As a reminder, Tuesday, April 14th is our Parent Conference Night. This conference night is required in exchange for our Fair Day holiday. Our time frame will be from 3:00-8:00...one evening instead of two. During our department chair meeting, we discussed each teacher scheduling ten meetings with parents.
Our students will have received their 3rd 9 weeks report cards. The scheduled meetings will address students who we are concerned about passing—what do they need to do in the last 9 weeks to finish strong. Any TAKS concerns could also be discussed. We will have a conference log and some guidelines to send out prior to the Parent Conference Night.
Instructional Tip of the Week:
In The Art and Science of Teaching, Robert Marzano outlines six action steps to student achievement by using learning goals rooted in standards.
Action Step 1: Make a Distinction Between Learning Goals and Learning Activities or Assignments. A learning goal is a statement of what students will know or be able to do, not an activity or assignment. The learning goal is rooted in the standards (TEKS) with both content and cognition.
Action Step 2: Write a Rubric or Scale for Each Learning Goal. Marzano recommends a 5 point scale (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4). 0 indicates “even with help, no understanding or skill demonstrated” while 4 indicates “In addition to 3.0, in depth inferences and applications go beyond what was taught.”
Action Step 3: Have Students Identify Their Own Learning Goals. This brings the learning to the students’ quality worlds by tapping into student interest.
Action Step 4: Assess Students Using a Formative Approach. Assessment is rooted in the standard and aligned with the rubric so that students can demonstrate understanding or room for improvement.
Action Step 5: Have Students Chart Their Progress on Each Learning Goal. By tracking understanding of learning goals, teachers and students know what standards the students understand or still need time to learn.
Action Step 6: Recognize and Celebrate Growth!
Announcements:
Congratulations to Vince Cowdrey for being named as our newest member of the Very Important Profession of Teaching.
Have a great weekend,
Lance
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