This Week in Team
Week of September 21
Need Supplies? Bookshelves?
Sam will place the order during 3rd period Tuesday, 9/29.
If you are in need of bookshelves, please let Sam know.
Monday, September 21
Planning Ahead: Unit 2 UbD
Meeting Goals:
- Establish the objectives of the unit for all levels and the reasoning behind them (these should be grounded in the TEKS).
- Determine the methods we will use to assess these skills and create the assessments and the rubrics that will be used to measure learner success.
- Determine the best vehicles for learners to attain the objectives and practice the concepts/skills.
- Develop a plan to use the data gleaned from assessments to guide future instruction.
Unit 2 UbD Template (2014-2015)
Campus Expectations
Per Kayla, educators have autonomy in the scope and sequence of their courses:
- by approaching the splash screens as units (or not).
Benefits of aligning with team members:
- utilize common planning time for learning design.
- utilize community, business resources and connections.
- calibrate grading and learner progress in a more timely manner (as you go rather than the end of each semester).
Questions to Guide Planning
- What should ALL learners know, understand, and/or be able to do as a result of this lesson? WHY should they know, understand, or be able to do this?
- What is enduring knowledge for all? What are the "have to knows" of this lesson? WHY do they need to know this?
- What do learners need to know to accomplish this objective? What background knowledge do you need to access or provide?
- What is your vision of success? What are learners doing if/when they learn this? What does successful reaching of the objective look like and sound like?
- What are the best vehicles for learners to attain the objective and practice the concepts/skills? What provisions have you planned for learners with special needs? (Direct instruction? Guided practice? Team learning? Individual task?) What opportunities for enrichment will you provide for advanced learners? These should be meaningful, engaging, and help learners to cement understandings!
- How will learners be assessed? How will they know and you know that they have learned - throughout the lesson and after you have taught the concept/skill? This is evidence of learning!
- How will assessment results guide future instruction? How will you use what you know of learner performance to plan the next lesson?
Honors Team Meeting
Tuesday, September 22
NO Team Meeting
iLead meets today, so Team does not.
Library Book Xchange
Any time a learner finishes a school-assigned book that they purchased and no longer wish to keep, they can turn it in to the Book Xchange at the library. They can also take any book they need for school from the Book Xchange if it is available.
Since many of us are about to begin Animal Farm, I thought this would be a great time to let you know about this program. Please remind your learners of this as you begin to assign books.
Wednesday, September 23
Faculty Meeting
4:00pm Lecture Hall
In preparation for one agenda topic lead by our very own, Mr. Michael Brock, please review one or both of the following resources. As in a flipped classroom, we would like to provide the "basics" via video and/or Vignette beforehand so that you have the chance to build schema for Michael's more in depth presentation that will be delivered, Wednesday.
Advanced Academic Options at CHS (CHS Vignette)
Pulled from our campus course catalog, learn about the various advanced academic options CHS provides and where to go to find more resources if interested in learning more.
What is the IB Diploma Program? (6 minute video)
Listen to educators and learners from around the world describe with the IB program
Planning Ahead: Unit 2 UbD
PL Suggestions
Meaningful professional learning ignites inspiration and passion. On October 9, 2015, during our campus professional learning day, we will facilitate educator conversations centered on topics that engage and inspire us the most. Professional learning should not be done to you; professional learning is done because of you.
As a team, we will submit up to three (3) ideas for conversation proposals for the upcoming professional learning day. Consider how passions affect and reflect who each team member is as a learner and an educator. When possible, frame your proposal(s) as an essential question. Here are some examples founded on essential questions created by the iDesign committee:
- Why Relationships?
- Does Homework Really Matter?
- How Does Formative Assessment Drive Instruction?
- How Do I know They "Got It"?
- How Do I Survive as a First-year Teacher?
Thursday, September 24
Professional Learning
Friday, September 25
Team Does NOT Meet
Tech Tip of the Week (x2!)
- Turn the Bluetooth OFF.
- Be sure they are connected to CISD Wireless and that the VPN is turned ON.
- Do a hard restart (hold the home button and top right button at the same time until the iPad turns off).