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Slide 2 Slide 3 Introductions What are your expectations? IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 4 High Expectations The concept of high expectations is premised on the philosophical and pedagogical belief that a failure to hold all students to high expectations effectively denies them access to a high-quality education, since the educational achievement of students tends to rise or fall in direct relation to the expectations placed upon them. Slide 5 Wisdom from Olive to RunOlive to Run 1.People who are told they are awful or incapable of doing something will eventually begin believing they are. 2.Once you pigeon hole someone or even yourself it is extremely difficult to get out. 3.Having high expectations often yields high results. 4.Patterns and trends are contagious, but you have the choice to change the direction. 5.Proving those who say you cant wrong, is one of the best feelings in the world. Olive to RunOlive to Run is a teachers block that you might enjoy reading. Slide 6 Best of the Web Better ways to read on the web IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 7 News ELA News ELA is a website that offers free current events and news articles for teachers and students. They have hundreds of articles that are updated weekly. Once you sign up for an account, you can view the articles online or print them out. You can even use the scroll bar to change Lexile to support everyone in your classroom at the appropriate instructional level. Amazing! Slide 8 Google Books Did you know that you can search Google Books (http://books.google.com) for full text view only?http://books.google.com 1. 2. 3. Slide 9 Professional Learning You can and should teach expectations. IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 10 Teaching Expectations CHAMPs classroom management system helps you provide instructional procedures in which your students become responsible, motivated, and highly engaged in the specific task at hand. Wouldnt that be wonderful? I personally have used the system and it really does work amazingly well when used consistently. Ready to learn more? Slide 11 C.H.A.M.P.S. (For All Ages) Use the CHAMPs acronym to define detailed behavioral expectations for EACH instructional approach that you use. Here is the CHAMPs acronym: C onversation H elp A ctivity Movement P articipation S uccess Click here for a classroom example of a CHAMPS Chart. Slide 12 Conversation Conversation: Can students converse during this activity? About what? With whom? For how long? There are lots of example charts online, such as this one.this one Zero Noise Level Spy Talk Low Flow Formal Normal Loud Crowd Out of Control Slide 13 Help Help: How do students get your attention for help? How do students get questions answered? What should they do while they wait for you? You need to let them know for each type of activity. Slide 14 Activity Activity: What is the expected end product of this activity? What is the task or objective? What is your goal? Slide 15 Movement Movement: For what reasons can students get out of their seats during this activity? Do they need permission to do so? Remember, this changes for the type of activity, so be specific! Slide 16 Participation Participation: What behavior shows that students are participating or not participating? You need to let your students know what this looks like for each type of activity. Slide 17 Success Success: There are no questions for this one. When CHAMPs expectations are met, students will be successful. This is a great time to share a website called RubiStar though. Rubrics are another great way for teachers to be crystal clear about their expectations!RubiStar Slide 18 Early Release Schedule WhoWhatWhenWhere Elementary K-5 PLC in Buildings: Goal Setting for Evaluation Process. Bring Laptops. Teacher Based Team [TBT] Meetings January 29 3:00-4:30Buildings Highview, Central, MMS 6-8 Grade Level Meetings- Content Area Go Math 6-8 January 29 2:00-3:30Highview MHS Instructional Strategy: Marzano: Writing in Content Area (DQ 2: 6, 9, 10) January 29 1:00-3:00MHS Central K-5, GATETBT Meetings in BuildingJanuary 29 2:00 -3:30Central Slide 19 Student Services Early Release WhoWhatWhenWhere K-5 Intervention SpecialistsProfessional Growth PlanJanuary 29, 2014 2:45-4:15High School Central, 6 th -8 th Intervention Specialists & ED IEP Refresher Tiered Assessments & Interventions January 29, 2014 2:20-3:35 Central Office Learn Lab Central Office Discover Lab HS Intervention SpecialistsSpecial Ed PLCJanuary 29, 2014 1:30-2:45HS Media Center K-5 ED & MD TeachersProfessional Growth PlanJanuary 29, 2014 3:00-4:15High School 6 th -8 th MD TeachersTransition AssessmentsJanuary 29, 2014 2:20-3:35MS Room 153 HS MD Teachers Unique Bring your computer January 29, 2014 1:30-2:45HS K-5 Paraprofessionals Tips for your work with students January 29, 2014 3:00-3:45HS Media Center 6 th -8 th Paraprofessionals Tips for your work with students January 29, 2014 2:20-3:05HS Media Center HS ParaprofessionalsSpecial Ed PLCJanuary 29, 2014 1:15-2:15HS Media Center Slide 20 Quirky Quotes To inspire, entertain, and intrigue. IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 21 Expectations are a form of first- class truth: If people believe it, it's true. Bill Gates Slide 22 If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome. Michael Jordan Slide 23 Web 2.0 Tools The interactive web for you and your students. IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 24 Readability Readability is a browser extension that eliminates distractions and turns any web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Clean Up Cluttered Pages Save for Reading Later Great adaptive technology! Slide 25 Easel.ly Easel.ly is a tool that enables teachers to depict information through visual interpretation. It is very easy to use, even for those who are not that certain of their tech skills. Teachers can use it as an improved way of presenting their lessons, and students can use Easel.ly for projects that showcase what they have learned. Slide 26 Announcements Tell them you heard it on the Middie Mile! IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 27 ITBS Algebra Good luck to all the seventh graders who will be taking the ITBS Algebra readiness test this week. This test provides educators with the most up-to-date assessment of algebra readiness available. It was designed and developed according to NCTM standards. To finish an engineering degree in just four years, students need to start algebra in the eight grade at the latest. Slide 28 YouTube Your friend YouTube will be back online this week, however you might also want to check out these other Educational Video Website: SchoolTubeSchoolTube is a moderated video-sharing website just for schools. TeacherTubeTeacherTube aggregates thousands of videos from educators, YouTube, and the rest of the Web. In essence, they are clearinghouses of educational videos that cover most school subjects, categorized by subject and education level. WatchKnowLearnWatchKnowLearn has a review panel of educators and educational video experts that vet videos from first-time submitters before posting. The Teaching ChannelThe Teaching Channel bills itself as "a video showcase of inspiring and effective teaching practices," and publishes great original videos with tips and lesson plans, searchable by subject, grade level, and topic. Slide 29 Celebrations Birthdays and such. IntroductionsIntroductions | Professional Learning | Best of the Web | Quirky Quotes | Web 2.0 Tools | Announcements | CelebrationsProfessional LearningBest of the Web Quirky QuotesWeb 2.0 Tools AnnouncementsCelebrations Slide 30 National Handwriting Day The purpose of National Handwriting Day is to alert the public to the importance of handwriting. National Handwriting Day is a chance for all of us to re-explore the purity and power of handwriting. Despite concern by stationary, paper companies, and pen and pencil manufacturers that the electronic world will shrink demand for their products. But, indeed, statistics show that pen (or pencil) and paper are alive and well, with a growing demand. January 23 rd Slide 31 Happy Birthday! January 26 st to February 1 st Mary Mabry01/26 Diane McChesney01/27 Stacey Gibbs01/27 Tammy Daniels01/28 Connie South01/28 Irene Turner01/28 Ernest Withrow01/29 Elizabeth Gross01/29 Melodye Caudill01/30 Holly South01/30 Lori Ott01/31 Joshua Shaffer01/31 Lori Tyla02/01 Deborah Helton02/01 Slide 32 Till Next Week Please email upcoming events and celebrations to be included in the Middie Mile to rsurland@middletowncityschools.com.rsurland@middletowncityschools.com