CFA 3 Collaboration DayFebruary 29, 2012

What’s Up with This Afternoon?

Stacking the building blocksNumbers, numbers, numbers…now what?

Parts Vs. Whole

Own the good, the bad, and even the uglyHonesty and humility

Tik Tok

What are the must-haves? (30 minutes)How are we doing? (60 minutes)What to do? (40 minutes)Preparing for Upcoming Content (30

minutes) Exemplar lessons Go over broken down TEKS still needing to be

taught Strategy share for TEKS still needing to be taught

What are our Must-Haves?

Which 7-10 TEKS/concepts have the most weight? Endurance: Will the standard provide students

with knowledge and skills beyond a single test date?

Leverage: Will the standard provide knowledge and skills that are of value in multiple disciplines?

Readiness for the Next Level: Will the standard provide the students with essential knowledge and skills that are necessary for their success in the next grade level?

Sample Must-Have

6th Science : 6.2E analyze data to formulate reasonable explanations, communicate valid conclusions supported by the data, and predict trends. Endurance: Key in developing critical thinking

skills Leverage: Skill needed in Math and Social Studies Readiness for the Next Level: Skill necessary to

conduct scientific investigations in high school courses

What are our Must-Haves?

Going through a copy of the TEKS Star the most important 7-10; students should know

inside and out

Finalize list of must-haves

Must-Haves Over Time

Log into AWARE: uplifteducation.schoolobjects.com

Click on Analyze tab and down to desired CFA

AWARE

Pull down to “Student SE Breakdown”Click on “Where students were” button Click on “Teacher summary” button

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Must-Haves Over Time

Using the group-created list of must-haves, see how your students have done on them from CFA 1 to 3.

Why, por que, warum, pourquoi, 为什么…

Your Plan

Review vs. Re-Teach  Review Re-TeachPurpose

Bring previously studied material back to “front of mind”

Helps students identify any gaps in their understanding

Clear up misunderstandings

Develop a strong understanding through full lesson cycle that targets the misunderstandings

Presented in different manner than before 

Data Range

Moderate/Inconsistent Mastery 

Low Mastery

Your Plan

  Review Re-TeachMethods Spiral in Homework

Spiral in Do Now Fluency Strategies

o Mad-Minuteso Oral Drillso Excellence Sheets

Applying prior knowledge to a new situation (like an article or case study)

Synthesizing prior knowledge with new knowledge to solve a high-level problem (spiraling topic back in)

Peer Tutor Your idea HERE!

Mini-Lesson Do Now with Mini-Lesson Peer Tutor Small Group Instruction Re-assess by spiraling into

quizzes and/or tests Your idea HERE!

Your Plan

Before creating your plan, think about why it was not mastered the first time. What was the misunderstanding? Create your plan and strategies that will address those reasons.

Preparing for Upcoming Content

Exemplar LessonsBreaking down TEKS still needing to be

taughtBest practices around content still needing

to be taughtEtc.

Close it Up

Action Steps