Tuesday Teaching Point January 14

Tuesday Teaching Point

January 14, 2014

·       Equitable Access to Rigorous, Standards-based Instruction

·       Results-focused Professional Learning and Collaboration

·       Strong Partnerships with Families and Community

·       A Culturally-Responsive Organization

Teaching Point:

There is a list of descriptors of Teacher Actions and Student Actions that reflect Common Core implementation in the classroom.  I have attached it to this email. The “Look-fors” were shared by the district office last week, and I have been examining them over the weekend. While thinking about Teaching Points and purpose, what strikes me in this document is how Student Actions could very well be incorporated into a posted Teaching Point.

Take a moment to review the attached document.

The “shifts” toward common core in this discussion are based in the national English Language Arts standard. The shifts are in the left colored column of the sheet. The right column is titled “You see students…” There are a list of actions you might expect to see the student doing in a class or classroom at any given time. The actions are associated with the shifts, which are associated with the Common Core.

My question for you to ponder as we move into this year of the Common Core is, how might you (or how do you already), incorporate the phrases under “You see students…” into your daily teaching point? Might such practice result in evidence of the classroom being based in the common core? Which of these could you pull off in Social Studies, Science or Math?

Teaching Standard:

National English Language Arts (ELA) Common Core Standards Shifts.

Teaching Assessment:

Please respond to the questions posed above in person or by email. I do keep track of who responds, so please let me know what you think.  

Professional Collaboration and Learning:

PCT at New Start will be for collaborative Advisory Planning. At CHOICE further illuminate training.

BTW:

Happy New Year. I look forward to getting back into the classrooms this 2014 to see how we can improve our school wide instructional practices together.  

Your Instructional Leader,

Mike