How to earn “accomplished ratings” on the ncees

1. Dr. Reida Roberts, Principal, Bladen Lakes Primary School How to earn “accomplished ratings” on the ncees

2. “Teacher exceeded basic competence on standard(s) of performance most of the time.” Key word: EXCEEDED (went over and above the job description, did more than any teacher has ever done, surprised his/her peers/principal) Key word: Most of the time (five days per week, the day before a holiday, when he/she didn’t feel her best, when he/she had something going on at home) The accomplished rating means…

3. Element Ia. Teachers lead in their classrooms. Communicates to students the vision of being prepared for life in the 21st century. • Kids know how to find evidence in text • Emphasis on informational text • Writing is part of everything! (less narrative) • Read for 20 minutes in school—practice reading!

4. Element Ia. Teachers lead in their classrooms. Evaluates student progress using a variety of assessment data. • Grading is about QUALITY not QUANTITY • Textual evidence sentence  • starters • On page -- it said.... • The author wrote... • The graphic showed... • An example is... • In the text it said... • Your data notebook rocks! Impress me. • You can talk about how your students are doing in specific and general terms • Literacy logs • Reading codes • Zip lock bag with books inside, labeled with kid's name • File folder with red dot and green dot on inside, routine is lay out folder, finished books are on red, they see "time to reread" in green • Reading codes in sticky notes to share during collaborative time • Tell kids who goes first, one goes and one listens then trade • Use cereal box to house books for each kid

5. Element Ia. Teachers lead in their classrooms. Creates a classroom culture that empowers students to collaborate. • Student photos are everywhere!(charts, magnet boards, graphic organizers, word walls) • Students like to read books they write! • FAST (analyzing character) • Feeling • Acting • Saying • Tell how the character is described

6. Element IVA. Creates a classroom culture that empowers students to collaborate. Identifies appropriate developmental levels of students and consistently and appropriately differentiates instruction. • Scaffolding not rescuing • Self directed reading • You have a chart posted explaining the difference between real readers/fake readers and sailboat readers/submarine readers

7. Element IVA. Creates a classroom culture that empowers students to collaborate. Reviews and uses alternative resources or adapts existing resources to take advantage of student strengths or address weaknesses. Students say at some point in every lesson “I made a connection with…” • Look at kid's writing and ask "what can this kid do?" • Complete thoughts • Spelling • Spacing • High frequency words • Details in picture • How kid connects to the book, prior experiences • How bright?  How articulate? • Look at writing and see what kid knows about reading  • Re read re read re read, • close analysis of the text • Reference text, • textual evidence

8. Element IVA. Creates a classroom culture that empowers students to collaborate. Reviews and uses alternative resources or adapts existing resources to take advantage of student strengths or address weaknesses. • The Classroom Library • The HEART of the Core • Do not group by levels • Each baskets says INFORMATION and Literature • Subject, genre, author • Common Core is all about kids making choices about reading • Self directed! •  Blue stickers with numbers so that kids can reshelve books • Classroom library check out system, teacher can pull cards out and see what kids are reading • Kids should have multiple books in their desks • Compare and contrast two books • Always be ready to read • Kids are never DONE, never sitting idle!

9. Element IVe. Teachers help students develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Teaches students the processes needed to:  think creatively and critically,  develop and test innovative ideas,  synthesize knowledge,  draw conclusions,  exercise and communicate sound reasoning,  understand connections,  make complex choices, and  frame, analyze and solve problems. • Never give a child something to which they could Google the answer. •  Students learn by doing, making, writing, designing, discussing, creating, solving • Creating is now highest on Bloomsstaxonomy • No more down time and shut up sheets • Thinking, reading, and discussing 90% of the time • Reading is thinking! • Always know your students know WHY you are doing something • PAIDEIA seminars are a part of your CLASSROOM CULTURE!!!

10. Element IVf. Teachers help students work in teams and develop leadership qualities. Encourages students to create and manage learning teams. • Shoulder buddies • Table partners • Part of every lesson! • Group kids high to medium high, low to medium low (don't group high to low) • Collaborative conversation EVERY DAY • Not turn and talk, collaboration means clarify and build on ideas

11. http://www.kbumreading.com/ Blooms Taxonomy Bucks http://www.kbumreading.com/files/BLOOMS_BUCKS_2012_KBum2.pdf Think Clouds http://www.kbumreading.com/thinkclouds.html Anchor Charts http://www.kbumreading.com/AnchorCharts.html Kathy bumgardner

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