Sherwood Middle

Instructional Plan

Mr. Corey Kelly, Principal Mrs. Barbara Asemota, Assistant Principal

Mr. Vernon Foster, Assistant PrincipalMrs. Gina Nicholson, Assistant Principal

SMS Instructional Planning Team: Ms. Latisha Harp,Ms. Lisa Moore, Ms. Nia Neely,

Mrs. Patrece Morrow, & Mrs. Veronica White

Instructional Plan Overview• Destination 2025

• Parent Communication

• Lesson Planning

• Lesson Design

• “CLIP” (Comprehensive Literacy Improvement Program)

• Quality Work Displays

• Common Assessments

• Instructional Strategies

• Teacher Expectations

• Board Protocol

• “The Archer Way” Procedures

• Common Subject Area Planning Guidelines

• Data Notebook

• ME (Mastery & Enrichment) Literacy Period

• Homeroom Literacy & Numeracy

Destination 2025In 2014, the Shelby County Schools Board of Education adopted a set of ambitious, yet attainable goals for school and student performance. The District is committed to these goals, as further described in our strategic plan, Destination 2025. By 2025, • 80% of our students will graduate from high school, college or career ready • 90% of students will graduate on time • 100% of our students who graduate college or career ready will enroll in a post-

secondary opportunity.

In order to achieve these ambitious goals, we must collectively work to provide our students with high-quality, College and Career Ready (CCR) standards-aligned instruction.Teachers must:• Utilize standards-based curriculum, performance-based learning and assessments, and

high quality instruction are at the heart of Instructional Planning. Teachers must:• Understand TNCore CCR Standards, and District Curriculum Instructional Maps• Understand how students will be assessed (TNReady) & create assessments that

measures mastery while establishing Intervention and Enrichment• Be Driven by the Data of their students

Parent CommunicationWelcome Letter

Develop a team welcome letter addressing the following:

team member names, school rules, procedures, grading policies,

Wednesday Folders (sent bi-weekly), and reference the

online student handbook (www.scsk12.org).

Grading Policy & Scale All collected assignments will be graded and returned to students

within 3 days and grades entered into PowerTeacher by

the following Monday.

Grading Scale

A = 100% - 93%

B = 92% - 85%

C = 84% - 75%

D = 74% - 70%

F = 69% or less

Assignment Weights

50% = Classwork/EOCA

25% = Common Assessments and/or Projects

15% = Class Participation & Co-Op Learning (ADN)

10% = Homework/Fieldwork

ASSIGNMENT WEIGHTS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE

Parent CommunicationWednesday Folders

Teachers will communicate bi-weekly with parents via the

Wednesday Folders. Folders should be sent every 2 weeks and

returned to the homeroom teacher on the following Thursday.

Student PlannersAll Sherwood Middle students will receive a planner that should be

utilized consistently in each class to help reinforce organization and

consistency in one central location. Students may record homework,

projects, and other assignments here. Planners may also be utilized to

communicate with parents as well.

Lesson Planning

Lesson plans and weekly assignments sheets are typed and

submitted to administration on Sunday by 6 p.m. before

the week of the plan. Plans should be clear, concise and

complete. Lesson plans should be readily available for a

substitute or the principal. A copy of your weekly lesson

plans should be posted in the classroom for the current

week. Weekly feedback on lesson plans will be providedto teachers.

Administrator Grade Level

Mr. Kelly - mrclkelly@gmail.com Exploratory

Mrs. Asemota - asemotabl@scsk12.org 8th grade

Mrs. Nicholson - nicholsong@scsk12.org 6th grade

Mr. Foster – fostervl@scsk12.org 7th grade

Mrs. White – whitevp@scsk12.org New Teachers

Backward Planning

CLIP

The Comprehensive Literacy Improvement

Plan

Lesson Plan: Old vs New

• 2014-2015– CCR Standards/SPIs– Objective– Resources– Hook– Discovery– Demo– Check for Understanding– Guided Practice– Independent Practice– Instructional Strategies– Student Activities– Differentiation– Intervention– Enrichment– Assessments– Closure– Vocabulary– Project(s)

• 2015 – 2016– CCR Standards/SPI (science only)– Objective– Resources– Hook– Discovery– Demo– Check for Understanding– Guided Practice– Independent Practice– Instructional Strategies– Student Activities– Differentiation– Intervention– Enrichment– Literacy Infusion– Deep of Knowledge– Assessments– Closure– Vocabulary– Project(s)

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Design

Teaching Focus

State Standards – Can be found on Edugoodies. or tn.gov. You must write

the verbiage and the number. (Science will include the SPI/GLE).

Student Performance Indicators - All teachers are expected to teach from SCS/iZONE Schools Nine Week Instructional Plans and Pacing Guides. Standards are required to be written and displayed when they are being taught in all content areas.

Objectives - The objective for the day should be written or displayed just like the standards. The objective should change daily and it is not the same thing as the SPI. Required activities listed in LA, Science and Social Studies pacing guides must be incorporated into your weekly objectives.

