Kermit HS
CSS District Support Day #3, 3/18/15
What To Expect Today:
- Discuss where we are where we need to go
- Share resources and strategies
- Create a game plan for the next few days of EOC prep time
EOC Particulars:
Handy Documents For Reference:
- TEA: All Things Writing http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar/writing/
- TEA's 26 line Composition Box pdf (click here)
- English I: Expository Scoring Guide here
- English I: Short Answer Scoring Guide: single here, making connections here
Writing Focus: Reviewing Rubrics
- Jigsaw Activity: Rubric Familiarize
- Consider: Student Friendly Language
- Practice Scoring & Calibrating: self, peer, student samples
- Rubric Charts: ESC Store: English I, 7th grade, 4th grade
- "SAY SOMETHING!" Speed Dating Activity
Face to Face Training: Round 1 Recap
- Research based Figure 19: Inferencing Strategies
- Specific break down of types of inferences
- See "student friendly" slides at the end of the presentation
- go.esc18.net/f2felarhs1
Face to Face Training: Round 2 Recap
- Figure 19 Focus: Summary Strategies
- CRAFTS acronym and prompt break down
- Technology Extension Activities
- go.esc18.net/f2felarhs2
Sample Student Lesson
- Figure 19 Focus: Summary Strategies
- Generic and adaptable for any topic
- Ability to scaffold up or down based on grade level
- tinyurl.com/kilemodel2
Face to Face Training: Round 3 Recap
- EOC prep focus
- "Mini posters" links to test break down activity
- Linked tools and resources
- go.esc18.net/f2felarhs3
Random Resources
- 365 Things to Make You Go Hmm, Sparky Teaching: http://goo.gl/1jPJD7
- 60 Second Recap: http://www.60secondrecap.com/
- Classroom Timers: http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers
- ACT Test Prep: http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/
Lesson Plan Notes
Here's a copy of the lesson plan notes that I jotted down while talking at the end. Good luck! http://goo.gl/mlQKbd
Laura Kile
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