coursework, conferences, presentations, etc.

PD RequirementsPD Requirements

15 points each year until 75 are reached in a 5-year cycle.– Child Abuse Recognition (yearly)– Bloodborne Pathogens (yearly—online)– Specialty Area Requirements include

• Autism (PK-3)

• Safety Procedures (Science, etc)

• Gifted/Talented (AP/Gifted)

• Minimum Criteria (First Year in Moore)

– District-Cycle Requirements (this year)• Classroom Management

• Parent Outreach

• Racial/Ethnic Education

• Special Education

In Closing…In Closing…

• Your curriculum resources include…– Principals & Assistant Principals– Department Chairs/Grade Level leaders– Curriculum Specialists– Online (district & state)

• Next session is in H202/203 for Acceptable Use/Webmail Access.