Handbook
Math
Literacy
PBIS
Miscellaneous
100
What times do you need to take your attendance each day
? 8:10 a.m. And 12:10 p.m.
100
What is another name for "unit" in the curriculum companion?
Module
100
True or false. Mini lessons should take about 25 minutes.
False. Mini lessons should (approximately) as many minutes long as the age of your students. Ex. 7 years old- 7 minutes long
100
What does PBIS stand for?
Positive Behavior Intervention System
100
Where is the fob key pad located and how do you set the alarm?
In the cafeteria.Same code. No on or off button.
200
What time do you need to begin supervising students each morning in your room or outside by your door?
7:40 a.m. Or the arrival time that students are allowed to come into the building.
200
.How do we incorporate math bins into our math and how do we find time to get everything in?
Starting small guided math groups allows you to be able to execute the new curriculum and learners seem to be more engaged in their learning. Math bins are used in the small group rotation along with math games and/or journal pages
200
When your students are working on stamina during the first weeks of school, what should classroom teachers being doing?
Assessing where your students are with running records and using the benchmark kit to determine their instructional level.
200
What do you do if you have a student who struggles to follow routines and rules?
1. Student is moved from seat to a safe seat in classroom, or another seat in another room. student given time to regroup and talk with. A support person. monitor sheet to keep track of times and frequency. 2. Student Behavior plan- put into place 3. check in.check out
200
What are the 3 building goals. For our 2012-13 school year?
1.LA & MATh Curriculum 2. Implementation of Rti and PBIS 3. More communication & volunteers in our school
300
What time are lesson plans due?
8:00 a.m.
300
After putting together common lessons into our math curriculum, what else do we need to work on for our grade levels?
Common assessments, exemplars, ongoing refining of best teaching practices
300
How can you and your literacy support teacher collaborate on your students and how often?
You should collaborate once every couple weeks during a round of Daily Five. Talk and share notes, pen sieves, running records, strategies you used and decide together how to proceed to help your students. Also do a case study-chose a "watch" student to work on together. Record and hand in case study notes
300
What activity helped students learn the playground rules?
Recess rodeo
300
Will we have all our LA and Math curriculum completed by the end of the 2012-13 year?
NO, but we should have a framework for LA and a more concrete foundation for Math. Assessments, more detailed lessons will follow next year. I see this as a professional learning module for the next 2 years.
400
WHAT should you do if a student shares a situation where they were harmed or may be harmed?
Report to social services. If you are not sure, talk to Barb B or Mary and we can help you make the call. when in doubt, call.
400
What resource are we using to get common Math vocabulary?
curriculum companion
400
Teachers at grades 2-4 should have books that the student can read. Not just looking at pictures. Look at last year's guided reading level at pick a few books that are at a lower level in their boxes. periodically, sort through them with the child.
What things should go into a browsing box?
400
What is the foundation or starting point to positive behaviors?
Common procedures and routines
400
What does OEU stand for and what is it? How is the year organized? What tells you what kids need to know?
1.Overarching Enduring Understanding-these are the 4 big skills that we want students to know for life . They are the same for k-12. 2.Inquiry modules. 3.Essential questions, teaching points, focus standards
500
Can you leave early when you are done with your conferences or do you need to stay until the conference set time?
You must stay for the scheduled conference times.Yg
500
Are we just doing curriculum work for math this year and then next year buying a new math curriculum?
Very unlikely will we be purchasing a teacher's manual math curriculum. We may be purchasing supplemental materials and/or activities to enhance what we are building this year.
500
How often do we want running records done on a child?
Lowest children- once a week Running records help you see what a child can do and can not do. They help you understand how to prompt a child to move ahead to the next level. they are not just a percentage. Look at the patterns,errors,etc. To help determine what the child is missing, needing,etc.
500
What Are the primary focuses of PBIS?
To Provide uniform school-wide procedures and rules To practice and model school expectations To celebrate positive behaviors To Provide supports for inappropriate behaviors To increase student achievement
500
A student is being disruptive and doesn't what to follow directions. should you grab them and bring them to a time out in your room? .
Never restrain ( grab) a student unless you have bee trained in ProAct training and they are in danger of harming someone or themselves. Call for help.
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