Administrators’ Academy

1. Administrators’ Academy Northwest ISD Curriculum & Instruction Overview August 5, 2014

2. Coordinator Contact Information:

3. Administrators’ Academy Elementary Social Studies Update Darsi Bickley

4. Social Studies Social Studies Assessments • DBQ • 2nd Grade • 3rd Grade • 4th Grade • 5th Grade (both DBQs are new this year)

5. Social Studies Fall PD • DBQ Training • 2nd & 3rd Grade Teachers • Teachers new to the district grades 2-5 • Teachers new to grades 4 & 5 • Dates • Tuesday 9/17 (3:30-6:30) • Wednesday 9/18 (3:30-6:30) • Wednesday 9/24 (3:30-6:30)

6. Social Studies Resources • DBQ Binder • American History Vol. 1 • TX History • Geography mini lessons • All grades

7. Social Studies Cardinal Directions Compass Rose Answer the following in your journal Draw your own compass rose What do we use a compass rose for? What do the N, E, S & W stand for on a compass rose? What are the four intermediate directions?

8. Social Studies Questions?

9. Administrators’ Academy Elementary English Language Arts Update Dr. Sunni Johnson

10. English Language Arts ELA Expectations ELA Expectations

11. English Language Arts Curriculum Changes • Scope and Sequence by six weeks • Addition of skills block with suggested word work skills, handwriting, and grammar • Guiding questions and STAAR question stems

12. English Language Arts ELA Assessments • DRA2 changes for Kindergarten • MOY=2 • EOY=6 • Common Assessments • 1st and 2nd six weeks M/C • 3rd six weeks- STAAR like-DEC • 4th six weeks- STAAR like-FEB • 5th and 6th six weeks M/C

13. English Language Arts New Resources • NISD Writing Frameworks • Empowering Writers • Author’s Study

14. English Language Arts Fall PD • DRA2 Training (3:30-5:00)- September 2nd • QRI5 Training (3:30-5:00)- September 2nd • 4th Grade Writing Calibration (all day) October 8th  February 5th • ELA Academy (3:30-5:00) • Guided Reading, Goal Setting, and Progress Monitoring PT 1  - Oct. 15 • Guided Reading, Goal Setting, and Progress Monitoring PT 2  - Nov.12 • Guided Reading, Goal Setting, and Progress Monitoring PT  3  - Dec. 17 • Guided Reading, Goal Setting, and Progress Monitoring PT  4  - Jan. 21 • Reading and Writing Think-Alouds   - Feb. 18 • Making the Most of Reading/Writing Workshops - March 25

15. English Language Arts Questions?

16. Administrators’ Academy Elementary Mathematics Update Shelley Ingram

17. Mathematics Stepping Stones • Access available through NetSchool* for principals, APs, CITs, Special Education teachers, STAR teachers, long-term subs as well as classroom teachers. • This enables all above to access all instructional materials K-5. • This is an online TE...there is no student log-in.

18. Mathematics

19. Mathematics First 20 Days You will see: • Evidence of attentive listening and students communicating ideas clearly through speaking and writing. • Students working effectively in groups and in pairs • Teachers utilizing daily SOLO time purposefully • Students developing habits of independent learning to enable Guided Math Groups Daily and weekly goal setting/feedback model to improve all of the above

20. Mathematics Time on Math 60 minute Core Instructional Stepping Stones Lesson 30 minute Problem Solving Block This is where we will work on fluency and where GMG will occur.

21. Mathematics Questions?

22. Administrators’ Academy Elementary Science Update Tammy Motley

23. Science Houghton Mifflin Harcourt TexasScience Fusion More Than Just a Science Textbook Grades K–8 • ScienceFusion Components • Digital Lessons (device agnostic) • Write-in Student Editions (will be sent to campuses every year) • Hands-on Labs and Inquiry opportunities • Virtual Labs • Leveled Readers • Video-based Projects reinforce and enrich important concepts http://bcove.me/fba6y0vk

24. Science • NISD Resources: • Kinder has teacher digital licenses and print resources (students do not have logins) • 1st through 5th have student and teacher digital and print resources (each student will have individualized account) Time on Science: 30 minutes Kindergarten 45 minutes 1st- 4th Grade 60 minutes 5th Grade

25. Science First 20 Days You will see • Evidence of attentive listening and students communicating ideas clearly through speaking and writing. • Students working effectively in groups and in pairs • Students developing habits of independent learning to deepen understandings Daily and weekly goal setting/feedback model to improve all of the above

26. Science Questions?

27. Administrators’ Academy Outdoor Learning Center Update CyLynn Braswell

28. Administrators’ Academy Curriculum Update Dr. Stephanie Espinosa

29. Curriculum & Instruction Assessment Calendars

30. Curriculum & Instruction Assessment Calendars

31. Curriculum & Instruction Common Assessments According to the Community Based Accountability System, we will have Common Assessments a minimum of once per 6 weeks in grades 3-8 and EOC courses.

32. Curriculum & Instruction • Curriculum Guiding Documents for Administrators • 6-Weeks at a Glance • Week at a Glance

33. Curriculum & Instruction 6-Weeks at a glance

34. Curriculum & Instruction Week at a Glance

35. PLC Schedules

36. Curriculum & Instruction Curriculum Monitoring • Curriculum Monitoring Documents can be found on the C & I Website under Curriculum Management

37. Curriculum & Instruction Questions?