Highlights: -
I
was able to visit every school site and witness, either classroom instruction,
be a part of a staff meeting and back to school night, or participate in staff
collaboration, talk one on one with some teachers,
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Students spent a
large portion of their day were reading and writing grade level and beyond
passages; reading and comprehending with the support of the teacher;
demonstrating their knowledge orally and in writing form
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Students and
teacher relationships were positive and respectful.
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Students were
actively involved in their own learning
The quality instructional practices and beneficial impact
on student learning goes on and on.
Here is an
update in the curriculum and instruction world at Konocti:
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CELDT testing for
TK – K and all initials finishes up by September 14.
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CELDT testing for
grades 1st – 12th continue through October 28.
Konocti continues to uphold the value of collaboration
as the key vehicle in supporting adult best practices and student learning
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Konocti is
currently staying the course in regards to instructional materials or resources,
common core units with rigorous common core assessments – completion and
revisions to the units, resources and assessments are in the works. Additional
common core resources are being added to each common core unit based on the key
concepts and skills per common core standard. District teams are also looking
to enhance the common core assessments to match the performance and rigor of
the new common core standards.
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The teams are also looking to loosen and
revise the scope and sequence so it works for all. The district is looking for
an interim assessment by the semester with 12 interim assessments in 2016.
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The key skills
and concepts per focus common core standard are being made more accessible both
in shared district grade level Google folders and in Atlas.
Professional Development:
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A team of
teachers and administrators across the district are headed to the CUE
conference October 23rd and October 24. I foresee another Tech Slam
in our near futures.
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Some designated
teachers and instructional coaches received Atlas and EADMS training to then
staff at site.
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Common core
literacy professional development for K -2, 3 -7 and 8 -12 is in the horizon.
Stay tuned.
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Visitations: Donna, Tom, and Teresa are out to visit classrooms in the month of
September with peer observations and walkthroughs to follow in the months ahead.
Many site administrators are already out visiting classrooms. These visits,
observations and walkthroughs may be built around the indicators from the
Danielson group identifying student engagement. Timely and specific feedback
(no ratings) will be provided to the teachers through descriptive statements.
This feedback is for teacher reflection.
CAASPP Update:
Student,
school, district, county and state smarter balance baseline results can be
found at www.caaspp.org
Remember
the smarter balance results are one small measure of many measures to
understand student achievement and well-being. We may many other measures to
use to paint a comprehension picture of our student.
These
scores cannot be compared to past state assessments.
The
scores – pleased or displeased, good or bad - simply provide a roadmap for how
we provide these necessary skillset and tools to be productive and competitive
“in their own right” in their 21st century world.
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