Archer’s Do Now - should take place during first five minutes of class and involve students in a written activity, focusing specifically on SPI’s. Please use TCAP objectives as your Archer Do Now activities. They can be switched around to address topics covered the previous week.

Lesson DesignTeaching Focus (continued)

Motivation – During motivation, the teacher peaks students interest by relating new knowledge to prior learning, experiences or current interests. All students actively participate in this portion of the lesson.

State Mandated Test Preparation – Prepare students daily for the upcoming TN Ready/TCAP test. Make

note of which SPI’s should be introduced, assessed, or mastered during each nine week period. This should be

monitored on the nine-week SPI/GLE Mastery charts and should be updated weekly with Common Weekly

Assessment Results.

Student Activities - Students should be engaged in thought-provoking, challenging work. Students should

be actively engaged at all times and a variety of strategies should be utilized each day.

Assessment Activities -A variety of assessment activities should be utilized in the classroom on a regular

basis. Do Now, classroom participation, homework, class work, test and quizzes, and projects should be used

to determine a student’s grades. Please see the next section on grading procedures for more details.

Closure/EOCA (End of Class Assessment) - Closure is a time for the students to reflect on and restate

what they have learned during instruction. All students should participate in closure activities.

Weekly Word Wall/ Vocabulary/Content Reading – Each discipline will develop content vocabulary

and vocabulary list for students. In class discussions and assignments, the students must use the vocabulary

with proficiency. Each classroom should display a WORD WALL listing the vocabulary words used during the

current week’s course of study. The word wall should change weekly. Vocabulary should be assessed each

week and a vocabulary list should be included in each week’s lesson plan. The TN Academic Vocabulary

should also be posted close to the word wall in your classroom.

Quality Work Displays

As the students complete high quality work, display it.

This encourages students to do their best. Each

display should be posted with a Quality Work Rubric.

Student work displays should be changed MONTHLY in

the classroom and per 9 Weeks in the hallway outside

of your classroom.

Quality Work Displays

Quality Work Guidelines

Standards Based

Current

Grade Appropriate

Clearly Defined Purpose (what is to be learned)

Performance Tasks (what are the students asked to do)

Rubrics (criteria for displaying)

Technology Use

Standards/Specific Expectations

Higher Order Thinking Skills (Did the task require skills in

application, analysis, evaluation, or synthesis levels on

Bloom’s)

Free of Grammatical Errors

Common AssessmentsLanguage Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies

teachers will administer a common bi-weekly/monthly

assessment (CA) test to assess student mastery of

content. Tests will be created by the each subject

area during Common Subject Area Planning (CSAP)

and will be based on the SPI’s/GLE’s listed on the 9-

week pacing guide. These tests should serve as the

student’s bi-weekly/monthly test. Teachers will be

responsible for reporting performance of CA’s to

administration.

Instructional Strategies

UNRAAVELING*

The 3 Read Close Reading*

Self-Regulated Strategy Development*

ACES*

POW TIDE*

The Frayer Model*

Teacher-Directed Strategies

Student Directed Strategies

Lecture

Inquiry

Discussion

Discovery

Question/Answer

Higher Level Questioning

Modeling

Concept Attainment

Demonstrations

Reciprocal Teaching

Videos

Learning Centers

Field Trips Technology

Technology Presentations

Experimentation

Drama

Quiz Shows

Dramatic Interpretation

Costumes

Audio-Visuals

Manipulatives

Simulations

Oral Readings

Word Games/Puzzles (Highlighted Text denotes School Wide Strategy)

Successful teachers learn how to go beyond the textbook and distill the core elements orobjectives of the lesson. The master teacher knows that the text does not teach the class – theteacher does. Teachers have developed a variety of techniques to engage the students’ interests.

These techniques tend to drive home information and get students excited about school. Here aresome examples:

Instructional StrategiesTo reinforce school culture and consistency, all students should

use the same headings for each class period. Heading will

appear on the RIGHT Upper Corner.

Sally JohnsonAugust 7, 2015

2nd PeriodAssignment

Teacher ExpectationsExpectation How does it look?

Communication to

Parents

Required to contact at least FIVE (5) parents a week and submit logs quarterly (Mrs. White). Encourage parents to visit and take an active role in the classroom. Attend PTO/Family night activities – at least 2 a semester.

General Faculty Meeting required participation in General Faculty Meetings monthly/bi-monthly to enhance school climate,

increase teacher effectiveness, and student growth/achievement

CSAP required collaboration during CSAP meetings where teachers will focus on lesson planning, instructional

delivery methods, and data sharing (submit minutes to Mr. Kelly)

Content Area Meeting required collaboration based on student/teacher need to be focused on curriculum planning, best

practices, data analysis, and creating common assessments (submit minutes to Mrs. White)

Grade Level Meeting required collaboration based on student/teacher need where teachers will share

instructional/behavioral best practices (submit minutes to Mrs. White)

Common Assessments Assessments will be created from SPI’s and delivered through a TCAP format. Questions can come from

Examview, Discovery, TCAP prep books, any other TCAP format source. (submitted to Mrs. Asemota)

Archer’s Do Now Teachers will create TCAP formatted questions, utilizing higher order thinking skills to assess previous

learning. Students will complete the Archer’s Do Now at the beginning of the class period.

