Culture
Curriculum
Instruction
Data
Summer 2015 PD
100
As a result of the Cultural RtI work done in 2015-16, these will be updated for students and staff.
What are school student and staff handbooks?
100
As a result of our Understanding by Design work this Summer, SAU 29 will have these in place consistently in grades K to 8.
What are Common "Transfer" Tasks in ELA and Math?
100
This framework allows SAU 29 to have a common dialogue around all aspects of teaching, including Instruction.
What is Danielson's Framework for Teaching?
100
These are the grade levels we will pull back on NWEA in terms of Reading to make sure we are not over-testing our students, and use more useful assessments.
What are grades 1 and 2 in SAU 29?
100
This training focused on the brain research associated with language development in younger students.
What is LETRS training with Dr. Carol Tolman?
200
As a result of our 2014-15 Cultural RtI work, schools have articulated these in consistent language.
What are values and expectations for the school?
200
After the acquisition level of knowledge and skills, these are the next two levels of goals that Understanding by Design pushes towards with their approach.
What is "Meaning Making" and "Transfer"?
200
These component areas will continue to be the focus for SAU 29 in terms of Mini-Observations, Site Visits, and a dialogue among principals and staff for 2015-16.
What are components 2B (A Culture for Learning), 3C (Engaging Students in Learning), and 3D (Assessment for Learning)?
200
These will be new assessments used in SAU 29 in the 2015-16 school year.
What are Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments and Common Transfer Tasks?
200
These two trainings this summer will spark a reinvestment in this approach to culture and behavior and be part of our "tool box" for Cultural RtI.
What are Responsive Classroom #1 and #2 training?
300
To ensure that all students can expect a positive school culture that is clear and consistent.
What is the reason why SAU 29 is continuing to invest in a Cultural RtI approach.
300
To ensure all students have access to a Tier 1 curriculum that is challenging, meaningful, and inspiring while also meeting the demands of the Common Core.
What is the reason why we have undertaken a large scale updating of our curriculum in SAU 29.
300
To ensure we have a consistent framework and dialogue about good teaching practices in SAU 29. (As well as a clear system to evaluate professional staff)
What is reason why we are using Danielson's Framework for Teaching in SAU 29?
300
To ensure we have a clear flow of data in all SAU 29 schools that tracks both performance and growth.
What is reason why we are trying to create common Assessment Maps in SAU 29 for 2015-16.
300
By August 2015 this person will have helped nearly 200 teachers over the last two years learn Understanding by Design and their emphasis on Transfer, Meaning Making, and Acquisition.
Who is Jessica Raba?
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