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Middle School- High School Cohort

Exploring the Possibilities…. R 4. Rigor Relevance Relationships Reflection. 2007-2008. Middle School- High School Cohort. Day at a Glance. 8:30 Welcome & Opening Activity 9:30 Where have we been…Where are we going? 10:15 Break

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Middle School- High School Cohort

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  1. Exploring the Possibilities… R4 Rigor Relevance Relationships Reflection 2007-2008 Middle School- High School Cohort

  2. Day at a Glance 8:30 Welcome & Opening Activity 9:30 Where have we been…Where are we going? 10:15 Break 10:30 Year at a Glance- Team Planning Time 11:30 Lunch 12:10 Reflection 12:40 Extended Activities/ Team Planning 1: 40 Closure- Additional Planning

  3. How does this scene from Toy Story resemble what it’s like to go through change?

  4. If the School Board Decreed… 1) Partner with someone from another team. 2) Together… (and without looking at the answers)… complete the quiz. Key Concepts Quiz 3) Check your answers and discuss.

  5. CLICCCK C hance for Success evel of Concern ntrinsic Motivation ontent ollaboration hoice nowledge of Results L I C C C K

  6. Where we have been… 2006-2007 Your School 46 High Schools 32 Middle Schools Why? Why… and…What?

  7. Discuss with your team mates: What information about the trends- globalization, demographics, generational beliefs and values, and technology- continues to amaze you… worry you… excite you?

  8. How is my classroom different…? R4 How is our school different…?

  9. Where we are now… Teacher Practices In Assessment & Instruction 2006-2007 Your School R4 Middle Schools & High Schools Why… and What may need to change?

  10. Where we are going… 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 Your School Your School Your School 46 AEA 267 High Schools & Middle Schools K-12 ES/MS/HS Middle Schools & High Schools Middle Schools & High Schools Why & What How Why Why

  11. Where are we going? Professional Development for increasing Rigor and Relevance… TLQD: Teaching and Learning in Quadrant D

  12. TLQD Timeline Rigorous and Relevant Classroom Conversations & Assignments 08-09 More RRCC and Assignments and Rigorous and Relevant Interdisciplinary Tasks and Assessments 09-10 10-11

  13. TLQD Timeline K-12 Professional Development in TLQD- evaluating & refining 11-12 12-13 ??? 13-14

  14. What’s in it for teachers? Collaboration with Other Teachers Narrowing of Curriculum… Broadening of Instructional & Assessment Strategies Increasing Student Engagement… Decreasing Student Apathy & Discipline Problems

  15. What’s in it for teachers? Focusing Professional Development… not Fragmenting Professional Development Is applicable to ALL students, ALL content areas, and ALL grades

  16. Authentic Performance for Students with & without Disabilities in Classes with Low and High Scoring Authentic Assignments 4 Schools, Grades 9-12, 32 Teachers, 4 Academic Subjects 10 8 6 Student Authentic Performance 4 2 0 Lowest Scoring Classes Highest Scoring Classes S w Disabilities Students w/o Disabilities Source: King, Schroeder, Chaswszczewski, 2001

  17. www.edutopia.org Assessment Overview

  18. Is it time for a break?

  19. Quit giving students permission to forget!

  20. The R4 Essential Question: Does your educational program offer the appropriate levels of rigor, relevance, relationships, and reflection needed, so that each student graduates from high school successfully prepared for continued learning in the 21st century?

  21. The Year At A Glance

  22. The role of the leadership team: …to understand why change is needed …to make the case for change in-district with teachers, parents, students, school board and community …to continue the above AND… …explore actions that might be taken… …to remove barriers

  23. Table talk: What concerns or questions do you have about your role as an R4 Leadership Team member?

  24. How Will We Know When We are There? Proven 90% of students participate in 2 or more extracurricular activities all 4 years of HS 90% of students participate in service-learning 100% of students graduate 90% of students demonstrate academic readiness for post-secondary work and learning 90% of students take the recommended college core curriculum Promising Your School

  25. Team Planning Time

  26. Time for lunch!

  27. CONESTOGA WAGON What business are WE in?

  28. What business are we in? What do I want my classroom to be like? What do we want our school to be like?

  29. Extended Activities:

  30. Don’t jump to conclusions!

  31. Analyzing Teacher Assessments for Rigor and Relevance

  32. Analyzing Teacher Assessments for Rigor and Relevance • What are the three branches of the U.S. government? • Name the current Supreme Court Justices. • Define the word “acquittal”. • Describe the steps in the appeal process.

  33. Analyzing Teacher Assessments for Rigor and Relevance Contrast the meaning of the following two phrases: “the letter of the law” and “the spirit of the law” as it relates to any one of the following: 1. School de-segregation, 2. Freedom of Speech, 3. Use of marijuana

  34. Team Planning Time

  35. What themes in this clip are similar to the process of change?

  36. See you in November! Please provide us with individual feedback regarding today’s workshop. THANKS!

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