November 3Inservice

DPHS – South Social Studies Department

8:30 – 9:00 am

Simon Sinek, Start with Why

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE

Watch the beginning 5 minutes  

Three Minutes to Prepare thoughts about:

Why you teach?How you teach?What you do within our team?

Department Norms:

AVID Strategy:

One Minute Speech

In a standing circle, answer:

• Why do you do what you do

• How do you do what you do

• What do you do in within our

team? 

Create groups of 3 -4

Grace Dearborn Strategy

Simon Sinek, Start with Why

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE

10:50 until end of video

#Summary

Create three Hashtags that summarize the last segment

Pair and Share * Pair with someone around you* Share your # * Explain the thoughts/ideas behind your phrase

10:30 – 11:00Review School Objects

Vocabulary in the Classroom

* (Lisa) CBA Analysis - How are lowest scored questions being spiraled back into curriculum?

* Best Practice Discussion - Grace Dearborn, classroom management, reminders of campus expectations and department norms

School ObjectsPutting DPISD apps on iPad Home Screen

Review:

AppraiseAwareForethought

SS Department Norms Coming in with iPads, a positive attitude and cooperative mindset.

2.     Be on time (at 7:40am) and be willing to contribute during the meeting.

3.     Everyone will speak respectfully to each other; will not talk down to each other; will positively recognize and thank each other for team contributions.

4.     Bring one strategy that you found successful over the last month.

5.     Do whatever we can for our students.

DPHS- South Meeting Norms

People Like MeAVID video –

Deer Park believes that all students should be provided the opportunity to be college and career ready…do you?

Table Talk:

What are some reasons that stop students from feeling successful/graduating/going to college?

Which of these reasons do we feel that we:• can change• can't change• influence change

PROFESSIONAL GOALS:Dr. Kouba’s

Suggested Areas of Emphasis·         Instructiono   Continued progress with EOCs

§  Increase Level 3 Advanced EOC scoreso   Daily Essential Questionso   Use of Focused Note takingo   Use of daily planners with all studentso   Small Group Instructiono   Checking for Understanding

§  Talk Moves§  Making the effort to call on every student – every period

o   Socratic Seminars ·    Technologyo   Use of iPad with instruction and for personal/professional organizationo   Seamless use of technology within the instructional settingo   Continued promotion of the DPHS Technology Code of Ethicso   Utilization of the teacher website as an instructional toolo   Flipped Classrooms ·         Classroom Management/Engagemento   Strategies introduced through Grace Dearborn presentationo   Teach Like a Champion