“Begin with the End in Mind”

“If you don’t know where you are going, then you probably

won’t end up there.” ~Forrest Gump

Welcome Back Everyone!

Agenda• New Staff• Learning Goals• Icebreaker• Begin With the End in Mind• Break for lunch at 11:30 - 1:00

Learning Goals• Participants will be able to:– State and explain the theme for Whispering Pines

this school year– Develop a professional goal for this school year

related to student achievement– List three activities of the math focus events– Explain the purpose of data analysis – Explain the focus of Domain 1

•Ice breaker

“Begin with the End in Mind”

Whispering Pines Data

Reading MathWritingScienceSocial Studies

WPS EOC & FCAT DATAWhispering Pines EOC & FCAT Data School Year 2013 -2014

Subject Reading Math Writing Sci & EOC

US Hist EOC

Civics EOC

Grade Level

% Level 1-2

% Level 3-5

% Level 1-2

% Level 3-5

% Level 1-2/3-5

% Level 1-2/3-5

% Level 1-2/3-5

% Level 1-2/3-5

3rd 100 0 67 33 4th 83 17 100 0 100/0 5th 100 0 100 0 100 6th 67 33 100 0 7th 62 38 57 43 8th 90 10 95 5 93/7 100 79/22 9th 93 7 Alg 1

81 19

Bio 69/31

10th 75 25 Geo 60

40

86/14

58/42

86% (90) of WPS students enrolled in a mathematics course scored a level 1 or 2 on the standardized math assessment.40% (36) of WPS students who scored a level one or two in math will increase their scores in math from level one to level two and from level two to level three or higher on the Florida Standards Assessment

Whispering Pines School Mathematics Focus Events

WeeklyMonthlyQuarterly

Academic Games

1. 20% improvement in student achievement

2. Increase student interest3. Increase student engagement4. Retention of information5. Improve reasoning & higher order thinking 6. Encourages social skills

4 Key Components of Academic Games

• Inconsequential competition• Target essential academic

content• Debrief after the game• Note revision

Lesson Plans

Whispering Pines School Lesson Plan Check List

2013 - 2014

The following components must be included and easily identifiable when perused by administration: __________ Teacher’s name __________ Every date school is open is accounted for __________ Activities/ Strategies for each day __________ Opener, Direct Instruction, Independent Learning Assessment __________ Access points for students on FAA __________ Objectives/ Standards __________ Materials __________ ELL strategies – If ELL student __________ ESE strategies __________ Continuity of lessons Lesson plans are a work in progress. Plan books are legal documents. Attendance/ Grades: __________ All dates are accounted for __________ Grades are inputted: at least two per week

Data

• 1. Data Team• 2. Data Analysis• 3. Data Wise in Action

Domain 1

• Providing clear learning goals and scales• Tracking student progress• Celebrating student success• Establishing classroom routines• Organizing the physical layout of the room• Identifying critical information• Organizing students to interact with new info• Previewing new content

Domain 1 continued

• Chunking content into digestible bites• Group processing of new information• Elaborating on new information• Recording and representing knowledge• Reflecting on learning• Reviewing content• Organizing students to practice & deepen

knowledge

Domain 1 continued

• Using homework• Examining similarities and differences• Examining errors in reasoning• Practicing skills strategies and processes• Revising knowledge• Organizing students for cognitively complex tasks• Engaging students in cognitively complex tasks

involving hypothesis generating and testing

Domain 1 continued

• Providing resources and guidance• Noticing and reacting when students are not

engaged• Using academic games• Managing response rates during questioning• Using physical movement• Maintaining a lively pace• Demonstrating intensity and enthusiasm• Using friendly controversy

Domain 1 continued

• Providing opportunities for students to talk about themselves

• Presenting unusual or intriguing information• Demonstrating “withitness”• Applying consequences• Acknowledging adherence to rules & procedures• Understanding students’ interests & background• Using behaviors that indicate affection for

students

Domain 1 continued

• Displaying objectivity and control• Demonstrating Value and respect for low

expectancy-students• Asking questions of low expectancy students• Probing incorrect answers with low-

expectancy students

What do Teachers Make?By Taylor Mali