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Group essential math standards into units of study across the academic year.
Identify power standards aligned with NYS Mathematics Exam and target standards based on student data from the previous school year.
Unpack standards and identify conceptual understandings and procedural knowledge and skills students will need for mastery of each math standard within the units of study.
Craft daily learning targets with performance tasks for formative assessments.
Create pacing calendar that includes instructional days for each standard and completion date in alignment with mid and end of unit assessments.
- Informal observations of whole and small group instruction with a focus on teacher’s knowledge of content and pedagogical approaches to groups of students.
- Observe teacher’s engagement of students in discourse through whole group, paired or small group talk with a clear intent to monitor student learning.
- Monitor teacher’s methods for checking for understanding during instruction and capturing evidence of student learning.
- Model whole and small group instruction and co-teach.
- Core strategies for teaching addition and subtraction in Grades K-2
- Core strategies for teaching multiplication and division in Grades 3-5
- Creating an ALGEBRAFIED classroom in elementary school
- Using critical thinking questions to promote student learning
- Using mathematical routines to develop reasoning and fluency
- Strategies for differentiating math instruction in Grades K-12
- Using Assessments FOR Learning
- Using math centers to motivate and differentiate
- Support teachers in reviewing, creating and adjusting curriculum maps for the new academic year.
- Create assessment calendar in alignment with curriculum units and paced with New York State exams
- Support school leaders in writing math instructional guidelines and setting clear expectations for teaching and learning in daily lessons
- Design a professional development calendar that includes topics, facilitators, resources, etc.
- Support school in establishing and training a team of teachers to facilitate MBK program throughout the school year with a focus on:
- Understanding how African American boys learn
- How to build relationships with boys and connect beyond school environment
- Team Building exercises with boys
- Engaging boys in discussion
- Review and develop standards-based curriculum map in ELA.
- Work with teachers and administrators to unpack Next Generation reading and writing standards for each grade.
- Identify key target standards for each grade level using student data; explore the school’s reading program to create a pacing calendar that includes standards, key objectives, performance tasks and unit assessments.
- Identify programs and resources to supplement instructional programs.
- Support school administrators in designing and maintaining school wide system for collecting, monitoring and analyzing school wide data; train teacher teams to engage in data inquiry using specific protocols with fidelity.
- Develop formative and summative assessments.
Professional development through the coaching process offers teachers hands-on support as coach comes alongside teachers to function as “teammates” and provide real-time solutions and feedback for immediate improvement in instruction.
The coaching protocol includes:
- Informal observations of whole and small group math instruction with a focus on teacher’s knowledge of mathematical content and pedagogical approaches to groups of students.
- Listening to teacher’s engagement of students in mathematical discourse through whole group, paired or small group talk with a clear intent to monitor student learning.
- Monitoring teacher’s methods for checking for understanding during instruction and capturing evidence of student learning.
- Developing formative and summative assessments.
- Modeling whole and small group instruction.
- Co-teaching
- Methods for increasing student voice in the classroom
- Checking for understanding during instruction
- Creating a classroom culture of rigor and high expectations
- Setting clear instructional outcomes and monitoring for achievement
Virtual Family Math Game Nights focused on:
- Building strong family-school partnerships
- Teaching parents/guardians strategies to help their children build strong math skills
- Exploring grade-level math through games and activities
- Engagement in standards-based activities that reinforce math skills and concepts
- Students will be able to identify and explain the essential components of a computer.
- Students will explain the process of building a computer.
- Students will engage in team work to build a functional computer
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT FOR PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
- Monitoring core instruction and pacing
- Observation and feedback cycle using Danielson Framework
- Building teacher capacity and leadership
- Monitoring effectiveness of programs and initiatives
- Establishing and monitoring Comprehensive Educational Goals
- Creating school teams around instruction, social emotional learning, data, SWDs and at-risk students, ELLS, professional development, technology, etc.
- Creating positive school culture
- Building and maintaining parent engagement
- Methods of communication with pedagogical and non-pedagogical staff
- Academic intervention systems and services
- Grievances, disciplinary measures and other labor-related matters.
- Engage school leaders in assessment of leadership in key components of MPPR rubric.
- Plan specific next steps for strengthening leadership practices in targeted areas.
Group essential math standards into units of study across the academic year.
Identify power standards aligned with NYS Mathematics Exam and target standards based on student data from the previous school year.
Unpack standards and identify conceptual understandings and procedural knowledge and skills students will need for mastery of each math standard within the units of study.
Craft daily learning targets with performance tasks for formative assessments.
Create pacing calendar that includes instructional days for each standard and completion date in alignment with mid and end of unit assessments.
- Design plan for collection and maintenance of key data sources to monitor student progress across all grades and core subjects.
- Support school administrators in establishing and maintaining school wide systems for monitoring and analyzing school wide data.
- Engage with teacher teams in data inquiry protocols.
- Support teachers in reviewing, creating or adjusting curriculum maps for the new academic year.
- Set up assessment systems and timelines in alignment with curriculum map
- Support school leaders in writing instructional guidelines in Math, Reading, Writing, Science and Social Studies.
- Design a professional development calendar that includes topics, facilitators, resources, etc.
- Design system for conducting observation and feedback cycle including monitoring teacher progress in target areas
- Observe lessons with school administrators, determine ratings, identify evidence and write actionable, time bound next steps for improvement in instruction.
- Create a system for maintaining pace of observations, conducting composite visits on specific Look For’s and providing immediate feedback.
- Design and implement a plan for Teachers in Need of Improving and teachers with trending developing practices in Domains 1 – 3.