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Building a Rigorous Pre-AP Program for All. Clear Creek ISD Laura Ozinga, Social Studies Emily Auffarber, ELA Robin Sabo, Secondary SS Coordinator. Before . After. WAVE – GT Magnet, school with in a school on 2 campuses
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Building a Rigorous Pre-AP Program for All Clear Creek ISD Laura Ozinga, Social Studies Emily Auffarber, ELA Robin Sabo, Secondary SS Coordinator
Before After • WAVE – GT Magnet, school with in a school on 2 campuses • OMEGA- Home campus-based primarily GT interdisciplinary program (matrix guided student eligibility) • Pre-AP—General advanced academic program in core content areas • WAVE – GT Magnet, school with in a school on 2 campuses • OMEGA/Pre-AP – Joint ELA/SS open-enrollment advanced academic program What challenges would you anticipate with this change? Intermediate Advanced Academics CCIS style
Increase recruitment and retention • Expanding opportunities • Rigorous advanced academic courses TASK—develop an advanced academic program open to all and building on the strengths of previous programs; interdisciplinary, thematic, high expectations Omega/Pre-AP Initiative Net
Balanced ELA/SS • Blended Omega and Pre-AP • Diverse campus representation • Innovative teachers with • Learning Focused classrooms & • TEKS content knowledge • Manageable numbers Teacher Development Team
A day on the lake…The challenges with different understandings. Building a Common Understanding
Omega/Pre-AP overlay is designed to improve the preparation and retention of advanced academic students in rigorous courses. • Rigorous instruction includes scaffolding critical thinking skills. • A program that provides student choice and opportunities to demonstrate learning in unpredictable ways addresses the unique needs, talents, and interests of highly capable students. Catch of the Day
Used research to ground the curriculum writing work and build common vision for the new blended program with all teachers Writing sessions were divided ½ study/PL and ½ application/work Rigor, Rigor, Rigor….What is it?
Social and Emotional Needs Tips for Teachers • Overexcitabilities • Asynchronous development • Perfectionist tendencies • Disproportionate anxiety and fear • Celebrate differences • Mentor • Explore intellectual thinking, esp. about life • Networking • Problem-solving skills The Fears and Anxieties of Gifted Learners
Welcome • What is Omega/Pre-AP PowerPoint • Icebreakers modeling critical thinking • Skill Builders • Thematic, interdisciplinary projects • District collaboration opportunities End Results =Overlay
Welcome Week Resources To establish a safe, rigorous culture • Ice breakers designed to demonstrate critical thinking expectations • Orientation to Rigor cartoon – helping students and teachers understand what rigor is and is not
. . .having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems. -- Arthur Costa 16 attributes of what human beings do when they behave intelligently. Habits of Mind
*Chose the habit of minds/critical thinking pieces essential for 6th graders and suited to themes. What did we do as a team?
then. . . *Developed Skill Building lessons based on these 8 habits of mind. Intended to be no more that 15 minutes each. All follow a similar pattern based on the mini-lesson design. * Campus teams decide which will be taught in the Language Arts setting and which will be taught in Social Studies. What did we do as a team?
Welcome Week • Persistence • Connecting Past Experiences to New Knowledge • First Nine Weeks • Thinking Flexibly • Thinking Interdependently • Listening with Understanding and Empathy • Second Nine Weeks • Analyzing Perspectives • Constructing Support • Deductive Reasoning • Inductive Reasoning Skill Builder Lessons
Cultures, Change and Conflict Framed content connections around themes
Had curriculum writing team identify content per grading period that related to each them to help them see connections between ELA and SS Cultures
*Geographic/Culture Skit *Immigration Connections *International Cause Grant Theme Projects
Curriculum writers lead overview professional learning session • Encouraged campus interdisciplinary teams to attend trainings and collaboration days together Rolled out with professional learning, and district collaboration
Contact Information Laura Ozinga, SS Space Center Intermediate, lozinga@ccisd.net Emily Auffarber, ELA Victory Lakes Intermediate, eauffarb@ccisd.net Robin Sabo, Secondary SS Coordinator, Clear Creek ISD rsabo@ccisd.net; @rsabo11228 Any questions …