Sunday, June 02, 2013

Prep 2013-2014 School Year: Details

There's lots to do in the spring, summer, and early fall to prep for a wonderful year.  Making a list of those efforts will help you to stay on track in a timely fashion. Hence, this is the list I'll use.  I'll most likely revise the list as the weeks move forward, but this makes a good starting point, one that I am able to share with colleagues if to use as a guide if interested.

Do you chart the course for classroom prep and efforts?  If so, does your list look similar to mine?  What additions would you make?  How do you effectively collaborate so that summer study and school year prep is reasonable for every member of the faculty?

Take a look at the items below.  Make your own list if interested.  And, make sure you make time for summer fun and family too.


2013-2014 School Year Start Checklist
Task
Check
Professional Learning

X
Math and ELA Scope and Sequence Review and Revision: add details, links.
X
Learning Design Research/Template Creation
X
Wayland ELA Institutes Coursework
X
Wayland Math Institute Course Work week of 8/11
X
NBPTS Renewal Work - Start Sept.
X
Prep MTA Summer Conference Presentation -  Week of July 29
X
Prep “Learning to Learn” School Year Unit - Week of August 11 (or before)
Continue to read Summer Study links, apply to curriculum templates, efforts.
X
Prep MassCUE “The 24-7 Classroom” Unit - Prep September
X
MassCUE conference form
X
Special Education Access Work re MD and school - July
X
US Tour Project Creation
still working
Room, Classroom Routine, Schedule, Class Culture Prep - Week of 8/27

X
Draft Scheduling, Weekly Pattern, and Communication Protocols.
X
Ordering: Check orders, put away all supplies. 8/27
X
Supply Purchases (keep receipts!)
need to submit receipts
Room Set Up: clean, organize child friendly learning space. * 8/27
X
First Weeks of School

X
X
X
Curriculum Night: Establishing the Learning Community
X
Early Year Assessments/Goal Setting:
Reading, Writing, Math, Students’ Interests and Attitudes
X
Early Year Family Meetings (optional)
X
System-Wide and School Committees Sign Up and Start
X
Evaluation Professional Learning and Practice Goals:
Writing Fluency (#of pieces, type, focus), NBPTS Recertification
X
Writer’s Workshop
  • Establish Routines
  • Create offline writer’s notebooks, use and practice
  • Create online’s writer’s notebooks, use and practice
  • Establish daily writing routines, regular conference routines
  • Initial Assessment
X
Reader’s Workshop
  • Establish Routines
  • Create schedule for reading response online and offline in writer’s notebooks.
  • Conference with each child
  • Choosing just-right books for each child w/child.
  • First read aloud: Gold Threaded Dress
  • Time for reading in school and at home every day--establish positive patterns, troubleshoot where necessary
X
Math Workshop
  • Establish Routines
  • Use SMP Unit roll-out for first unit: Measurement
  • Initial Assessments
  • Begin Computation Thread w/daily attention, individualized student efforts.
X
Social Competency/Learning to Learn Start of Year Unit
(This is start of year PBL block)
  • Teach children what it means to be a successful learner.
  • Establish classroom protocols, norms, routines w/students.
  • Establish classroom community patterns, expectations.
still needs work
ongoing



Spring Prep

Move-Up Letter
X
Summer Study Lists
X
Ordering
X
Review of Scope and Sequence
X
Summer Study List Created
X
Summer 2014 Professional Study Possibilities

Background Information, Reading: Yardsticks, Math Info Text






*Classroom Set-Up


**Daily Routine (rough schedule that includes focus lessons, but does not include specific times since I haven’t received my school schedule yet)
Day/
Subject
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
8:30
check-in
keyboard
(outside lab)
check-in
keyboard
(outside lab)
check-in
keyboard
(outside lab)
check-in
keyboard
(outside lab)
check-in
keyboard
(outside lab)
8:50
writing wkshp
writing wkshp
writing wkshp
writing wkshp
writing wkshp
9:50
reading
wkshp
reading
wkshp
reading
wkshp
reading
wkshp
reading wkshp
10:50
recess
recess
recess
recess
recess
11:00
math comp
math comp
math comp
math comp
math comp
11:30
math workshop
math
workshop
math
workshop
math workshop
math workshop
12:30
lunch
lunch
lunch
lunch
lunch
1:20
Lexia
Lexia
Lexia
Lexia
Lexia
1:45
PBL/spec
PBL/spec
PBL/spec
PBL/spec
PBL/spec
2:40
read aloud
read aloud
read aloud
read aloud
read aloud



Content Structure and Goals
Subject
Content/Structure
Goals
Online Skills
Structure varies dependent upon tech and staffing access:
  • Keyboarding
  • Math Facts
  • Lexia (reading)/SumDog
  • Symphony (math concept)
  • Keyboarding: Reach or exceed 30-45 wpm.
  • Facts: 100 facts accuracy 5 min or less, all operations.
  • Lexia: 3-5 times a week until complete/SumDog English/Writing when done.
  • Symphony: 3-5 times per week until completion, SumDog when done.
Writer’s
Workshop
  • Start with Warm-Up (get computers/or writer’s notebook)
  • Focus Lesson
  • Write
  • Share