End of Class Assessment Teachers will create TCAP formatted questions, utilizing higher order thinking skills to assess previous

learning. Students will complete the EOCA at the end of the class period.

Curriculum Guide Teachers will use the curriculum guide in the weekly CASP meetings to plan effective, data driven

instruction. The curriculum guides are available on www.scsk12.org.

Pull Outs Groups will be determined by principals and teachers based on current assessment data.

Targeted Tutoring Students will be selected for targeted tutoring based on data from assessments. Principals and teachers

will identify possible students.

Test Taking Strategies Mrs. White, Ms. Harp Mrs. Boyd and selected teachers will visit classrooms

to deliver test taking strategies.

Vocabulary Instruction Teachers will create vocabulary lists from both content instruction and state created vocabulary lists

School Wide Literacy Teachers will choose subject-specific informational texts for students to analyze and examine by

reading and writing that requires the student to use the text as the basis for evidence and support.

Peer ObservationsThe intention of teacher-to-teacher observation is that it be a tool for professional developmentand in turn for student learning. All teachers will complete ONE Peer Observation per 9 Weeksgrading period using the template provided.

Board Protocol

Teacher Information: The teacher’s information should be posted inthe most visible place in the room, preferably on (or near) the

whiteboard. The teacher should have his/her name, grade/subject,

planning period, tutoring schedule, email address, and school numberposted.

Board Protocol

White Board Protocol

should include:

Day & Date

Standards

SPI(s)/GLE(s)- Science

Objectives (“I Will/Can”

Statements)

Agenda /Classwork

Assessment & Reflection

Homework/Enrichment

This information should be updated DAILY.

Board Protocol Teachers should maintain a

data board on (or near) the

whiteboard that displays

the Archer Do Now (ADN)

and the End of Class

Assessment (EOCA) data for

each class period for that

respective week. The

SPI/GLE addressed during

that instructional period

should be posted as well.

The “Archer Way” Procedures

Classroom Entry

• Straddle the threshold of your

classroom and. Place one foot in the

hallway.

• Give no more than 2 “What to Do”

Directions in the hallway.

• Greet each student with a firm

handshake or gentle pat on shoulder

or back, and make eye contact.

Require a greeting back. Make a

positive comment. Make a positive

comment at least 5-7 times.

• Allow students to enter in chunks of 4-5.

(Be seen looking)

• Repeat until the whole class has

entered.

• Greet the whole class.

• Set the timer for 3-5 minutes. Remind

students that they have 3 minutes to

complete the Archer Do Now. (include

a procedure for students getting CPS

clickers)

Classroom Exit

• Close Lesson and begin

EOCA.

• Give clear, concise

directions.

• Stand where you can see

what all students are doing.

• Make sure that you stand in

the threshold.

The “Archer Way” Language

The entire SMS Family will communicate in the following way:“Good morning Mr. ____/Good afternoon Mrs. ____”“Yes Sir/Yes Ma’am”“Young Man/Young Lady”Teachers have the option to include content/team-specific affirmation such as:• “Science Genius”• “Scholar”• “Innovators”• “Trailblazer”

NOTE: We never should refer to students as “boy” or “girl”

Common Subject Area Planning (CSAP)

Team Guidelines

Will meet at least once a week in a

specified/designated location

A supply list for parents and

students. Display list in team area.

Team rules/discipline plan (Posted)

A team library schedule and team

calendar with information on parent

meetings, student academic

recognitions, fieldtrips, and team

meetings, Team Activities.

A list of supplies needed for

classroom instruction.

Schedule for restroom and locker

times

CSAP Guidelines

Will meet at least two times a week in a

specified/designated location

The team leader should maintain copies

of agenda and minutes. (agenda &

minutes should be submitted to

administration)

Meetings should last at least 30 minutes.

Assign roles before the meeting.

Observe team norms

Discuss student progress; what is and is

not working, and provide solutions to

what is not working. Do not spend time

giving negative feedback on students.

Data Notebooks

Teachers should maintain a notebook of student data that may include (but is not limited to):

• TCAP Scores

• TVAAS Projections

• Common Assessment Data

• Data Reports (CPS, Socrative, GradeCam)

• Individual Student Data Reports

• Growth & Achievement Students

M.E. Literacy Period

(Mastery & Enrichment)During the Mastery and Enrichment (M.E.)Literacy Period teachers will use subject-specific informational texts for students toanalyze and examine through reading andwriting.

M.E. Period Schedule

Monday/Wednesday: Close Writing/Constructed Response

Tuesday/Thursday: Close Reading/Text Dependent Questions

Friday: Fluency & Vocabulary (CLIP)

CLOSE READING Template

CLOSE READING Template

Homeroom Literacy & NumeracyTeachers will receive Homeroom Literacy & Numeracy Powerpoints

(Grade Level Specific) on a monthly basis. Students will complete the

assignment on a daily basis during homeroom for their homeroom

conduct grade.