Question 1. The in district professional development sessions I
have attended since July have been beneficial. The majority of the
responses were yes. Comments Summary: Staff likes it when the
Professional Development impacts learning for students. Specialists
and paras would like more offerings geared towards their area of
instruction. There were a lot of positive comments about the
Smartboard and clicker sessions. The bullying Professional
Development was beneficial because it is important to update staff
on policy.
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Question 2. I would like to have more sessions offered on:
Comments Summary : Specialists would like time to work with their
colleagues in their same content area. They would like times for
sharing best practices. Some like the idea of providing several
choice offerings for Professional Development and letting staff
choose/sign up. Topic areas that were asked to be offered include
writing, behavior management, special education ie: Autism,
technology, retirement planning, math, reading, bullying, ie:
redirecting behavior, classroom management, curriculum planning,
restraint training, love & logic, MCAS, science, instructional
strategies/classroom content.
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Question 3. I like the new system of getting PDPs right after
the session. All responses were yes and all feedback was
positive.
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Question 4. I feel it would be important to have
sessions/professional development about the implementation of the
National Core Curriculum in ELA and Mathematics. Majority of
feedback was yes. Comment Summary: For the most part, the responses
were geared toward the importance of being prepared to make the
change. Some staff indicated they would like to work in grade level
groups for this. Some staff want to work on other curriculum areas
such as art, music, PE and health. Some staff wanted more
information.
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Common Core Standards
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1. The National Common Core Standards have been adopted by 32
states including Massachusetts. It is expected that we will
implement these standards by 2013. Each state is allowed to add 15%
of their states standards to the National Common Core.
Massachusetts is currently working on this addition.
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2. The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
& Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical
Subjects (the Standards) are the culmination of an extended
broad-based effort to fulfill the charge issued by the state to
create the next generation of K- 12 standards in order to ensure
that all students are college and career ready in literacy no later
than the end of high school.
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3. The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: The
Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise
that mathematics educators at all levels should seek to develop in
their students. These practices rest on important process and
proficiencies with longstanding importance in mathematics
education. The first of these are the NCTM process standards of
problem solving, reasoning and proof, communications
representation, and connections. The second are the strands of
mathematical proficiencies specified in the National Research
Councils report adding it up: adaptive reasoning, strategic
competence, conceptual understanding (comprehension of mathematical
concepts, operations and relations), procedural fluency skill in
carrying out procedures, flexibly, accurately, efficiently and
appropriately) and productive disposition (habitual inclination to
see mathematics as sensible, useful, and worthwhile), coupled with
a belief in diligence and ones own efficacy
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4. College and career readiness standards have been
incorporated into the K-12 standards. The criteria used to develop
the college- and career- readiness standards, as well as these K-12
standards are: Aligned with college and work expectations; Include
rigorous content and application of knowledge through high-order
thinking skills; Build upon strengths and lessons of current state
standards; Informed by top-performing countries so that all
students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society;
and Evidence and/or research based
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July 19, 20, 26 Elementary Leveled Readers August 24Read
NaturallyParas August 25WorkboardK-2
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Sept. 2Reading, DIBELSMS Staff Sept. 27SmartBoard MathGrades 5
& 6 Oct. 25 Technology to Enhance Literacy Grades 1 & 2
Dec. 7 Fluency MS Paras Jan. 20 Technology Showcase Elementary Jan
20 ELA Common Core Elementary Jan 20 MARC/Bullying CurriculumMS
March Nonviolent Crisis TrainingGrades K-12
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March Paraprofessional Workshop Overview of the five big ideas
of reading (Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Fluency with
Text, Vocabulary Comprehension). The second session will go more in
depth with one of the five big ideas in reading. June Teacher and
Paraprofessional Training How to utilize paraprofessional staff to
enhance the classroom. Provided by Susan Kazeroid, Literacy
Specialist
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September: Elementary: Websites Middle School : Clicker
training JH/HS: PLCs October: Elementary : SmartBoard Middle School
: Web Sites JH/HS: PLCs December: Elementary: Technology Sessions
MiddleSchool: Using Data to Inform Instruction JH/HS : PLCs
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January 20 Administration: Data Warehouse Elementary:
Technology Showcase and ELA Common Core Middle School :
MARC/Bullying Curriculum March: Elementary: TBA Middle School: ELA
Common Core JH/HS: PLC, MCAS
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April: Elementary: MARC/Bullying Curriculum Middle School: 21
st Century Skills JH/HS: Best Practices, Interdisciplinary lesson
planning, PLCs, and Class Management May: Elementary: P rofessional
Development with Coaches Middle School: Data Analysis & Grade
Level Groups JH/HS: PLCs Final Reports, and Best Practices.
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DIBELS Next for Administration DIBELS Next for K-6 National
Core Curriculum Mathematics for K-6
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Math: Middle School: Understanding MCAS scoring Rubics, Using
MCAS scoring Rubics in the classroom, Evaluating use of MCAS
scoring Rubics. Literacy: Chester: Exploring Independent Reading,
Research of Independent Reading, Steps to Institute Independent
Reading, The Classroom library, Book boxes, Good Fit books.
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SchoolGrade LevelTopicDates ChesterK-4 TeachersIndependent
ReadingOct. 13, 27 Classroom LibraryNov 3, 9 Book Boxes & 3
Ways to Read a Book Nov 10 Good Fit Books & Reading Logs Nov 17
Building Reading StaminaNov 23 K ParaTeaching Letter ID, Letter
Formation, Beginning Letter Sounds Oct 14-Nov 17 1&2
TeachersData WallOct 15 Analyze DRA DataOct 18 Guided ReadingNov
12
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SchoolGrade LevelTopicDates Littleville2 TeacherAnalyze DRA
Data, Create Conferring Notebook, Whole class mini- lesson for
comprehensions strategies, small group strategy lessons Nov 29-Dec
10 4 TeacherWriting WorkshopDec 14-Jan 4 Reading
SpecialistAdministering Benchmark Assessment Dec 2 Reading
SpecialistUsing chanting to aid students with memory problems Dec
16 Sped TeacherComprehension strategy lessons Dec 21
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SchoolGrade LevelTopicDates Planned MS5 TeachersBuilding
discussion skills and launching book clubs Feb 4 - ? 6 Sped
TeacherDevelopmental spelling assessment, Using assessment to
determine instruction Feb 7 Chester and Littleville3-4MCAS open
response questions Dec 15