From the Superintendent's Desk From the Superintendent's ... - Igenti
From the Superintendent's Desk From the Superintendent's ... - Igenti
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Dr. Jacquelyn Flanigan<br />
Associate Superintendent<br />
Our November Regional Days are right around <strong>the</strong> corner! The PD Commiee has reviewed <strong>the</strong> SurveyMonkey<br />
results and your evaluaons and parcipated in a conference call with our presenters to share that feedback in<br />
order to beer meet your needs for November’s Regional day.<br />
The feedback revealed <strong>the</strong> following:<br />
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Although several schools and <strong>the</strong>ir teachers were using <strong>the</strong> Common Core to plan instrucon, <strong>the</strong>re<br />
remained a lack of clarity and understanding about how this really looked in pracce. It was also reported<br />
that many felt <strong>the</strong>y did not truly understand how to use <strong>the</strong> standards <strong>the</strong>mselves ‐‐‐ <strong>the</strong>y could reference<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, but not use <strong>the</strong>m to drive <strong>the</strong> actual planning process.<br />
Need for specific exemplars of CCSS units and teaching strategies<br />
How are <strong>the</strong> literacy standards relave to o<strong>the</strong>r content areas; i.e. math, science, specials What does this<br />
mean for those teachers<br />
Need to understand how to build a unit using <strong>the</strong> CCSS template. Many teachers asked about working<br />
collaboravely to build a single unit.<br />
<strong>From</strong> this informaon <strong>the</strong> commiee worked with our presenters; and based on <strong>the</strong> above feedback, <strong>the</strong><br />
following will be <strong>the</strong> focus of our November Regional Day:<br />
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The presenter will guide <strong>the</strong> groups through a step‐by‐step unit design process using selected reading and<br />
wring standards that apply to ALL content areas. These selected standards will be dissected so parcipants<br />
will understand what <strong>the</strong> standard is really asking.<br />
The 7‐9‐10‐1 strategies will be incorporated into <strong>the</strong> unit plan in order to clearly demonstrate <strong>the</strong><br />
connecon between <strong>the</strong>se “best pracce” strategies and implementaon of <strong>the</strong> Common Core.<br />
There will be guided pracce; <strong>the</strong> regional groups will not be broken out into rooms to work. Ra<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
parcipants will be at table groups working on a single unit with <strong>the</strong>ir grade and/or content‐area colleagues.<br />
This will allow parcipants to ask quesons throughout <strong>the</strong> process.<br />
As part of <strong>the</strong> guided pracce, exemplars of <strong>the</strong> unit’s components will be shared and discussed.<br />
Administrators will be taken through this exact process – <strong>the</strong> emphasis is on <strong>the</strong>ir understanding of what is<br />
expected of <strong>the</strong> teachers. Administrators will learn what to look for.<br />
Posng to EdModo will not occur during <strong>the</strong> Regional Day; this will alleviate <strong>the</strong> frustraon of mulple‐user<br />
uploading slowing <strong>the</strong> system and process.<br />
Specific instrucons, including what to bring (electronic devices, handouts, resources and materials), was<br />
delivered via Igen. Please read carefully! This informaon will also be emailed to principals directly to be<br />
certain all receive <strong>the</strong> instrucons.<br />
We are looking forward to a great day!