  • Write fluently-easily write/type 2-4 pages.
  • Write with craft.
  • Write with voice and focus on audience.
  • Write with organization.
Reader’s Workshop
  • Start with focus lesson (before rti)
  • reading/RTI
  • share
  • Read independently for 45-60 minutes.
  • Choose “just right” books.
  • Analyze and discuss reading with specific evidence aloud and in writing.
  • Read with fluency and expression.
Math Workshop
  • start with warm-up
  • active math learning
  • share
  • Meet all grade-level math standards.
  • Meet SMPs.
  • Enjoy Math.
Math Computation
  • Review skill or emphasis, practice!
  • Compute with speed, accuracy, and understanding across all operations.
PBL/STEAM
  • Interdisciplinary project/problem base learning w/social studies and science focus that embeds standards, skills, and knowledge from all curriculum areas.  
  • State problem/project objective.
  • Create and follow steps.
  • Assess and revise regularly.
  • Present.
  • Assess and create next steps.
Specials
Phys. Ed., Art, Music, Instrumental, Library, Tech, New(?)

Read Aloud
  • Class read aloud.  
  • Genre usually matches reading/writing emphasis.
  • Model reading comprehension strategies, fluency, and expression.
  • Discuss genre, craft, organization, intent.
Home Study
  • 15 minutes online math practice
  • 15 minutes journal writing - online or off
  • 15 minutes reading book of choice
  • Regular check-ins to assess work.
  • Parent/Student meetings to supportt.



Curriculum Map


Curriculum Map: 2013-2014
Subject /
Month
PBL/Special Events
September
Establish RW
  • structure and routine
  • Review all Comp. Strategies
  • Review Story Elements
  • Reading Response Intro
  • Establish WW structure and routines
  • Create Writers’ Books: online and off.
  • Opinion: Class Community
  • scholars project?
  • Line Plots
  • Add/Subtract
  • Place Value
  • Estimation
October
Review Strategies:
  • Schema
  • Monitor for Meaning
  • Summarizing
  • Sensory Imagining
Reading Response
  • Opinion/Essay
  • Factors, Multiples
  • Multiplication Facts
Culture Project
  • Writing paragraphs about culture.
  • Creating culture posters
  • Culture Museum.
November
Strategies:
  • Asking Questions
  • Determining Importance
Reading Response
Genre: Informational Text
  • Opinion/Essay
  • Area/Perimeter
  • Multiplication w/large numbers
Culture Project (cont.)
  • NA Culture Trip
  • Promised Lands Immigration Present.
December
Strategies:
  • Inferring
Reading Response
Genre: Poetry
  • Poetry Writing



  • Patterns/Algebra
  • Long Division
  • Gifts of Poetry
  • “Self Portrait Poetry Anthology”?”
January
Strategies:
  • Inferring
Reading Response
Genre: Realistic Fiction
  • Focus on Character
  • Personal Narrative
  • Fractions/Decimals
  • Computation Review
  • Problem Solving
  • Digital Story

February
Strategies:
  • Determining Importance


MCAS Prep
  • Examples across genre
  • Reading Response
  • Fictional Narrative
  • MCAS Prep for Writing
  • genre review each week
  • independent test trial

  • Fractions/Decimals
  • Computation Review
  • Problem Solving
  • Digital Story

March
Reading Strategy:
  • Synthesizing
  • Determining Importance
  • Informational Text
  • Project/Research: ES
  • Drama/script as part of study/ presentation

  • Fractions/Decimals
  • Computation Review
  • Problem Solving
  • Geometry
  • Open Response Problem Solving
  • Computation Review


  • Biomes
  • Animal Adaptation
  • Animal Adaptation Presentation
April
Reading Strategy:
  • Synthesizing
  • Determining Importance

  • Geometry
  • Open Response Problem Solving
  • Computation Review
  • MCAS Prep
  • ES Research

May
Reading Strategy:
  • Synthesizing
  • Determining Importance

Explain it:
  • writing matched w/math, science study
  • Open Response Problem Solving
  • Computation Review
  • MCAS Prep
  • STEAM
  • zoo trip
  • Multimedia ES presentations
  • Plate Tectonics with Dr. Sheffels (6 lessons)
June
Genre Study:
  • review  genre through summer reading emphases.
Writing Across Genre
  • Summer journal start w/genre writing -online or off.
  • STEAM
  • Continued Computation and Problem Solving Review
  • Wolf Hollow
  • STEAM Share





September Specific


Subject /
Month
Reading
Writing
Math
PBL/Special Events
September
Establish RW
  • structure and routine
  • Review all Comp. Strategies
  • Review Story Elements
  • Reading Response Intro


  • Read Gold Threaded Dress twice first w/reading comprehension strategies in mind, next with “read like an author” in mind.
  • Meet with every child to read together, discuss reading, set goals.
  • GRADE Assessment.
  • Fluency assessments.
  • Establish WW structure and routines
  • Create Writers’ Books: online and off.
  • Opinion: Class Community Project
  • scholars project?
  • Assessment: Letter to the teacher that tells about yourself.
  • Conferences: Meet with every child to read and discuss their letter, writer’s books, goals.
  • Line Plots intro and used to get to know each other.
  • Add/Subtract review and practice.
  • Place Value study.
  • Estimation study.
  • Facts assessment, start of facts practice.
  • GMADE Assessment.
  • “I AM” Poems -
  • Collaborative Class Map: Google Maps to start US Tour Starts
  • Learning to Learn Unit
  • Social Competency Class meetings.
  • Start of culture unit i.e. flags and other unit work.
  • Curriculum Night
  • Parent Meetings per request.


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