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Building The Ark

Learn how to improve learning outcomes through the use of PLCs, high-quality learning targets, and common assessments. Explore the benefits of common quarterly assessments, midterms, formative assessments, and learning targets. Discover the importance of data analysis and standards-based grading. Gain insights into student-led conferences and effective communication strategies.

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Building The Ark

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  1. Building The Ark 2014-2015

  2. Where have we been/What will continue? • PLC’s • High quality learning targets • Common Assessments

  3. The Big 4: • 1.) What essential standards have been learned? • 2.) What evidence (product) do you have that they learned it? • 3.) What are the specific names of the students who did not meet the standard? • 4.) How did your TEAM respond to those students who did not meet the standard?

  4. Expectations and Measures • Common Quarterly Assessments (4 times per year) –building wide, all subjects • Common Midterm (4 times per year)-building wide, all subjects • Common Formative assessments (at least 8 over the year) -build wide, all subjects • Common Learning Targets (similar daily/ weekly, within grade level content PLC)-building wide • Data analysis of the above assessments-4 key questions answered

  5. The Cycle of Common Formative Assessment:

  6. Where are we headed?

  7. District Expectations for Learning Targets: • The learning targets should be: • Posted daily • Visible • Easily read/specific/measurable • In a consistent place • Be revisited at the middle and end of each lesson • Be used as closure each lesson • West Middle School Expectations for Learning Targets: • Use “I can” statements • Use vocabulary such as create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, remember (Depth of Knowledge) • T/TH partners will have common “I can” statements • Each lesson will be started referencing the learning target and revisited at middle and end of each lesson. Similar Learning Targets

  8. Standards Written on Common Assessments Required: Each question on common mid-term will be directly linked to a standard in your course and that standard will be identified on the test. Encouraged: Continue this practice on each assessment/assignment.

  9. Standards Based Grading 6th grade

  10. Consulting Teachers • Stephanie Irish- STEM • Lorynda Van Den Hul- Literacy

  11. Fresh Desk • New district-wide system to facilitate managerial and instructional needs

  12. Student-Led Conferences “Win/Win” Tammie & Rich http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQDlj74Qk70 “Template For Student and Teacher Reflections” Steph Irish & Jen Smith “Script for conference/practice with students” Traci Kollbaum & Zach Davis “Communication” Tamara Irvin, Brett Hays, & Gabe Cooper

  13. SLC: Housekeeping • Homeroom teachers will still set up the conference with a phone call and email. • In addition students will create invitations inviting their parent to attend • Students whose parents are unable to attend will still host a conference with an administrator, counselor, support staff, team leader, or other school official who will actively engage in the conference. Homeroom teacher will organize this. • PD time will be allocated to the design and organization of SLC during the two Monday’s prior to conferences. • This is a new endeavor which will change as we learn and grow! Now… -Gather as grade level homerooms to start the conversations surrounding the organization of SLC’s. And then finish the day with your content partner reviewing your common quarterly test and creating your learning targets.

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