Curriculum and Instruction Council

October 8, 2009

Welcome and Introductions

Web Reminders

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21st Century Skills

BCIC Archives

ASCD Books

Leadership Resources

SED Updates

Legislative Updates

CI&A This Fall

• Algebra 2/Trig Roundtable• Adaptive Schools• Secondary Science Seminar• Geometry Roundtable• Instructional Theory into Practice• Learning-Centered Support for

Students • Responsive Classroom®• Secondary Science Seminar• We the People/Project Citizen

Leadership This Fall

• Interpreting Your College Board Data• The Future of Leadership: Technology

and the School Leader• Web 2.0 Tools Every Instructional

leader Should Have in Their Backpack• Health & Safety

Issues in Schools• Principals Meetings

Leading the Learning

ASCD Collection

IT&D Updates

Article Read?

2009-2010 Planning

• 6+1 Traits of Writing• Direct Vocabulary Instruction• Classroom Management• Co-Teaching• Balanced Literacy• 21st Century Skills• Differentiation of Instruction• School Secretary Training

6+1 Traits of Writing

• Day 1: What are the 6 Traits?

• Day 2: Best Practices in Writing Instruction: Supporting Writing Workshop with 6+1 Traits

Direct Vocabulary Instruction

• Day 1: Learn Strategies (Marzano, Billmeyer, etc.)

try out strategies in classrooms

• Day 2: Reflection, Sharing, More strategies.

Classroom Management

• More input needed. If you are interested, please fill out half-sheet and leave it behind.

Taking Co-Teaching to the Next Level

• Site visits for diagnostic assessment (late January)

• Training and administrative overview (February)

• Site visits for coaching and feedback (February and March)

• Differentiated training based on site visits and needs assessment (late March)

Balanced Literacy

• Literacy block: time, guided reading, centers, planning, etc.

• Management: processes, procedures, gradual release of responsibility, etc.

• Boys and literacy: research, collections, choice, etc.

Closing theFormative Assessment

Knowing-Doing Gap

• Understanding assessment and feedback (1)

• Formative Assessment Principles (1)• Plan for formative assessment (1)• Implement formative assessments• Follow-up and continued

training/planning (2)

Closing the Differentiation of Instruction

Knowing-Doing Gap

• Classroom Culture & Fairness (1)• Knowing your learners (1)• Basic, implementable mechanisms (2)• Planning (2)• Implementation• Follow and further training/planning (3)

School Secretary Training

• Working as member of many teams (1)• School offices are busy places (2)• Effective communication to foster

positive relationships (3)

3-8 Testing

• Administration• Scoring

Wrap-Up

• Meeting Evaluation• Topics for future agendas?

•Back side of evaluation for prioritization•Add other if missing•Adolescent Literacy(Time to Act)

• 3-8 Testing – keep on agenda

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