Curriculum and Instruction Council
October 8, 2009
Welcome and Introductions
Web Reminders
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21st Century Skills
BCIC Archives
ASCD Books
Leadership Resources
SED Updates
Legislative Updates
CI&A This Fall
• Algebra 2/Trig Roundtable• Adaptive Schools• Secondary Science Seminar• Geometry Roundtable• Instructional Theory into Practice• Learning-Centered Support for
Students • Responsive Classroom®• Secondary Science Seminar• We the People/Project Citizen
Leadership This Fall
• Interpreting Your College Board Data• The Future of Leadership: Technology
and the School Leader• Web 2.0 Tools Every Instructional
leader Should Have in Their Backpack• Health & Safety
Issues in Schools• Principals Meetings
Leading the Learning
ASCD Collection
IT&D Updates
Article Read?
2009-2010 Planning
• 6+1 Traits of Writing• Direct Vocabulary Instruction• Classroom Management• Co-Teaching• Balanced Literacy• 21st Century Skills• Differentiation of Instruction• School Secretary Training
6+1 Traits of Writing
• Day 1: What are the 6 Traits?
• Day 2: Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Supporting Writing Workshop with 6+1 Traits
Direct Vocabulary Instruction
• Day 1: Learn Strategies (Marzano, Billmeyer, etc.)
try out strategies in classrooms
• Day 2: Reflection, Sharing, More strategies.
Classroom Management
• More input needed. If you are interested, please fill out half-sheet and leave it behind.
Taking Co-Teaching to the Next Level
• Site visits for diagnostic assessment (late January)
• Training and administrative overview (February)
• Site visits for coaching and feedback (February and March)
• Differentiated training based on site visits and needs assessment (late March)
Balanced Literacy
• Literacy block: time, guided reading, centers, planning, etc.
• Management: processes, procedures, gradual release of responsibility, etc.
• Boys and literacy: research, collections, choice, etc.
Closing theFormative Assessment
Knowing-Doing Gap
• Understanding assessment and feedback (1)
• Formative Assessment Principles (1)• Plan for formative assessment (1)• Implement formative assessments• Follow-up and continued
training/planning (2)
Closing the Differentiation of Instruction
Knowing-Doing Gap
• Classroom Culture & Fairness (1)• Knowing your learners (1)• Basic, implementable mechanisms (2)• Planning (2)• Implementation• Follow and further training/planning (3)
School Secretary Training
• Working as member of many teams (1)• School offices are busy places (2)• Effective communication to foster
positive relationships (3)
3-8 Testing
• Administration• Scoring
Wrap-Up
• Meeting Evaluation• Topics for future agendas?
•Back side of evaluation for prioritization•Add other if missing•Adolescent Literacy(Time to Act)
• 3-8 Testing – keep on agenda
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