The Friday Extra!
Celebrating excellence and looking at the week ahead!
Celebrations!!
Instructional Strategies
Questioning Styles and Strategies
Questions are at the heart of teaching and learning. In fact, teachers may spend as much as 60% of their instructional time asking questions, listening to answers, and providing feedback. Studies over the past two decades have shown conclusively that effective questioning leads to significant gains in student achievement. Whats more, using a variety of questions to engage different styles of thought is one of the easiest and best ways for teachers to differentiate instruction.
Dr. Harvey Silver, founder of The Thoughtful Classroom, will guide you through four learning sessions that will help you develop more effective questioning practices for your classroom. For more information on Professional Learning Portfolio Series visit www.thoughtfulclassroom.com/ports
Professional Development
Want To Spice Up Your Professional Learning? Try Using Video!! -Check out this Infographic to find out how!
TEI Reminder
Spot Observation Reminder
As a reminder, teachers’ effectiveness levels now dictate the minimum number of spots required for each. Given the importance of timely feedback for coaching purposes, all spot observations must be entered into Schoolnet and shared with teachers within two working days.
Effectiveness Level:
Minimum # of Spots:
No effectiveness level & Progressing II or below
10
Proficient I & DTR-Eligible
8
Distinguished (Proficient II and above)
6
Upcoming Events
Reminders from the WAIP
Mark Your Calendars!
Reading Language Arts Virtual Professional Development
Register Now for PD on 10/19.
For RLA teachers 3-12
Once registered; you will receive additional information on 10/15
Laura Jenkins
Reminder-Dates and Session Titles for the School Leader Reading Academy
Register now for training dates:
10/15 and 10/22
Laura Jenkins
Training Dates:
11/3, 11/6
12/8, 12/10, 12/14
Federal and State Accountability
972-925-6714
Attendance for Credit Training
For Campus Attendance Administrator
9/25 – received registration email (limited seating available)
10/5 – ES Training
10/7 – ES Training
10/8 – MS Training
10/8 – HS Training
Jackie McFarland
972-925-4617
State Accountability Rating on First Report Card
9/28 – Delivered to campuses
Provide copy to each student
Sam IIiya
972-925-3445
Food and Child Nutrition Services (FCNS) After School Meal Program (ASM)
Thursday, October 3rd
(form attached)
Garrett Landry
CPR Instruction Training Requirements – ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TRAINING DATES:
10/19/15 OR 11/9/15
Lance Johanson
972-925-6736
Math Olympiad Goes Viral! Mathematics Video Challenge
10/5 – Begins
12/4 – Concludes
Lucy Ford
972-925-6785
Distribution of State Fair Tickets to Schools
ES – 10/5
Secondary – 10/12
Noelia Martinez
2015-2016 Bilingual Exception/ESL Waiver Report
10/2 – Campus receives packet
10/9 – Deadline to submit
Amanda Clymer
972-749-5770
No Child Left Behind – Title I, Part A School Support Team Training
TRAINING DATES:
10/7, 10/8, 10/15, 10/16
Register @ http://www.region10.org/workshop-registration/
Pre-Advanced Placement/Gifted and Talented (Pre-AP/GT) Manager Selection –
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
10/8 – Selection deadline
LaTina Branch
972-925-6431
2015-2016 PEIMS Round 1 Review
Round 1 Deadline – 10/9
Snapshot date – 10/30
Peggy Sullivan
972-925-6462
Parent/Teacher Conference Materials
10/12 – High School
10/13 – Middle School
10/15 – Elementary School
Office of Family and Community Engagement
972-925-3916
District Funding for Formative Reading Assessments and Interventions – ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Vendors: Achieve 3000, Amplify, or I station
10/15 – Deadline
Seema Tejura
10/16 – Deadline (new only)
Districtwide Records Management
972-925-7840
Pre-SAT (PSAT) 8/9 Student Testing Dallas ISD Scholars in Grade 8 – MIDDLE SCHOOL
10/19 – Deadline
Week of 11/16 - Testing
LaTina Branch
972-925-8935
2015-2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Registration
Elementary and Middle School Only
Registration Deadline – 10/15
Campus Spelling Bee – 12/4
District Competition – 1/12/16
Dallas County Competition – 3/19/16
Arlena Gaynor
College Board Advanced Placement Course Audit
10/15
Advance Academic Services – 972-925-4631
Compliance Training for Campus Personnel
10/31
School Leadership
Oncor Dallas Mayor’s Race/3 Months to 3 Miles
12/12 – Race Day
April Hooper
972-925-6791