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Prepared for the Learning Leadership Collaborative Learning Team of F AUQUIER C OUNTY P UBLIC S CHOOLS by Dan Mulligan, Ed. D., flexiblecreativity.com July 2015 Essential Vocabulary Essential Skills Essential Knowledge LEARNING TARGET Sometimes the Questions are complicated and the answers are simple. ~Dr. Suess Slide 2 Resources to share Slide 3 Mission Statement Fauquier County Public Schools, the core educator of an historic and naturally beautiful community, is committed to ensuring the development of confident, responsible, and broadly educated citizens by cultivating the unique potential and character of each learner for a successful future. Our Mission for the morning: To discover, share, and refine strategies to make classroom visits effective and efficient. Slide 4 page 3 Slide 5 Premise of the Workshop As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, the U.S. education system must equip students with the four Cs: 1. 1.critical thinking and problem solving, 2. 2.communication, 3. 3.collaboration, and 4. 4.creativity and innovation. Slide 6 a. The number of cavities the sixth graders have? b. The number of people in the sixth graders families? c. The ages of the sixth graders mothers? d. The heights of the sixth graders in inches? Slide 7 page 37 Slide 8 pages 35 - 36 Slide 9 Premise of the Workshop As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, the U.S. education system must equip students with the four Cs: 1. 1.critical thinking and problem solving, 2. 2.communication, 3. 3.collaboration, and 4. 4.creativity and innovation. Slide 10 Find a new friend in the room (a mix of levels (elem., middle, high, cent. office)). Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)! Find a new friend in the room (a mix of levels (elem., middle, high, cent. office)). Find 2 comfortable seats and relax. *Please bring your handout and a pen(cil)! Slide 11 Work collaboratively (e.g., construct viable arguments, critique, agree) to identify key words that capture the essential elements of strategies to nurture exemplary learning with fidelity. Enjoy working with your new best friend. strategies to nurture exemplary learning Slide 12 Slide 13 1. Create an Environment for Learning Helping students know what is expected of them, providing students with opportunities for regular feedback on progress, assuring students they are capable of learning content and skills 2. Helping Students Develop Understanding Integrating prior knowledge with new knowledge Procedural knowledge: constructing a model of the steps required of the process and practicing its variations; using the process or skill fluently or without any conscious thought 3. Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge Moving beyond right answer learning to an expanded understanding and use of concepts and skills in real-world contexts. McREL, 2012 Framework for Instructional Planning McREL, 2012 page 4 ResearchFauquier County Create an Environment for Learning Introduction Helping Students Develop Understanding Active Learning Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge Closure Slide 14 A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING A. C REATING AN E NVIRONMENT FOR L EARNING ADDITIONAL SAMPLE RESOURCES Teacher pages 8 & 9 Slide 15 A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth it. A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth it. - Maya Angelou Slide 16 Slide 17 Targeting the Essential Knowledge & Skills pages 8 9 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Commitment If you dont make a total commitment to whatever youre doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. Its tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on. Lou Holtz Slide 21 WHY ACADEMIC VOCABULARY? Briefly share what you know about photosynthesis. Tell a chain story about the process of photosynthesis without using words that begin with: P, L, T Slide 22 Research on Imagery as Elaboration 6 37 percentile pts. higher than students who kept repeating definitions. 4 21 percentile pts. higher than students who were using the terms in a sentence. Students who used imagery to learn vocabulary, on average, performed # of studies Slide 23 50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Principal Organizing Theme: Things someone would say Student TeacherSuperintendent Parent Cafeteria Worker EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDER EDITION Slide 24 50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS Data Driven Organizing Theme: Essential Elements of an Inclusive Math Program Vertical Articulation Staff Development Essential Vocabulary Rigor with Nurturing Formative Assessment Slide 25 50 POINTS50 POINTS50 POINTS 100 POINTS 200 POINTS CIVIC DUTYLAWS GLOBAL ECONOMYPRIVATE PROPERTY CONSUMER RIGHTS PATRIOTISM U.S. History Slide 26 page 6 Slide 27 This is what the process standards sound-like pages 35 - 36 Slide 28 KEY QUESTION: Why are common assessments so important? You can enhance or destroy students desire to succeed in school more quickly and permanently through your use of assessment than with any other tools you have at your disposal. Rick Stiggins, Assessment Trainers Institute WHY do we ASSESS: 1. INFORM INSTRUCTIONAL DECISIONS 2. ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TRY Slide 29 Essential Vocabulary Driving Question Essential Knowledge/Skills Slide 30 pages 18 - 22 Slide 31 Thank you for your commitment to children! "It's your attitude, not just your aptitude that determines your ultimate altitude." -- Zig Ziglar Dan